Bowlers on target in CDCA

Castlemaine United B Grade batsman Simon Pinder defends his wicket against the Guildford pace attack at Wesley Hill. Photo: Max Lesser.

The Castlemaine District Cricket Association 2024-2025 season is back in full swing with all divisions returning to the field last Saturday after the school holiday spell and Australia Day long weeken...

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New era for community enterprise?

Grant recipients from the Friends of Castlemaine Library, Castlemaine Community House, Women’s Shed, and Alchemy of Gold shared details of their community projects at the recent meeting.

Following a 15-year partnership with the Mt Alexander Community Enterprise (Mt ACE), the Bendigo Adelaide bank recently announced that it is terminating its support to the Connected Communities Progra...

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Artist and director to visit

Chinese-Australian artist Jiawei Shen will visit tomorrow.

Award winning Chinese-Australian artist Jiawei Shen and director James Bradley are set to visit Castlemaine tomorrow as part of a special screening of their film Welcome to Babel at the Theatre Royal....

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On the piste

Should have gone to a tropical resort
This is no place for sport
Again no games to report.
2025 has not got away to a good start for petanque, to date the Maldon Petanque Club has cancelled three roun...

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Great field at Parkrun

Kirsty Forsdyke who celebrated her 25th parkrun with Run Director Jane Harding.

Of the 175 people who ran, walked or strolled the three lap Castlemaine Parkrun course last Saturday, perhaps we can single out Raven McAllister who on his first ever parkrun, managed a time of 21:41 ...

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RAR meeting on soon

Castlemaine Rural Australians for Refugees will be holding their first meeting for 2025 on Monday February 17. The meeting will take place at Castlemaine Community House, 30 Templeton Street at 7.30pm...

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Welcome news for RSL

Castlemaine RSL president John Whiddon, mayor Rosie Annear and Castlemaine RSL secretary Barb Templar are pictured at Tuesday's service.

After two chilly winters Castlemaine RSL members are delighted that the RSL Hall in Mostyn Street will shortly have new heating and cooling installed.
The Mail recently learned that the former gas hea...

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A crucial clock counts down

A critical scientific and technological warning for the world recently slipped past.
Namely the notching of the Doomsday Clock forward to 89 seconds to midnight.
This fearsomely named clock was create...

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Drivers beware

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Now that work is about to begin on the Urquhart Street/Main Road (Duke Street-Forest Street) intersection ('Woolworths intersection works to start so...

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Wishful thinking

Chris Dalton, Castlemaine
Is it time to bring in a legal 'zero vote' at elections?
At the moment we have our two major candidates with below 40 per cent approval ratings. Surely this shows that at lea...

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A day of respectful passion

Pearse Óg Casey, Castlemaine
The two letters printed in the Australia Day edition (Mail, January 31, 2025) did a very nice job of presenting both sides of a difficult subject. Having grown up on the b...

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Impact of Rotary over 90 Years

Rotary President Terry Murphy and Rotarian Edwina Coller are busy preparing for the Club’s 90th anniversary celebration in June.

In the lead up to Castlemaine Rotary’s 90th anniversary celebration in June, the club is seeking to interview members of the community as well as Rotarians (past and present) and their families.
Club ...

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