My Castlemaine with Castlemaine Mail editor Lisa Dennis
Over the years we've chatted to so many wonderful people and we thought it was time to put our staff in the spotlight!
My Maldon with Maldon Folk Festival’s Pam Lyons
Hi Pam, you've studied and worked in a number of different fields can you tell us about them?I have a degree in genetics and...
My Castlemaine- Neil Barrett
Hi Neil, can you tell us a bit about your early years?I spent the first two years of my life in Keilor. When my...
My Newstead: Graeme Elshaug aka ‘Chicken Man’
Hi Graeme, you grew up in Newstead, can you tell us what that was like?I was born in Castlemaine in 1954 - my mum...
My Maldon with Ray Lindstrom
"I have survived two cancer scares but have come out the other side in remission fighting to see another day!"
My Castlemaine with community yoga and dance teacher Edna Reinhardt
"My parents were European refugees - they were holocaust survivors. We moved to Australia when I was five years old."
My Castlemaine: John Hannah
I moved to Castlemaine from the western suburbs of Melbourne in 2009. I’d never lived in a country town before. It’s been an amazing journey, living in the country and becoming part of the community.
My Chewton: Edna Preece
"I am 98 and 3/4 and if I had a couple of new legs and eyes I'd be right."
My Elphinstone: Andy Chapman
"I grew up in Castlemaine and when I left school at 16 I went and worked as an apprentice baker at Preece's Bakery. We were taught by the very last of the old blokes."
My Barkers Creek: Bridget Haylock
"I think it's incumbent on me when I have a platform, to use it to highlight issues, particularly feminism, and homelessness.
When I lived in London I lived in squats so I know what it can be like."
My Castlemaine: Trace Balla
Hi Trace, you're a well-known graphic novelist. Can you tell us how your writing/illustrating journey began?I always wrote journals, with a mix of words...
My Castlemaine Laura Keogh
Hi Laura. You own and run the beautiful community launderette on Barker Street, how did that come about?My husband and I thought it would...