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Now for the money…

By
Eve Lamb
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Run The Maine event director Gavin Krasner presents the $20,000 cheque - the result of this year's event - to Castlemaine Health CEO Sue Race, pictured alongside hospital staff and RTM committee members at Friday's cheque presentation. Photo: Eve Lamb

Eve Lamb

The chance of a far better outcome for local lymphoedema sufferers is about to improve thanks to a much-anticipated cheque presentation in Castlemaine late last week.
Event director for Castlemaine’s annual Run The Maine event Gavin Krasner on Friday presented Castlemaine Health CEO Sue Race with the cheque for $20,000 to purchase a Sozo machine – a state of the art piece of diagnostic equipment.
The $20,000 was raised through the running of this year’s RTM that was forced to pivot to virtual format due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Despite this, Mr Krasner said the event managed to raise its second highest fundraising tally ever.
“It enables us to purchase a state of the art piece of equipment which we couldn’t otherwise afford,” said Castlemaine Health CEO Sue Race, happily on the receiving end of last Friday’s presentation.
“We’ll put a purchase order in today.”
Lymphoedema is a condition where an accumulation of excessive fluid in the tissue results in swelling of one or more parts of the body.
It usually affects the limbs and can occur following breast or gynaecological cancer treatments where the lymph nodes have been removed or damaged. Read more in today’s Mail…

Castlemaine remembers

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Lisa Dennis
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Castlemaine RSL president John Whiddon, Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards and MC Alan Lane are pictured at Thursday's Remembrance Day service.
Castlemaine RSL president John Whiddon, Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards and MC Alan Lane are pictured at Thursday's Remembrance Day service.

The Castlemaine community turned out in force on Thursday morning to honour those that fought in The Great War and conflicts since at the annual Remembrance Day service.
The annual service coincides with the signing of the armistice on the 11th hour of November 11, 1918.
Master of Ceremonies Alan Lane told the crowd the war mobilised more than 70,000 million military personnel across the planet and between 9 and 13 million soldiers were killed. The total number of those that perished, including civilians, is estimated to be in the realm of a staggering 37,000 million making it one of bloodiest battles in human history.
Castlemaine RSL president John Whiddon said 2021 marks 100 years since the RSL’s Red Poppy Appeal began and the appeal continues to support service personnel and their families today. See the Mail for the full story. Out Now.

Bringing our history out of the shadows

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Lisa Dennis
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Castlemaine Great War Study Group member Tony Millar and Cr Rosie Annear are pictured with the magnificent honour board at the Castlemaine Town Hall.
Castlemaine Great War Study Group member Tony Millar and Cr Rosie Annear are pictured with the magnificent honour board at the Castlemaine Town Hall.

Plans are underway to capture an ornate honour board which features of the names of 372 Castlemaine and district residents who served in World War One and bring it out of the shadows and into the light.
The beautiful wooden honour board with hundreds of names painstakingly adorned in gold leaf proudly stands in the entrance of the Castlemaine Town Hall.
It is believed to have been installed sometime around 1920, shortly after the war ended, in honour of those who served in The Great War. Local trio Tony Millar, Darron Davies and Cr Rosie Annear hope to source an original photo of the honour board to be placed on council’s website for posterity. See the Mail for the full story. Out Now.

Celebrating Aussie music

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Lisa Dennis
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MainFM station manager Steph Riddel, Sponsorship and Events Manager Sue McLennan and 'OK, Boomer' presenters Grace Ernestine and Suzanne Donisthorpe invite the community to tune in and help them celebrate all things Australian music as part of the week long celebration.
MainFM station manager Steph Riddel, Sponsorship and Events Manager Sue McLennan and 'OK, Boomer' presenters Grace Ernestine and Suzanne Donisthorpe invite the community to tune in and help them celebrate all things Australian music as part of the week long celebration.

Castlemaine community radio station MainFM 94.9 is turning up Australian music this week, November 15-21, bringing listeners a week of home-grown talent in honour of Australian Music Month.
The station’s 100+ volunteer presenters will celebrate everything that’s great about Australian music and turn their attention to Australian artists by presenting music shows with 100% Australian content, or playing even more local content than normal, with special programs, interviews, retrospectives and playlists.
Ausmusic Week at MainFM coincides with Ausmusic T-shirt Day this Friday November 19 which raises money for Support Act, who have been a huge support to Australian musicians and industry workers over the past 18 months.
Tune into 94.9FM or listen live mainfm.net

Rifle shooters return to the range

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Lisa Dennis
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Bendigo West MP and club patron Maree Edwards proudly presents the Don KR Castlemaine Cup to Castlemaine team members Alan Mills and Malcolm Laurence.
Bendigo West MP and club patron Maree Edwards proudly presents the Don KR Castlemaine Cup to Castlemaine team members Alan Mills and Malcolm Laurence.

