Film fundraiser for North School

Castlemaine Theatre Royal is proud to be hosting the Castlemaine premiere of film Future Council as part of a fundraising screening for the Castlemaine North Primary School on Thursday August 21.
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Council calls for community input

The Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting community members to have their say on three important initiatives now open for engagement.
The projects include the Draft Council Plan 2025-2029, the fut...

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Two wins on the trot for Youth

On an unseasonably warm August afternoon, the Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club's Youth squad kicked off their second meeting with Strathdale SC at the Chewton Soldiers Memorial Park.
Amidst varyi...

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Historic moment for Steaders

Saturday marked a very special day for the Newstead Football Netball Club and two local families.
For the first time, young Scarlett Ramsey, just 13 years old, stepped onto the court in C Grade compe...

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Creating Pathways: Colts lead the way

Campbells Creek Colts Cricket Club is proud to have taken a significant step forward in junior player development this winter by entering a mixed U14 team in the Melbourne-based Mid Year Cricket Assoc...

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Strong performances by Donners

Maldon travelled to Campbells Creek with a clear objective: win and possibly lock in a spot in the finals.
Under ideal spring-like conditions, vastly different to the previous week, Maldon delivered ...

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A possible tactic to deter littering in our bush

Bill Wiglesworth, WalmerIn 'A Growing Concern' (Castlemaine Mail, August 1) Jess Drake wonders “why people feel the need to dump this waste in the bush”.I share her bafflement over the constant rubbis...

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Historic milestone for Steaders

Maree Bagley and granddaughter Scarlett Ramsey are pictured making history. Photo: Mark Ramsey.
Maree Bagley and granddaughter Scarlett Ramsey are pictured making history. Photo: Mark Ramsey.

Last Saturday marked a very special day for the Newstead Football Netball Club and two local families.For the first time, young Scarlett Ramsey, just 13 years old, stepped onto the court in C Grade co...

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Spirited hearse competition

Rod Hadfield won the Hearse Nationals with his 1922 Dodge.
Rod Hadfield won the Hearse Nationals with his 1922 Dodge.

Given the large number of hearses on Main Street last Sunday, visitors to Maldon must have wondered if there was a nasty accident in the area!The real reason was the Hearse Nationals. The event, which...

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My Castlemaine (Part 2) Edmund Schaerf

The first installment of Edmund's interview was published in last week's edition of the Mail on Friday, August 1.Jade JungwirthWhen the Mail asked how he met his wife Elna, Edmund said it was like the...

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Passing the sourdough baton

Left: (former owners) Ezra, Sana, Patricia, Paul. Right: (incoming owners) Marcus, Peg, Lisa and Stan (new owners). Photos by Penny Ryan.
Left: (former owners) Ezra, Sana, Patricia, Paul. Right: (incoming owners) Marcus, Peg, Lisa and Stan (new owners). Photos by Penny Ryan.

For the past 19 years, Paul Demchy and Patricia Cridge have tirelessly and lovingly shaped and moulded Sprout Bakery into the community institution it is today.Now, the time has come for the pair to d...

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Self and Place; Pencil and Brush

'Hamburger Rock' by Allis Hamilton.
'Hamburger Rock' by Allis Hamilton.

Self and Place; Pencil and Brush a solo exhibition of colourful self-portrait and landscape works by visual artist, poet and musician, Allis Hamilton will be launched at Castlemaine's Lot 19 artspace ...

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