Chess tournament marks 20 years
Approximately 200 primary and secondary school students from across the state competed in the recent 20th annual Mt Alexander Schools Chess tournament held at Castlemaine Secondary College.
For the lovers of swap meets
The next Maldon Swap Meet is being held at the usual venue, namely the Maldon Racecourse Reserve.
Falls talks at Newstead and Castlemaine
Hot on the heels of a recent talk in Harcourt on falls, Dhelkaya Health’s falls expert is back.Exercise physiologist Rebecca Dine has added two...
Mazza turns 80!
A large group gathered at the Five Flags Hotel in Campbells Creek recently celebrate the 80th birthday of popular local Marilyn Bennet OAM or 'Mazza' as she is affectionately known.
Photographic talent on show
The Mount Alexander Photographic Society (formerly Castlemaine Camera Club) hosted a Central Victorian Interclub Photographic Competition at the Chewton last Saturday October 19.
Community Noticeboard
The next Castlemaine Repair Café is on the last Sunday of the month, October 27, at the Castlemaine Community House, 30 Templeton Street.
Help Castlemaine Strollers smash polio
The Castlemaine Strollers team, comprising local Rotarians Kerry Anderson, Edwina Coller, John Clue and Terry Murphy, are clocking up the kilometres during October as they raise funds for Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign.
Welcome win for WINC women
A groundbreaking new cohousing project designed by and for older women, believed to be the first of its kind in Australia, is another step closer to being built after Mount Alexander Shire councillors unanimously voted to grant a permit last month.
Merle turns 90!
Fifth generation local resident Merle Jenkins (Jury) celebrated her 90th Birthday with a special gathering at the Tearooms at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens last Saturday October 12.
Repair Café turns 15!
The Repair Cafe initiative celebrates its 15th year in 2024.
Lions give generously
Last Friday the Castlemaine Lions Club relinquished its 10 per cent stake in the Lions McDonald Hill Respite House home over to the Mount Alexander Shire Accommodation and Respite Group (MASARG).
Pioneers relic recovered
The Castlemaine Pioneers & Old Residents Association is thrilled to have had a small piece of its rich history returned.]]>