The Castlemaine Rifle Club was finally back in competition on Saturday. The club held its ‘Invitational Prize Meeting’. The first for two years.
A good number of shooters from around Victoria competed for some excellent badges and trophies. The first two rounds were shot over 500 yards, and the third round over 600 yards. Each range consisted of 10 scoring shots for a total of 30 scoring shots.
Medals and trophies were awarded to placegetters in ‘Target Rifle’, ‘F Class’ (two grades) and ‘F Open’. Conditions were pretty good with shooting finishing just as the rain came. See the Mail for the full story.

Sisters with transistors

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Lisa Dennis
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Catch Sisters with Transistors at the Theatre Royal. Photo: Peggy Weil.
Catch Sisters with Transistors at the Theatre Royal. Photo: Peggy Weil.

The Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival (C-DOC) has three big pop-up screening events coming up in November and December.
The first one is set for next Thursday, November 18 and will see Sisters With Transistors hit the big screen at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal along with the unique sounds of composer Louise Terra.
The special event will get under way at 7.30pm.
The film explores the history of electronic music from the point of view of the overlooked female pioneers in a film with style and substance, told by Laurie Anderson. See the Mail for more…

CAM welcomes new guides

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Lisa Dennis
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After an exciting year of discovering and discussing Castlemaine Art Museum’s (CAM) collection, the CAM team are proud to welcome Debra Petty, Toni Miles, Maria Moir and James McArdle as their newest Volunteer Guides.
They bring a wealth of arts-based knowledge and experience to an already formidable team.
CAM general manager Nell Fraser thanked CAM’s experienced Volunteer Guides who made this training possible, skilfully navigating COVID-19 restrictions.

Local sculptors to feature

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Eve Lamb
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Castlemaine's Ann Ferguson is among many local potters getting set to open their studios to the public as part of the Australian Ceramics Open Studios event next weekend. Together with another local sculptor, Ann has just received some welcome news. Photo: Eve Lamb

Eve Lamb


Getting set to open her local ceramics studio to the public next weekend, Castlemaine ceramics sculptor Ann Ferguson has just had some great news.
She and Green Gully sculptor Diane Thompson have both been named among the finalists in Sydney’s Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize.
The welcome news of making the finals comes as Ann also prepares to open her studio in Castlemaine’s Bowden Street as part of a creative event aimed at unearthing the wider region’s local potters.
The Australian Ceramics Open Studios event takes place over November 13-14, next weekend, and Ann says she’s looking forward to sharing insights into her art and her studio.
“It’s really exciting,” she said after learning she’d made the finals of the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize. Read more in today’s Mail…

Collaborative arts couple named Doug Moran finalists

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Eve Lamb
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Eve Lamb
Two Castlemaine artists who collaborate together have made the finals of the prestigious Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – Australia’s richest art prize.
Lyndell Brown and Charles Green are named among the finalists for this year’s Doug Moran with their collaboratively produced portrait of Australian Indigenous Yolngu painter, filmmaker and curator, Wukun Wanambi.
“This portrait is of one of the most remarkable men we have ever met,” Brown told the Mail.
The two local artists met the well-travelled, charismatic Yolngu senior elder, Wanambi, during a 2019 conference of artists and academics held in the top-end community of Yirrkala
“He made us feel honoured guests despite his heavy cultural obligations and his own frail health,” Brown told the Mail this week.
“The portrait is a tribute to a remarkable man who impressed himself deeply upon us in our conversations with him and to whom we felt deeply grateful.” Read more in today’s Mail.

Flash flooding fallout

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Eve Lamb
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A house in Campbells Creek is among the area’s most severely impacted by this week’s flash flooding event.
Some 50 millimetres of torrential rain doused the immediate area over about 30 minutes late on Wednesday afternoon causing flash flooding with Castlemaine Primary School and Mostyn Street’s medical clinic among CBD infrastructure impacted in Castlemaine.
The medical clinic in Mostyn Street and primary school on Urquhart Street were among callouts received by Castlemaine’s SES as the deluge struck. Read more in today’s Mail…

New look for historic club

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Lisa Dennis
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Castlemaine Bowling Club held their season opening event on Saturday October 30. Fifty four bowlers attended and looking very smart in their new uniform were eager to get the season under way. The greens and clubhouse are looking very good and although the weather was cool it stayed fine.
Director Rod Phillips welcomed invited guests and bowlers and thanked sponsors Waller Realty, the Rotary Club of Castlemaine and Evolution Copy Print Solutions for making the new look shirts which celebrate the club’s heritage possible. See the Mail for the full story.

Brass concert tomorrow

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Lisa Dennis
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Brasslemaine are performing the second of their series of boutique concerts this Saturday November 6 at 7pm at the Castlemaine Uniting Church. The proceeds will be donated to ‘Just Brass’ an innovative free primary school music program operated by the local Salvos.
Entry is by $20 donation for adults, $15 concession and $5 for children. Children Under 5 free. For bookings call Dean on 0408 417 877 or Alison 0419 597 765. Patrons will need to show proof of double vaccination.

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