Rain puts a dampener on bowls

Peter Brain and Russell West were the winners of Wednesday Social Bowls. Good to have you back Russell after time out with your eye sight.

Castlemaine Bowling Club members were disappointed to see Bendigo Campaspe Goldfields region Weekend Pennant cancelled once again on Saturday November 30 due to rain and greens closed.
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Busy week for Harcourt bowlers

The Harcourt Bowling Club’s Girls on the Green comp was a great success.

This week it was the Weekend Pennant games which were cancelled due to the inclement weather. However, is was still a busy week at the Harcourt Bowling Club with the Girls on the Green comp winding to...

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Community celebrates IDPwD and inclusion

The IDPwD photo booth proved extremely popular. Photo: Penny Ryan.

The community turned out to celebrate the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) at a special event coordinated by Mount Alexander Shire Council in Mechanics Lane on Tuesday December 3.
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Congratulations to our Youth Award winners!

2024 Youth Award nominees and winners of the Music and Arts category (from left to right): Mayor Rosie Annear, Edna Reinhardt, Gemma Graham, Kyle Macdougall-Kerin, Nikita Mander, Izak Glover-Pietzch, Iona Thomas-Lawrance, Callum Neilson-Bridgfoot, Thea Sydes, and Deputy Mayor Toby Heydon.

The 2024 Mount Alexander Youth Awards Festival saw six incredible young people take home well-deserved awards last Friday November 29.
The festival was held at Victory Park in Castlemaine where people...

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A time of celebration

Last Sunday December 1 marked the start of the Advent Season, the time when we look forward to celebrating the birth of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
In Churches around the world the first candl...

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A Christmas Reflection

David Williamson, Campbells Creek
With Christmas Day 2024 fast approaching and local decorations going up around the CBD, I thought it would be timely to share this memory from December 1996.
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At last – Christmas in town

Susan Mayfair, Castlemaine
A big thank you to everyone involved in organising and putting up the Christmas decorations popping up around town. At last. Well done. The decorations and bunting look wond...

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The shameful truth

Trevor Scott, Castlemaine
Thanks for the article in this week’s Midland Express 'Seven Central Victorians Arrested'. And an even bigger thank you to all those who took part last weekend in the People’...

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Coffee and cruising

Photo: Max Lesser.

The next Castlemaine Coffee Cruise, is on Sunday December 15, beginning at the Tourist Information Centre in Mostyn St at 9.30am for registration and a chat before a going on a short cruise to the fin...

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Thefts on the rise

Car theft has reached a 10 year high so RACV is encouraging people to keep vehicle security top of mind.
Car thefts are up by almost 25 per cent, with more than 23,248 thefts or attempted thefts of m...

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A feast of our region

photo: instagram.com/bar_midland

Castlemaine's Bar Midland is set to take part in a culinary collaboration with three of the Bendigo Gastronomy region’s most celebrated restaurants Chauncy, Ms Batterhams, and Masons of Bendigo.
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On the Mount

Rose Brisbane won the ladies 9 hole stroke event at Mount Alexander Golf Club on Tuesday with 32-1/2 nett.
Annette Botten was the best on the greens with 15 putts. Phil Blackmore, scoring 17 points wo...

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