Rodeo dream realised
Jade Jungwirth
Winning the 2026 Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Origin Series has been a wild ride for local cowboy Toby Collins.While the series decider in...
Tagging incidents on the rise
An increase in graffiti tagging across the township has led the Castlemaine Graffiti Busters to hold more 'busts'.Castlemaine Neighbourhood Watch and Castlemaine Graffiti Busters...
Forces of nature
Lisa Dennis
The filming of a new documentary, ‘Return of the Goddesses’ which documents the life's work of Bendigo sculptor Ruth Lyon has begun in...
Crafted with care
Jade Jungwirth
After the catastrophic fire that tore through Harcourt and its surrounds, a group of local crafters came together to make hand-knitted and crochet...
Travel through time with CSC
The curtain officially opens on Castlemaine Secondary College's highly anticipated 2026 school production 'A Wrinkle in Time' tonight.Local primary school students were treated to...
Joy abounds
The Castlemaine and Surrounds Women’s Shed (CSWS) is going from strength to strength and is very grateful for the generosity of so many supporters.There...
A beautiful evolution – Nalderun to build forever home in Chewton
Jade Jungwirth
Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation will receive $1.4 million through the Aboriginal Community Infrastructure Program to build Me-Mandook Galk Indigenous Education Place - creating...
Bushfire Inquiry tabled at parliament
The Victorian Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee tabled its final report for the inquiry into the 2026 summer fires Victoria in parliament on...
Mac Off
Nothing says Castlemaine like coming together on a deep winter night to share a cup of soup and voice opposition to fast food development...
Local teachers strike
Dozens of teachers and support staff from public schools across Central Victoria joined the 24-hour statewide strike action last Thursday July 23, calling for...
HADCRA takes shape
Harcourt and district community members turned out at the Harcourt Leisure Centre on Sunday to have their say on the establishment of the new...
Safe Space turns 4!
Castlemaine Safe Space (CaSS) recently reached the landmark of being open for four years! To celebrate, peer volunteers and the working group gathered to...