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...
Councillors juggle Camp concerns
Jade Jungwirth
Tuesday's monthly council meeting was more akin to a three-ringed circus than a local government meeting. Community members from both sides of the...
Maccas petition gains traction
A petition against McDonald's bid to open a new restaurant on land located at the corner of Forest and Hargraves Streets in Castlemaine was...
HADCRA to take next step
The next important step towards Harcourt and district's bushfire recovery will take place this Sunday, July 26, when the Harcourt and District Community Recovery...
Trailblazers honoured
Castlemaine-based artist Laura Woodward has installed Wildflowers, a permanent public artwork celebrating seven women who helped shape the region's cultural life.Known as the First...
Castlemaine to host Women’s Climate Conference
Rural and regional women across Australia are facing growing impacts of our changing climate system: floods, droughts, bushfires, frosts, other extreme weather patterns -...
Golden moment for Felix
Lisa Dennis
Castlemaine's Felix Matheson, 17, was thrilled to pull on the green and gold and represent Australia's Under 18 Gridiron team in the international...
SES sandbagging facility upgrade
Castlemaine State Emergency Services has received a $20,000 NAB Foundation Community grant to rebuild the unit's sandbagging facility.Located behind the SES headquarters in Castlemaine,...
Council’s wish list of big-ticket items
Jade Jungwirth
Last month, Mount Alexander Shire Council approved an Investment Prospectus to help attract external funding for 11 big-ticket items across the shire.The priority...
Community backs itself with $100,000 for home-grown organics plan
A new coalition of Mount Alexander farmers, businesses and community groups has put $100,000 of its own money behind a home-grown plan for the...
Focusing on crime prevention and community safety
Jade Jungwirth
From July 28, Castlemaine, Maryborough, Gisborne and Kyneton police stations will reduce their reception hours in order to get more units out into...
Lifesaving equipment for Campbells Creek
Campbells Creek now has a new Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) at the Campbells Creek Community Centre.Every year around 5,500 cardiac arrests take place in...