Castlemaine Mail

Australian flag nowhere to be seen

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October 3, 2025

Bill Bayliss, Chewton
As usual, I called into the Chewton Post Office to check if there was any mail.
There is a sandwich board advertising the upcoming greet and meet sausage sizzle at the Chewton Fi...

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Monster gold nugget discovered near Fryerstown….

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October 3, 2025

The Heron Nugget, discovered in April 1855 in Golden Gully, near Fryerstown, weighed in at 31.4 kg (1008 troy oz). The nugget is regarded as one of the largest nuggets found in Victoria, and today it ...

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Reflecting Maldon’s culture, community and connection to Country

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October 3, 2025

The Maldon community is being invited to help select the final artwork for the town’s new community battery, which will help support greater levels of rooftop solar.
Electricity distributor Powercor i...

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Let’s talk about water and waste

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October 3, 2025

The Mail recently spoke with Coliban Water's Acting Managing Director, Danny McLean, about all things waste and water in the Mount Alexander Shire, including a new water reclamation plant and possible...

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Creativerse Kids Fest

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October 3, 2025

The Creativerse brings fun, wonder and play to Ulumbarra Theatre – October 11
A brand-new children’s festival is coming to Bendigo – and it’s set to take over the Ulumbarra Theatre precinct with an ex...

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Closer to home: Good Friday Appeal invests in regional paediatric care

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October 3, 2025

Dhelkaya Health welcomed the Good Friday Appeal team this week to celebrate a $120,000 investment towards enhancing care for local babies, children and adolescents with developmental delays and neurod...

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My Castlemaine – Violet and William Jury (Pt. 1)

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October 3, 2025

The Mail interviewed Violet and Bill together, watching as they helped each other remember specific moments in time, as they shared some of the struggles, victories and hilarity of a life lived side-b...

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Friday, October 3, 2025

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October 3, 2025

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Tim Rogers live at the Taproom with Loretta Miller

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September 29, 2025

Pseudo Echo is a band that’s always loved an adventure. And in 2025 they will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of their biggest album. Love An Adventure was a hit all around the world. It spent mor...

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This New Tax Isn’t Fair – And Victorian Communities Deserve Better

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September 29, 2025

Leigh Harry, Secretary on behalf of the Committee of CFA Volunteers Group Inc.
A new fire services tax has been introduced, and it's hitting every Victorian household, farm, and small business hard — ...

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From Hiroshima to Chewton

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September 29, 2025

For the past two weeks, two friends from Eikei University in Hiroshima, Japan, have been living with a local family and spending their days working with native animals at Jirrahlinga Dingo Conservatio...

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