Community

Main FM Radiothon ramps up!

MainFM's annual Radiothon kicked off last Saturday July 15 and runs until tomorrow Saturday July 22.

Shedshaker Brewing launches ‘Keg for Good’

Shedshaker Brewing has launched a new community program aimed at raising money for local groups to help them pursue their goals.

My Walmer with Maggie Jackson

"Our parents used to sit at the table and Dad would say to Mum we're millionaires. We never had money, but we didn't know that."

My Campbells Creek with Jess Parker

Jess originally came to Castlemaine just for the night, but while at the pub she met someone looking for a housemate, and someone else offered her a job at the local brewery.

My Elphinstone with Nikki Medwell

Nikki has lived in Elphinstone for seven years, on a 60-acre property that she and her partner Scott have converted into a kangaroo sanctuary.

Great musical workout!

The trombones blew up a storm at the Thompson Foundry Band rehearsal last week.

My Maldon with Stephen Howard

"I remember the first morning they said you have to have a shower, and I thought 'What's a shower?'"

My Muckleford with Gordon Tigg

"I left school a couple of months before my 14th birthday and got an apprenticeship as a panel beater at Carmichael and Sons. A panel beater in those days was very different from what it is today."

Check out the council’s new website

Mount Alexander Shire Council has launched a new website focused on user-experience, making it easier for the community to access essential services.  Some of the...

My Castlemaine Mail – with Advertising Consultant Tammy Harman

Over the years we’ve chatted to so many wonderful people and we thought it was time to put our staff in the spotlight!

Have your say on the Castlemaine Railway Precinct Master Plan

Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting the community to have their say on the draft Castlemaine Railway Precinct Master Plan.

Billy cart bash to return!

The Castlemaine Billy Cart Challenge is ready to roll down the hill in 2023!

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