Castlemaine Historical Society event blends history, humour, and hospitality at the Old Gaol

Pip Cleaves from Global Village Learning is pictured with some of the Castlemaine Historical Society Team

The Castlemaine Historical Society Inc's event at the Old Castlemaine Gaol Precinct last Saturday September 13 has been hailed a great success.
The event drawing an enthusiastic crowd to hear fascinat...

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New look for NAB

The National Australia Bank team are thrilled with the transformation of the historic branch building.

The National Australia Bank Castlemaine has had a makeover.
The historic bank building closed its doors last September 12 at 12.30pm before a works team came in and spent the weekend transforming the ...

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Historic relic goes under the hammer

Bendigo Auctions contacted the Mail earlier this week to share the story of the acquisition of a unique brass hand bell which is featured in their current online auction.
The bell, picked up a local e...

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More than just roads, rates and rubbish

Cr Rosalie Hastwell said she believed the councillors, who had varied backgrounds and experience, had struck a good balance across the five focus areas of: Communities, Natural Environments, Infrastru...

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My Castlemaine – Ulrike Barbara von Radickevich (Pt. Two)

The first installment of Ulrike two-part interview was published in last week's edition of the Mail on Friday, September 12.
A regular holiday maker in Australia, Ulrike enjoyed travelling downunder f...

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Hundreds call for tax to be scrapped

Anyone driving into Bendigo on Sunday morning could have been forgiven for thinking that a major emergency was unfolding.
But the steady stream of CFA tankers with lights flashing as they made their w...

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Back-to-back wins for Goldfields FC

Matthew Parkhill
Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club men's Melbourne Metro Div 3 side has secured back-to-back league championships and inter-league grand final wins with a 3-2 finish against East Be...

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Croquet Challenge contested

The bi-annual Maldon-Castlemaine Croquet Challenge has been taking place since 2015 with each club taking turns at hosting the event.
The winner takes away the trophy and the loser the wooden spoon. ...

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Look up! Swooping season is here

As the weather gets warmer and the days longer, we also start to see the occasional swooping bird. Native birds enter their breeding season in spring, and some may get protective of their young.
Lach...

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My Castlemaine – Ulrike Barbara von Radickevich (Pt. 1)

Ulrike, told the Mail that while most people connect her hometown of Salzburg, Austria with The Sound of Music, hardly anyone in Austria even knew about the movie - until busloads of tourists started ...

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Wind up for Mt ACE

After a long and generous association with Bendigo Bank and Bendigo Telco, Mt Alexander Community Enterprise Inc has given its final donation to the community.
Despite this being the end of the group,...

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