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The Castlemaine Press Committee of Management invites you to help them celebrate their 10th anniversary on November 8.

Castlemaine Press turns 10!

Community access printmaking studio, Castlemaine Press, is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special event at its home base at Lot 19...
Castlemaine & District Agricultural Show Society secretary Debbie Hamilton and longtime attendee Frank 'Boy' Laurie are pictured with new ride Freak Out.

It’s showtime!

The 171st Castlemaine & District Agricultural Show kicks off at the Camp Reserve tonight, Friday October 31, and continues tomorrow, Saturday November 1.Among those...
The roadworks planned for Frederick Street will come right up to the side wall of the historic bank building which originally housed the Bank of Australasia and later ANZ Bank.

Stringent protections needed

The owners of the former ANZ Bank building in Castlemaine have expressed concerns about the potential impacts the multi-million dollar Frederick Street Precinct works...
The Beehive Chimney in the late 1800s/early 1900s.

A makeover for Maldon’s historic landmark

Park's Victoria has begun work to restore Maldon's historic Beehive Chimney, the only surviving example of its age and size in Victoria.Severe weathering has...
Larni Barramal Yaluk.

Community consultation open for Castlemaine-Maryborough Rail Trail

Residents of Mount Alexander and Central Goldfields Shires are invited to share their thoughts on the draft design for the Castlemaine–Maryborough Rail Trail.The proposed...
HEDGE members and avid gardeners Alison McMillan and Rainey Connell are pictured in Alison's 'Family Circle' and look forward to opening their gardens for the nine-day event.

HEDGE gardeners to open their gates

The passionate 'HEDGE' gardeners collective in Mount Alexander will be generously opening their garden gates to the community once again this November.Held on alternate...
Zoë and Tom Manderson have purchased the old Graffiti Publication building on Forest Street to turn one half into an office space for hire and the other half into a sauna and bathhouse.

A time honoured tradition

Castlemaine has an abundance of cafes, music venues, and clothing stores. But it has never had a Finnish style sauna and bathhouse...that is until...
To try and help make the holiday a little more eco-friendly, a group of West-end residents banded together to organise a Sustainable Halloween

Sustainable and spooky

Residents across the shire have embraced the Celtic tradition of celebrating All Hallows Eve and it is expected that this year's festivities will be...

‘Punching above our weight’ – A trifecta of climate change reports tabled at council

Climate emissions, net zero, carbon neutrality and all things climate change were high on the agenda at Tuesday's meeting of council.Three separate reports were...
MASC Acting CEO Michael Annear, DJARRA representative Jason Kerr, Bendigo Federal MP Lisa Chesters, Deputy Mayor Toby Heydon and Mayor Rosie Annear are ready to break ground on the Frederick Street project.

Gearing up for streetscape overhaul

Work is about to begin on the Frederick Street Precinct Project – a transformative streetscape upgrade intended to revitalise Frederick Street and Mechanics Lane...
Help sustain the future of the arts scene by buying a snag on Thursday October 23. Photo: Diana Domonkos

Fringe fires up for AusArt Day!

Castlemaine Fringe is joining the nationwide AusArt Day celebration to help sustain the future of the local arts scene and keep creativity accessible and...

A gong for a Guildford legend

The Guildford Public Hall was alive and kicking on Saturday October 4 when the Guildford Grumpies Car Club presented 'A Roast of Legend Ray'. The...

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