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Rich Moffat teaching Mahira Sobral, Isis Jordan, and Claire Akhbari some moves ahead of Town Open Day. Photo: Jade Jungwirth

A warm introduction to joining

Jade Jungwirth Castlemaine's inaugural Town Open Day will be held this Saturday May 16 - giving residents a taster of the wide breadth of groups,...
Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group Veg Action team member Fiona Songbird helps crown the cafe winners Emily Jennings from Saffs Cafe and Elissa Wilsher from Togs Place Cafe, bakery winner Josh Bendeich from Johnny Baker and Councillor Phillip Walker, Simone Hoopell from Healthy Loddon Campaspe and restaurant winner Bec Murphy from Shedshaker Brewing. See page 4. Photo: Tiffany Warner Photography.

Vegelicious stars shine

Castlemaine’s thriving food scene has once again proven its famous creativity, with four local businesses taking top honours in the 2026 Edgy Veg Awards...
Council representatives with MP Maree Edwards and Josh Salmon, owner of Oni Street Wear, celebrating the funding for the skatepark design last week.

Sports upgrades in the pipeline

Exciting news for skaters - Mount Alexander Shire Council has received almost $40,000 in funding from the Victorian Government for a Skatepark Design Project!This...
Local performer Georgia Darcy will be among the talent to feature.

Homes For All – Rally and Concert

Homelessness, high rents, mortgages unavailable, government housing estates too few and poorly managed. There are so many issues making life difficult for people trying...
MAAW committee members Clive Allen, Ian Lihou, Glenda Mann, Steve Mann, Shirley Hardy-Rix, and Grant Roff are pictured with the new building.

New building at MAAW

Mount Alexander Animal Welfare (MAAW) recently welcomed the arrival of a new building for its shelter in Castlemaine which will be used to provide...
Ian Stenlake, Josephine Birch, Kristin Harris and Jamie Burgess will perform in Uked! which premieres in Sydney this June.

Home-grown Ukulele musical to premiere in Sydney

Uked! – The first play-along ukulele musical, which premiered to sell-out audiences in Guildford in 2019, will premiere in Sydney in June, starring Ian...
Dhelkaya Health’s Community Palliative Care team.

Thought-provoking panel

This National Palliative Care Week, Dhelkaya Health, in partnership with the Palliative Care Consortium, will host a free community panel discussion at the Phee...

Something old, something new

Lily Tuck After nearly four years of restoration work, the Chewton Wesleyan Church is now available to book online.  ...
The artists behind Gather are pictured at the recent launch at the Market Building.

Feel the thread, feel the connection

WeStitch is inviting the Castlemaine community to experience — and contribute to — their annual textile exhibition, Gather, at the historic Market Building.Now in...

It’s not one size fits all – Local composters say no to FOGO

Jade Jungwirth The introduction of green waste (Food Organics Garden Organics – aka FOGO) bins across the state, which was introduced more than a decade...
The SWIMMA committee met at Shedshaker Brewing last week to hear updates from the various working groups and discuss the findings of the survey.

SWIMMA survey demonstrates overwhelming need for year-round aquatic facility

Lisa Dennis A survey by a recently formed advocacy group SWIMMA (Swim Mount Alexander) has demonstrated overwhelming need for improved, accessible aquatic facilities in our...
Forest Creek Revitalisation Project Implementation Group Co-Convenors Kaye Swanton and Jon Leevers, NCCMA Project Manager Tess Grieves and Project Officer Charlotte Webb, and Edwards Environmental Director Luke Collins are pictured at Forest Creek on Friday as in-stream works wrapped up.

Forest Creek revitalisation continues

Lisa Dennis In-stream works as part of the second stage of the plan to breathe new life into Castlemaine’s Forest Creek were completed last Friday...
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