You’re invited to join your community at Australia Day events this year in Castlemaine, Maldon, Harcourt and Faraday. For details see the Castlemaine Mail.
Australia Day events
Kitchen facelift for Maldon RSL
The Maldon RSL sub branch is currently undergoing a kitchen makeover with thanks to $10,504 in funding from the Federal Government. See the Castlemaine Mail for more.
Close encounter!
Families got the chance to meet creatures both cute and curious in a close-up encounter with Australian wildlife from Wildlife Gone Walkabout at the Castlemaine Library. See the Castlemaine Mail for more.
Anyone for ice cream?
When the temperature soars – so does demand for ice cream.
As home-grown Castlemaine business, Icecream Social prepares to open a brand new metro outlet in Thornbury, this week’s blast of summer heat has seen their small batch ice creams, gelato and sorbets in hot demand. Full story in today’s Mail…
Women who fight fires
Fighting fires was once the preserve of the blokes in the brigade, but these days it’s nothing unusual for the person on the end of the hose to be a woman.
This week the Mail catches up with some of the women of the local Castlemaine and Harcourt brigades – all longtime volunteers – to gain insights into their experiences as firies on the front line. Full story in today’s Castlemaine Mail …
Tours bring history to life
Countless intriguing stories and characters have long lain buried in Castlemaine Cemetery at Campbells Creek but now a new tour is about to bring quite few of them back to life.
Starting this month colourful local guides, miner Andrew O’Reilly (aka Castlemaine’s Andrew Le Clercq) and school mistress Miss Myrtle (aka Elphinstone’s Helen Gramberg) will lead visitors on the Saturday evening tours, introducing them to some of the remarkable people interred in the historic resting place. Catch our full story in today’s Castlemaine Mail…
Ready to race
The Camp Reserve will be a hive of activity tomorrow January 5 for the annual Castlemaine Gift twilight race meeting. See today’s Mail for the full story…
MAAW Coffee Bar opens
Mount Alexander Animal Welfare (MAAW) has unveiled its newest venture – Pause at MAAW Coffee Bar. See today’s Mail for the full story.
Time ripe to cherry pick
This Sunday is a special one out at Harcourt’s Blackwood Orchard cherry and berry farm.
Owners Colin and Suzanne Pickering are opening the gate to their Big Block with members of the public invited to come and pick their own chemical-free cherries. Full details in today’s Castlemaine Mail…
Jazz jam returns
This Sunday marks the return of the popular monthly jazz jams at Castlemaine’s Maurocco Bar.
“We’re keen to start another year of community jazz,” the jam’s co-founder Ken Turnbull says.
Founded by Ken and fellow established local muso John Hannah, five-and-a-half years ago, the monthly jams at the Maurocco have gained a staunch following, pleasing their co-founders no end.
“We can’t believe what a success it’s been,” John says. ~ Get the full story in today’s Castlemaine Mail…
MaCapella at the carols
It started with three music-loving mums getting together in Castlemaine to sing three-part harmonies.
Three years down the track MaCapella – the local a cappella singing group for mums – is clearly striking a chord, and now boasts two Castlemaine and two Bendigo branches.
Locals will get the chance to see just what it is that this unique singing group’s members enjoy about being part of MaCapella as the group is part of an impressive line-up of artists to feature at this evening’s Carols by Candlelight in Castlemaine’s Victory Park.
Equinox evokes
Local audiences will be invited to take a plunge into the unknown this March when the Castlemaine State Festival, Australia’s largest regional arts festival, presents 10 days of over 70 performance, visual arts, talks and music programs.
People can discover more about what’s in store at the public launch of the full 2019 Castlemaine State Festival program at the Castlemaine Goods Shed tomorrow, December 8. See today’s Mail for the full story.