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Lions footballers and Roo netballers dominate

Harcourt FNC welcomed Newstead FNC to the den last Saturday in round 11 of the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League. The Lions got out...

Council preferences equity

Late in March, Mount Alexander Shire Council received a petition from the Harcourt Football Netball Club president claiming that the council have restricted the...

MainFM impacted by flooding

Have you heard? Our friends at community radio station MainFM 94.9 have been impacted by flooding at their station home, The Old Hospital at 1...

Providing safe, affirming and memorable tourism

BIG4 Castlemaine Gardens Holiday Park, is proud to announce it is the first holiday park in Australia to receive accreditation from Welcome With Pride,...

Campbells Creek community celebrate

A large group of locals, rugged up in their warmest winter gear, gathered at the Campbells Creek Track on Saturday to celebrate the Friends...

Changing of the guard

After 35 years of operating Barkers Creek Auto Repairs owners, Murray and Kerrie Carr, are passing the business to their son, Damien and his...

Pizza aficionados pass the peel

The founders and longtime owners of popular local food van Pizza de Wheels, Robert Johnson and Fiona Raggatt, have set down their pizza cutters. The...

Future of caravan park unclear

Community consultation has made it crystal clear that the public want the Maldon Caravan Park to continue operations, however the future of the park...
Global Village Learning representatives Beth Sparks, Peter Hutton and Pip Cleaves headed up the Castlemaine information sessions on Monday evening.

Bright future for Gaol

The future of the Old Castlemaine Gaol is looking bright with new owners Global Village Learning set to officially take ownership of the historic...

Memoir anthology set for launch

Last November, Castlemaine Community House hosted its first Memoir Writing course, facilitated by Castlemaine artist and writer Anne Rittman. Rittman didn’t anticipate that out...
Local artists Lisa Major (Subgreen Gallery), Loudon Cooper (Terra Ceramics) and Bridget Farmer (Printmaker and Illustrator) look forward to leading the 'Creative Business in Practice' panel at Shedshaker Brewing as part of this Friday's Micro and Small Business Expo in Castlemaine. Photo: Lisa Dennis

Micro and Small Business Day to inspire

Develop new skills, connect with industry professionals and get inspired by local success stories at today's Micro and Small Business Day (June 27) –...

Treaty – a journey best taken together

Members of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria visited Castlemaine on Sunday to host a yarning circle about the Victorian treaty. The clubrooms at the...

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