Our 2021 Castlemaine Mail ‘Golden Ticket’ promotion kicks off today! Make sure you ask for your free ‘Golden Ticket’ with today’s edition of the Mail.
Our loyal readers will once again be in the running to share in $5000 in prize money to spend at our fantastic participating local businesses featured on page 11 of today’s paper.
Deborah Slater of JM Leech Jewellers Castlemaine said they are excited to once again be part of the buy local promotion and urge local readers to be sure to snap up their Golden Ticket and collect their pieces to win. See today’s paper for more details.
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Protecting our Buda
The local community and dedicated volunteers turned out to celebrate the completion of crucial conservation works at Castlemaine’s beloved Buda Historic Home and Garden on Monday.
The project which cost in excess of $130,000 was funded by a $120,000 grant from the state government’s Living Heritage Program and contributions from Buda and in-kind support.
Ms Edwards said she hopes the latest works will enable Buda to continue to thrive so it can be enjoyed by future generations to come.
“It’s a magical and magnificent place and one I am incredibly proud to support,” Ms Edwards said. See the Mail for the full story.
Maldon makeover milestone
Wednesday marked an historic day for the township of Maldon with work beginning to remove power poles and lines following the completion of the long awaited project to move the town’s power underground.
Working group members Anne Hayes, Janet Purcell, CEO Darren Fuzzard, working group member Ken Fothergill, Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards, Cr Stephen Gardner and Powercor program lead Tim Hughan are pictured at Wednesday’s historic occasion.
Last chance to catch ‘Orbit’
This weekend is your last chance to catch Castlemaine print-maker David Frazer’s selection of wood engravings and prints from the last 25 years as part of Castlemaine Art Museum’s (CAM) latest ‘Orbit’ exhibition.
The exhibition includes some of Frazer’s intricately carved English boxwood pieces, a wide array of prints on various subjects printed on his 1850s press and some of the tools of the trade that he has plied away with to create his amazingly intricate works.
The exhibition closes this Sunday July 4 so be quick to pop into CAM and catch it. CAM is open Thursday-Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. For more information visit castlemaineartmuseum.org.au
A kaleidoscope of memories
George Milford produced a home made kaleidoscope to recall memories of people and events at the final service at the Newstead Uniting Church last Sunday.
George held everyone’s attention as he used his scope to recall anecdotes and stories of the congregation’s life in the community since since the first services were conducted under a tree in the mid 19th century.
The ‘spring cleaned’ church was filled as the Rev Sarah Tomilson conducted a service that included an acknowledgement of country, prayers of thanksgiving. See the Mail for more…
Fierce battle
Ladder leaders Harcourt and in-form Maldon battled it out in a top match at the Harcourt Recreation Reserve last Saturday in round 10 of the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League.
The Dons threw everything they had at the Lions and controlled much of the play late in the game, holding Harcourt to a solitary goal in the second half, but the Lions held on to remain undefeated.
In this weekend’s rescheduled round 7 matches Harcourt travel to Lexton, Newstead host Talbot and Maldon has the bye. More MCDFNL news in today’s paper. Photo: Max Lesser.
Disability Access Guide to empower business
Community members are invited to attend the official launch of the Mount Alexander Shire Disability Advocacy Group’s (MASDAG) Disability Access Guide next Thursday July 1.
The highly anticipated launch, which has been postponed due to covid, will take place at The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing at The Mill Complex in Walker Street from 5.30pm and MASDAG and Business Mount Alexander (BMA) invite local businesspeople and community members living with disability to attend the free event.
MASDAG chair Lorraine le Plastrier said MASDAG has developed the resource to assist local retailers and service providers to increase their customer and client base by removing barriers that prevent community members with disability from enjoying local businesses and services. See the full story in the Mail. Out Now.
Fairy tales for grown ups
Think that fairy tales are just old-fashioned stories you read to children at bedtime? A special event coming up at Castlemaine Library is going to change your mind.
South of the Sun – Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century is a ground-breaking anthology put together by the Australian Fairy Tale Society. As part of the book’s launch, the local library is hosting an event on Saturday July 3 with renowned local authors Carmel Bird and Cate Kennedy and Ballarat artist Sarah Hart, in a panel chaired by local photographer and illustrator Lorena Carrington, as they discuss fairy tales for grown-ups in contemporary Australia. See the Mail for more. Out Now.
Take a cultural field trip
Mount Alexander Shire Council’s Mondo Lounge invites young people to discover more about Indigenous culture by taking part in a field trip to Mt Tarrangower with Dja Dja Wurrung Elder, Aunty Marilyne Nicholls.
The excursion will be held on Wednesday July 7 from 9.15am to 3.30pm during NAIDOC Week. It will be delivered in partnership with Mirawara, a local outdoor education organisation that specialise in experiences such as rock climbing, Indigenous cultural events and bushwalking. See the Mail for more…
Women clinch victory against Sunbury
It was a crisp but beautiful Sunday morning at Chewton where the Castlemaine Senior Women’s soccer team took to the field against Sunbury.
Castlemaine was defeated by Sunbury 4-1 in the first game of the season. This time, however, the local team was poised to show all its improvements since then, and they did so convincingly. See the Mail for the full story.
Watch this space…
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine’s growing number of electric vehicle owners will have to hold their horsespower for just a little longer until the town gets its first public EV fast charge station. The rollout of EV fast charge stations as part of the Charging the Regions program was initially expected to have seen Castlemaine’s twin Evie fast station ready for use this month.
But while Harcourt’s Charging The Regions Evie fast charge station is now up and running – and by all accounts – receiving a rapidly increasing level of usage, Castlemaine’s installation has now been temporarily delayed by a global shortage of charge station components.
“Because of a global shortage of componentry it’s been pushed back to August,” Central Victoria Greenhouse Alliance executive officer Rob Law told the Mail in recent days. Read the full story in today’s Mail.
Plan to put a spring in Taradale’s step
Eve Lamb
Detailed design and costing can now go ahead towards converting an old disused and moss-covered tennis court in Taradale into a new multi purpose youth space.
“I think it’s great,” said Taradale local Willen Pelka, 12, who didn’t waste any time giving last week’s council budget announcement of $30,000 toward the project, his stamp of approval.
“It’ll be one facility with multiple uses for people aged about seven to 15,” said Willen, a keen basketballer who’s already particularly anticipating the likely benefits that the project will accrue for his sport of choice.
It’s far from all that’s being planned however, with the conversion of the central site mooted to not only feature a hard court with multiple line markings for basketball and netball – but also athletics, downball and hopscotch with moundings for scooters and rollerskates.
There’s also … Get the full story in today’s Mail.
