Get your community project happening
Do you have an idea for a community-centred project or event? Apply for the next round of the council grants to get it up and running.
Band welcomes new members
Castlemaine’s Thompson Foundry Band resumes practise this week and is inviting brass players to join them in enjoying making music.
Keg for Good helping Baringhup community
Shedshaker Brewing’s Keg for Good kicks off 2024 by raising money for the hard-working Baringhup community and the legendary Baringhup Hall.
Amongst many other things,...
Finding friendship in Legacy
Castlemaine Legacy widows and their Legatee's celebrated Christmas with a delicious home-made afternoon tea at the RSL Hall on Wednesday.
Respect women and call out violence
Last Friday, Dhelkaya Health hosted a 16 Days of Activism event featuring Victoria's first Public Sector Equality Commissioner, Dr Niki Vincent.
Let’s bolster the Food Pantry!
The Castlemaine Mail is throwing our support behind our friends at the Castlemaine Community House (CCH) by holding a Christmas Food Drive to ensure their 'Food Pantry' is fully stocked to support community members doing it tough this festive season.
MAAW fundraiser
Mount Alexander Animal Welfare have some gorgeous calendars and tea towels for sale- raising much-needed funds for the animals in care.
BIG4 partners with Otis Foundation
BIG4 Castlemaine Gardens has become the first holiday park in Australia to partner with The Otis Foundation to donate holiday stays to people facing...
The Grief We Hold – Beyond Road Trauma
On May 8, 1960 a father and his three young daughters went mushrooming in paddocks on the outskirts of Traralgon, Gippsland. Only two little girls came home.
Make new connections at Queer Speed-Friending
After the success of the inaugural Queer Speed Friending event 'Big Screen, Cute Scene' earlier this year, Queer Speed Friending is back at the Theatre Royal on November 17.
Local exchange continues to thrive
Every Saturday morning rain or shine, windy or calm, dedicated members of the Mount Alexander Local Exchange Trading System (MaLETS) set up a produce...
Garden glow up
The Castlemaine Community Kitchen Garden is growing and the vision for the future is to make an area where young people feel welcome, comfortable...