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Green light for new late trade store

Castlemaine looks set to get a new late trading convenience store following a council decision this week.The applicant behind the move had been...

Get set for Easter fair fun

There's something iconic about a good old fashioned billy cart battle.And when the setting is a classic historic Aussie town like Maldon the...
Castlemaine Fire Brigade members Bill Chapman, Ian Franklin, Ron Gartside and captain Terry Franklin will be among those shaking collection tins for this year's Good Friday Appeal.

Castlemaine CFA shakes up 60 years

This week members from the Castlemaine Fire Brigade were gearing up for their 60th year collecting for the Good Friday Appeal. See the Castlemaine...
Lucky numbers winner Ron with his prize bottle of Jim Beam, donated by the Cumberland Hotel, during the Bandidos' visit to Castlemaine last weekend.

Bandidos back in town

The Bandidos Motorcycle Club held a lucky numbers fundraising ride for prostate cancer at the weekend and made Castlemaine one of their stops....

An Imperial projection

The character-packed face of Castlemaine's old Imperial Hotel building will play a star role in a unique after dark projection art project tonight.Part...

Broiler breakthrough

After years of bitter dispute it appears the long running battle over intensive chicken broiler farms proposed for Baringhup may finally be about...
Mount Alexander Shire Council's cultural development officer Vicki Anderson experiences Sonic Labyrinth, the first At Home residency program this year, with creators Aviva Endean and Justin Marshal.

Theatre residency program unveiled

Mount Alexander Shire Council has announced the full line-up of the 2019 At Home residency program which boasts 11 residencies at the Phee Broadway...
Castlemaine Men's Shed president Brian McCormick and treasurer Peter Batten in the shed's almost complete welding bay

Funding boost for local groups

The Castlemaine Men's Shed and Castlemaine Historical Society were among 12 Central Victorian community groups to benefit from recently announced Stronger Communities grants.Bendigo...
Firefighting crews at the scene of a grassfire off the Midland Highway at Harcourt on Monday. Photo: Kerri-Anne Schnoor.

Harcourt fires bring home message

Two fires that broke out this week at Harcourt, less than 24 hours apart, serve as a timely reminder that we are still...

Treasure hunters flock to the fair

Maldon football oval transforms into a throng of activity today ahead of this weekend's antique and collectables fair. Catch our chat with fair organiser...

Big day for local soccer

This Saturday is a big one for local soccer as the Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club makes its on-field entry into the FFA Cup national...

Have wagon, can travel

While the notion of the tiny house has taken off, one Castlemaine resident has her own adventure-filled take on the trend.Kathryn Reidie has recently...

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