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.
Council declares climate emergency
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.
Food and funds
Bendigo Bank Castlemaine and Mount Alexander Community Enterprise (MtACE) handed over food collected for The Salvation Army Christmas Appeal and a generous donation. See the Mail for the full story.
Mural unveiled
Talented young Dja Dja Wurrung artist Daikota Nelson officially unveiled a new wall mural at the Castlemaine Secondary College’s Etty Street Campus on Tuesday. Grab your copy of the Mail for the full story.
Belly beautiful way to keep festive fit
It can be difficult to avoid piling on the Christmas calories and ending up with a midriff akin to Santa’s.
But in Castlemaine one group of women have a vibrant answer to keeping fit during the festive feasting season and beyond – belly dancing.
Anita Zacchigna’s regular belly dancing students signed on to learn the ancient dance form about four months ago and since then have been perfecting the traditional movements at their weekly Wednesday classes held at Castlemaine Community House.
Right now they’re excitedly preparing for their first big public performance – the final Castlemaine Community House lunch for the year, taking place on Tuesday December 17. More in today’s Castlemaine Mail – Friday, December 6, 2019.