Access and inclusion
Castlemaine Community House (CCH) will soon benefit from improved universal access thanks to the state government.Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards MP announced on Monday...
A love of land and life
Over the past 50 years well known Castlemaine artist Brian Nunan has travelled the Australian outback on and off for months at a time.The...
Tackling the … Shitbox Rally
How far can you go in a car worth under $1000?Quite a distance if seems - as one local family seems about to prove.Elphinstone...
Don’t seal our street: locals petition council
While railing against unsealed rural roads is a common complaint in many regional areas, plenty of residents in Castlemaine's unsealed Butterworth Street 'hood have...
Recognition award for Uncle Rick
Local aboriginal elder Uncle Rick Nelson has received an aboriginal recognition award, presented at the NAIDOC Aboriginal Community Awards last Friday.The awards night, ran...
Let’s have a cuppa
This week in the 'Let's have a cuppa' section the Castlemaine Mail caught up with 95-year-old Dot Henshall from Campbells Creek. Dot is one...
LET’S GET ACTIVE!
Eight weeks after open heart surgery Newstead resident and local councillor John 'Nemo' Nieman has a new lease of life and is encouraging others...
Get cracking for the Colossal Cake-Off
The cake loving coordinators of Castlemaine Artists Market are challenging everyone who thinks they can turn out a pretty impressive cake to get cracking...
Punctum goes potty
The creative folk at Punctum Live Arts have decided to clean out the negative energy and make some more space to be creative, starting...
All aboard the Colonial Express
You could pick the die-hard railway buffs by their cameras, positioning in the landscape and expectant gazes as they stared down the track alongside...
Top exhibitors trot to show
The big and the small of the horse world goes on show in Castlemaine this Sunday for the annual April feature show.With gentle...
Keeping the legacy alive
The state government is helping the Castlemaine RSL keep the legacy of veterans alive for future generations with a $1617 grant to conserve and...