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No more gap! $1.2 to complete trail

Friends of Campbells Creek Landcare (FOCC) and local community members are celebrating following the announcement of $1.2 million in funding to complete the 'missing...
Castlemaine secondary college music students Tom, Jeremy and Finn with music teacher Ben Nieuwkerk (on clarinet) get set for the Castlemaine Jazz Festival. Photo: Eve Lamb

Jazz cats purring

By Eve Lamb Smooth sounds are a definite added bonus of going to school at Castlemaine Secondary College right now with talented music students fine...

Council signs on to clean energy deal

By Eve Lamb Mount Alexander Shire Council is among 46 Victorian Councils to sign on to the largest ever emissions reduction project by local government...

Funding boost for CSC

Castlemaine Secondary College will receive $72,253 for an Outdoor Inclusive Learning Space, including new outdoor equipment and landscaping.Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards visited the...

Cornish history collection 'comes home'

The largest collection of Cornish reference and genealogical material to be found outside of Cornwall has found a new home right here in Castlemaine.The...

Small towns boost

The townships of Newstead, Guildford and Chewton are celebrating this week with news Mount Alexander Shire Council will receive $1.4 million from the state...

Call to fund trail's 'missing link'

Keen users of the Campbells Creek-Castlemaine Walking and Cycling Trail are calling for a council budget allocation to enable the trail’s “missing link” to...

Maternity service reopens

The Castlemaine community gathered to rejoice and celebrate on Monday this week as Castlemaine Health's Maternity Service was officially re-opened.Many of those who helped...

New home, new era

The team at the Castlemaine Mail have settled into our new home at 13 Hargraves Street.We had plenty to celebrate this week with our new signage...
Mount Alexander Shire Council Parks and Gardens team members Gillian, Rob, Sandra, Matt and Adam celebrate the success of the 'Royal Oak' this week.

Tree-mendous effort!

A towering English Oak (Quercus robur) at Castlemaine's Botanical Gardens has been named the 2021 Victorian Tree of the Year by the National Trust...

Jazz cats purring

Smooth sounds are a definite added bonus of going to school at Castlemaine Secondary College right now with talented music students fine tuning their repertoire ahead...

'Disastrous accident' fears

Yapeen residents fear it's only a matter of time before a disastrous accident happens on Vaughan Spring Road - unless the speed limit on...

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