Checkerboard Lounge

Evolving over thirty-five years, Checkerboard Lounge has become a cult-like institution that has enjoyed an impressive cast of musicians over its lifespan.
The current lineup, a supergroup of master m...

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On the Mount

Tuesday's nine hole day at Mount Alexander Golf Club saw Robyn Scoles win the ladies event with 35 nett. Runner-up was Annette Botten.
Annette also won the putting with 14. Rob Clark won both stroke ...

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Get Into Golf for Women

Women keen to try their hand at the sport of golf are invited to sign up for the 'Get Into Golf for Women' sessions to be held at Castlemaine Golf Club kicking off next week.
You can expect to learn a...

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New boat ramp for Laanecoorie

Laanecoorie Reservoir is set to be home to a new boat ramp that will allow boaters, fishers and skiers to get the most out of the storage.
The project is being funded by the Victorian Fisheries Author...

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Petanque – Come and Play!

The Maldon Petanque Club invites you to come and try the best game you may never have heard of - petanque.
Played in villages across France, and now a popular game in Australia, petanque is a game for...

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Creek bowlers head to the big smoke

Bendigo West MP and Legislative Assembly Speaker Maree Edwards hosted members of the Campbells Creek Bowling Club for a game on the Victorian Parliament’s Bowling Green on earlier this month. It is th...

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My Castlemaine with Alice Steel

Hi Alice, you are an artist and a scientist can you tell us how you found yourself on these paths? 
Art and science is sort of a family tradition. My grandparents were potters and my grandfather ...

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LGBTI seniors

As part of next month’s Victorian Seniors Festival, Goldfields Libraries and Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health are hosting a free screening of the documentary LGBTI Seniors Untold Histories.
The film...

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Democracy in the spotlight

Words in Winter Central Goldfields Inc has invited experts and the local community to consider and discuss global and Australian democratic trends and current issues that have tested democracy and the...

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Evoking the elements

As part of its Chamber Music Series the Anglican Church Castlemaine invites music lovers to attend 'Evoking the Elements' - a synergy of piano music and paintings.
This special twilight concert event ...

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Berkeley bounces back after ordeal

A kangaroo which was cruelly shot through the head with an arrow at Chewton last month has miraculously recovered from his horrific injury and been released back into local bushland.
'Berkeley' as he ...

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Get ready to shake, rattle and roll

Witness the fire of Elvis’s early Vegas years, your favourite sing-along hits and classics, groovy movie era hipshakers, epic ballads, lesser heard surprises for the die hard fans, along with the spec...

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