The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence events in Mount Alexander Shire concluded last Tuesday December 10.
One of the main activities was for local businesses and organisations to dress up their windows to raise awareness of the Respect Women: Call it Out campaign.
The Castlemaine Mail and Main FM supported the campaign whole-heartedly and both donated advertising packages as added incentives for
businesses to participate. The network drew two business names at random and are pleased to announce Portia & Co from Maldon and Embody Pilates from The Mill in Castlemaine as the winning businesses. See the Mail for the full story.
Campaign winds up
Pool side jam
Young people aged 12-25 years are invited to celebrate the end of the school year at a pool party and live music event hosted by Mount Alexander Shire Council’s FReeZA committee.
The local FReeZA Committee, Eight Metre Speaker, will host the end of year celebration at the Castlemaine Pool from 6pm to 8.30pm tomorrow night, Saturday December 21 to kick off summer with a splash.
CSC high achievers
We caught up with some of Castlemaine Secondary College’s high achievers this week to talk about their results and their plans for the future. See the Mail for the full story.
Council declares climate emergency
Mount Alexander Shire Council has voted 6:1 to declare a climate emergency with only one councillor voting against.
The public gallery was packed out and the crowd gave the council a standing ovation on its vote at Tuesday evening’s December council meeting in Castlemaine.
Cr Bronwen Machin moved the motion that the council declare a climate emergency and implement “a roadmap that will lead to zero net emissions for council operations by 2025”.
Cr Machin’s detailed notice of motion also included “ensuring that all actions are informed by cost-benefit analyses to ensure that council invests in actions with the best returns while maintaining its services and a sustainable long term budget”.
Cr John Nieman was quick to second the motion, stating “this provides an opportunity to show that we’re serious about this”. Full story The Mail, Friday, December 20.
Cooler Carols…
This evening’s Rotary Carols By Candlelight has been shifted to Castlemaine’s air-conditioned Church of Christ Hall in Blakely Rd due to today’s heat. BBQ starts 7pm. Live music from 8pm. Shuttle bus service from Victory Park. Full story – The Mail, Friday December 20.
Dive under the Surface
Castlemaine Community House (CCH) Art Pathways students and Tuesday Studio representatives are set to launch their highly anticipated annual exhibition Surface at Castlemaine’s Lot 19 Gallery tonight, December 13. See the Mail for more.
Newshounds celebrated
The third annual Castlemaine Mail/DON Newshounds awards were held at the Castlemaine Library foyer last Saturday December 7.
With the generous support of DON the Castlemaine Mail featured 15 Newshounds pages created by student Newshounds teams from schools across Mount Alexander Shire in 2019. See the Mail for all the winners.
Bus to provide ‘missing link’
Mount Alexander residents will have better access to health, recreational and educational services thanks to a new community bus service supported by the state government.
Minister for Public Transport Melissa Horne visited Castlemaine on Monday to join Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards in announcing $123,000 to purchase a bus for the new community transport pilot program. See the Mail for more.
PJ’s claim national award
Long running Castlemaine business PJ’s Discount Tyre Service has taken out the inaugural national Hankook Masters Dealer of the Year Award. See the Mail for the full story.
A step closer
The Victorian Miniature Railway (VMR) project to establish at miniature railway at Harcourt has moved a step closer with its first building reaching ‘lock up’ stage. See the Mail for the full story.
Moran to lead Magpies
The Castlemaine FNC has announced that former premiership player and Victorian Country Football League (VCAL) representative Don Moran will lead the club as head coach in 2020. For the full story see the Mail out now.
Cannons fire
The Castlemaine Cannons Country Basketball League (CBL) side hosted Mildura Heat in round eight action on November 30.
The Cannons were firing on all cylinders and went on to take out a well-deserved win. See the Mail for more.
