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Celebrating the funding announcement for Me-Mandook Galk Indigenous Education Place - a permanent home for Nalderun.

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...
Photo: Musk Fire Brigade

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...
Nine teachers, support staff, parents and students from Winters Flat Primary School took part in strike action last week.

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...
Harcourt Recovery volunteer Heidi Michael, Harcourt Recovery Thinking Group members Leigh Canet and Donna McMahon, and HADCRA nominees John Baldock, Daniel McWilliam, Colleen Marchant, Vera Hemkes, Jon McKenzie and Jessica Chaplin are pictured at Sunday's meeting. Absent: Rob Fowler and Bonnie Sowman.

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...
Castlemaine Safe Space (CaSS) recently celebrated its fourth anniversary. Peer volunteers and the working group gathered to sing ‘Happy Birthday’, enjoy cake and acknowledge the milestone. Photo: Lisa Dennis.

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...
In May local school children rallied in opposition to the development.

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...
Artist Laura Woodward with her public artwork, Wildflowers. Photo: Penny Ryan.

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

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 -...
Felix Matheson is proudly pictured at his Australian jersey presentation.

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...

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