Detectives are investigating an incident in which a shot was fired into a house in Castlemaine early this morning. Details in tomorrow’s Mail.
Project on track
The new multi-purpose pavilion at Wesley Hill Recreation Reserve is on track to be completed before Christmas.
Mount Alexander Shire councillors and reserve representatives visited the construction site this week to inspect the building works. See the Castlemaine Mail for the full story.
The Change Makers
A Castlemaine creative arts enterprise has secured a $100,000 state grant to deliver an arts project aimed at driving positive social change while involving members of the local South Sudanese, Karen and Hazara communities.
Local arts company Punctum Inc has a fair bit on its creative palette at the moment having been selected among a handful of groups to deliver creative projects aimed at bringing about positive change – with support from the Victorian Government’s new Future Makers for Change program. Full story in today’s Castlemaine Mail.
Pick My Project
I wonder if you have heard of Pick My Project by now? Well, being creative Castlemaine (and surrounds) there are plenty of projects to chose from! With as many as 15 projects just in Castlemaine – and many more in the surrounding areas, it’s both inspiring – and a little daunting.
My aim in writing this letter is to encourage people to vote for three of the wonderful projects on offer, and of course I have some favourites that I would like to draw your attention to, it’s been hard to choose!
The project Treasure From Trash has the most awesome video promo – made by a Year 7 CSC student no less! It will get my vote for sure.
Of course I must mention Soft and Savvy, since its my project idea!
Very close to my heart is Castlemaine Community Sound as this is by a dear young person in my life. We are always saying we want to support ‘youth’ so here is your chance!
Earth Core is being proposed by the inspiring Mirawara mob and I can’t help but want to support it.
And lastly (but not leastly) I wish to point to Saltgrass by the talented Ali Hanly, her first series was incredible and surely we need to hear more!
The thing is, every last project is worth voting for. I’ve given you short list, and hope if nothing else, you will jump on and vote.
Inevitably, almost all of these projects will not receive funding, lets hope the process that has led us this far can create the energy required to make some of these projects happen anyway.
Good luck to us all.
Lucy Young, The Hub Foundation, Castlemaine.
Architects announced at CSC
Castlemaine Secondary College is one step closer to having state-of-the-art facilities completed at the school with the appointment of Y2 Architects to design the $11.75 million final stage of the school redevelopment.
Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards visited the school today to announce the appointment and discuss the project with staff and students. Read the full story in the Castlemaine Mail.
Bandido brothers give back
About 80 members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club gathered at the Cumberland Hotel in Castlemaine last Saturday for lunch to support the Parma for a Farmer campaign. See the full story in the Castlemaine Mail.
Another one bites the dust
In what seems to be becoming a regular occurrence another local building has been crashed into and a historic verandah post taken out. Leading senior constable Wayne Cairnes of Castlemaine Police said an accident occurred at 11am on Sunday at the Guildford Hotel. For details see tomorrow’s Castlemaine Mail.
Climate group leads letter campaign
A local climate change action group has launched a public letter writing campaign opposing new coal projects, and is urging everyone to join in.
The Central Victoria Climate Action Group held the first in a series of group letter writing sessions in Castlemaine on August 17 in the hope of stopping any new coal mines being developed in Australia – and particularly at stopping the so-called Adani mega mine in Queensland.
“We want to send a large number of letters to Lisa Chester’s to remind her that Labor does support action on climate change and both she and her boss Bill have to get off the fence and stop the Adani mine,” group spokesman Trevor Scott said. For the full story see last Friday’s Castlemaine Mail.
Magpie juniors celebrated
Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s juniors contingent celebrated another successful season with their season break-up and vote count held at the CFNC clubrooms on Sunday, August 19. The CFNC Juniors wish to thank the players, parents, volunteers, officials and sponsors for making 2018 such a successful year and look forward to another great season in 2019. For all the award winners see last Friday’s Castlemaine Mail.
Blade dominates in Queensland Championships
Local full bore target rifle shooter Blade Lacey devastated the opposition at the recent Queensland Shooting Championships held at the Duncan Range at Belmont, an outer suburb of Brisbane.
Competing in B Grade, Blade took all before him over eight days of what could be described as the marathon of target shooting. For the full story see last Friday’s Castlemaine Mail.
100 goals!
Maldon’s Jamie Cox brought up the remarkable feat of a century of goals in a season in the final round of Maryborough Castlemaine Football Netball action on August 18.
Cox started the day needing just four goals for the milestone in the Maldon Reserves, following five double figure hauls in the first 15 rounds of the season. After getting on the board with two early goals, Cox gave the crowd what they were waiting for early in the second term, converting a free kick to raise the century. See last Friday’s Mail for the full story.
60 years for Legacy
With 60 good years to celebrate it was time for cake and congratulations for Castlemaine’s Legacy Group on August 17.
The group celebrated its 60th anniversary at the town’s RSL club rooms with a staunch turnout of members and friends. For the full story see last Friday’s Castlemaine Mail.