MCDFNL kicks off 2025 season

The Harcourt Seniors had a first up win over Lexton. Photo: Max Lesser.

Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League kicked off its 2025 season with the first of matches on Saturday.
Harcourt played host to Lexton at the den and were welcomed onto the ground b...

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Rotary celebrates apprentices and trainees

Vocational Director Rob Airton, Apprentice of the Year Angus Freeman and Rotary President Terry Murphy are pictured at Wednesday’s event.

Rotary Castlemaine hosted its 2025 Apprentice & Trainee Awards at the Cumberland Hotel last Wednesday evening April 2.
The awards acknowledged the excellence of the 10 nominees from a wide range o...

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Poet Anna Fern to feature

Melbourne poet Anna Fern is set to visit. Photo: Michael Reynolds.

Melbourne poet Anna Fern will feature at the PoetiCas reading in April.
This monthly event will be held on Saturday April 26 at Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker Street Castlemaine. Entry is just $5.
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Opera at the Phee

The Lyster Opera is thrilled to be making its debut performance in Castlemaine tomorrow, April 12 at the Phee Broadway Theatre.
The opera will be presenting Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio.
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Car impounded

Castlemaine Police had a triple treat on their hands last week after intercepting a vehicle that ticked all the wrong boxes unregistered, sporting false plates and driven by someone who was disqualifi...

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Grant Pairs contested under sunny skies

Grant Pairs winners Carrol Frost and Ken Tribe with John and Kaye Grant.

The re-run of the Grant Mixed Three Bowl Pairs event was held in glorious weather at Harcourt Bowling Club on Tuesday April 2.
This was a welcome change from the washout at the last attempt! To enable...

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Cool runnings at parkrun

Chika and Gary enjoy a rest after their morning parkrun.

For those who have sweltered 'doggedly' through their Saturday mornings at Castlemaine Parkrun over summer, the cool start on Saturday April 5 was welcome.
With the temperature down around 7° Celsius ...

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CTC to bring another iconic Shakespeare play to life

Cast members (L-R) Tristan Bennett, Digby Brandenburg, Hannah Jeffcoat, Gus Read-Hill and Catina Eyres are deep into rehearsals for the CTC’s latest production A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photo: Stephen Mitchell.

After the great success of As You Like It in 2018, The Tempest (a sound project) in 2021, and Romeo and Juliet in 2023, Castlemaine Theatre Company is delighted to bring another of Shakespeare’s great...

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Good Friday Soirée

School holidays is normally the busiest time for VGR.

The Victorian Goldfields Railway has a host of events on this Easter and school holidays! Embark on a unique and exclusive journey aboard the VGR's heritage train as part of the Good Friday Wine and C...

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Magpies put the call out for volunteers

Castlemaine Football Netball Club is seeking volunteers and urges interested community members to get along and support our local historic community club.
Castlemaine Football Netball Club president C...

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Explore Autopia at Autoplex

Castlemaine Hot Rod Centre members Rod and Carol Hadfield, Sharon Soldatos, Stacey Raselli and Glenn Rewell urge community members to get along to Autopia this Sunday where you can check out beauties such as the Hadfield’s 1937 5 Window Coupe, Glenn and Stacey’s 2007 Softtail Harley Davidson and 1955 Chevy Sedan, and countless other amazing vehicles.

Excitement is building as the Castlemaine Hot Rod Centre prepares to host its annual Autopia extravaganza this Sunday April 13.
Autopia takes place at Autoplex Castlemaine in Etty Street and will once...

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Pushing the possibilities of paper

These beautiful works of turtles sunning, fruit bats and a tree frog are among the pieces to feature in the exhibition.

A new exhibition will be launched at the Lot 19 artspace tomorrow April 12 featuring the stunning Dimensional Paper Illustrations of Deborah Lee Klein.
Deborah has worked in all aspects of creative in...

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