Lions roar over Hawks

Lions B Grade netballer Jessica Chaplin secures the ball as her Hawks opponents swoop in. Photo: Max Lesser.

Harcourt played host to Talbot last Saturday.
A great contest was battled out between the top five contenders with the Lions eventually walking away with a 39 point win.
Best for Harcourt were Thomas ...

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Big weekend for Creekers

The Creekers put on a strong performance for the Sponsors & Life Members crowd. Photo: Max Lesser.

The Campbells Creek Football Netball Club had a big weekend with the annual Sponsors & Life Members Day held on Saturday where many valued members enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by the Five Fl...

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Live at Yours concert Castlemaine Town Hall

Konstantin Shamray, pianist and Richard Tognetti, violinist.

Over 350 people crowded the Castlemaine Town Hall last Friday for another stunning concert in the ‘Live at Yours’ series, co-hosted by the Castlemaine State Festival.
The event was sold out.
The hall ...

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Food Relief Network

Safe Space volunteers Jeremy Forbes, Maurice Ryan and Josephine Bodno.

The Mount Alexander Shire Food Relief Network has been established in order to better address food relief needs, gaps and opportunities.
A partnership between Castlemaine Community House, Castlemaine...

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Inspired graffiti mural

Joe Pratt and Tai Ly.

Mount Alexander Shire Council has welcomed a fresh, graffiti-inspired mural at Mechanics Lane in Castlemaine.
The mural was created by local artist Joe Pratt, who led a team of young artists – Tai Ly,...

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Fatal police shooting

Thirty-nine-year-old John Glogiewicz died after being shot by police in Daisy Hill (40 minutes from Castlemaine) last Thursday following a seven-hour siege.
Police were called to Menzies Drive followi...

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My Castlemaine (pt. 3) – Vic Say

Vic and his family in 1995. L-R (back): Felicity, Matt, Rebecca, (front): Vic and Andrew.

The first and second installments of Vic's interview were published in the June 27 and July 4 editions of the Mail.
When the South Sudanese came to Castlemaine Vic said to his wife Felicity, 'I'm goin...

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The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever

The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is coming to Castlemaine! Join the worldwide movement on July 20 - as thousands of 'Cathy's' in countries around the worlddance to the iconic choreography from Kate Bush's ‘Wuthering Heights’ video clip released in 1978. Full story page 4. Photo: Craig Gaston.

The idea to have a The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever (TMWHDE) in Castlemaine arose spontaneously when organisers Gen Ward, Fionna Allan, and Marion Yates, attended the KB Band show at the Castlemain...

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Who are The Meir Cats?

Step back in time for an unforgettable evening of jazz with the Meir Cats- performing at the Maurocco Bar in Castlemaine on Saturday July 26.

Of course there's the leader John Meir himself, who has performed classical, jazz and pop in Hong Kong, Portugal and the UK. He has accompanied famous musicians including Roy Orbison, Neil Sedaka and ...

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Regular checks reduce risks

Kay and Fei, Dhelkaya Health Diabetes Educators.

This National Diabetes Week (July 13 – 19), members of the Mount Alexander Diabetes Support and Information Group are encouraging people to schedule a health check today, for a healthier tomorrow.
The...

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Club championship begins

Winners (L-R): Tony Skinner, Dan McColl, Kerri Neven, Bradley Knox, Greg Brown (absent0 and Tom Christie.

The new season of the Castlemaine Rifle Club Championship commenced on Saturday.
This was the first round of an eight round series to determine the club's champion marksmen in 'Target Rifle', 'F Class...

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Maldon wins a thriller

The match between traditional rivals Newstead and Maldon was a battle royale that came down to a solitary point. Photo: Max Lesser

In an enthralling encounter between long-time rivals, Maldon's senior footballers downed Newstead by one point in the dying moments of last Saturday’s match.
A beautiful sunny winter’s day at Newstead...

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