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Castlemaine Fire Brigade members Bill Maltby, Ron Gartside and Greg Hughes have been collecting for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal for a combined total of 140 years.

Collecting for the kids

After a year's recess due to the coronavirus lockdown, the dedicated members of the Castlemaine Fire Brigade will once again be out collecting for...
Watercolourist Peggy Shaw and daughter Julie Shaw are sharing their beautiful works as part of this year's festival.

A life full of colour

Did you catch our story about renowned Castlemaine watercolourist Peggy Shaw and daughter and mosaics master Julie Shaw in last week’s Mail? The pair...
Camilo Demarco and Trish Hay

A battle for the ages!

Tomorrow may April 1, but Camilo Demarco is clearly not joking as he previews an event for the ages, taking place tomorrow evening: a...

Explosives squad raid, items seized

A Castlemaine resident is assisting police with enquiries after prohibited items including smoke grenades were seized following a raid at a local address earlier...
Mick Jubber has been the custodian of this 1933 Ford coupe since he bought it from the original builder, Graham Blaby of Warragul. It has been registered for road use since 1977.

Explore Autopia!

The Castlemaine Hot Rod Centre Limited launched its highly anticipated 'Autopia' event celebrating the art of hot rodding today, March 20.The exhibition at Autoplex...
Castlemaine State Festival director Glyn Roberts is excited to welcome visitors to this year's festival.

All Aboard!

Free coach services are running to and from Castlemaine Railway Station for the opening weekend of the Castlemaine State Festival, connecting patrons with performances...
Fringe Festival director Azzy Jay and local performer TimTim are excited about the launch of the 2021 'Reactivate' celebration.

Fringe Festival reactivates our region's artistic heartbeat

For a community of some 7,000 people our town’s unique reputation for the arts and artists precedes it – it’s a heady mix that...

Kultur-all feast!

Kultur-All Makaan is poised to inject a major dose of multicultural flavoured fun into the state festival.Almost a year since its premiere program was...
Graffiti Publications founder and local rodding enthusiast Larry O'Toole is pictured with his latest project - an A Model Ford Bucket - and the original and new editions of his engineering offering.

Rodder's bible gets an overhaul

The publishers of Castlemaine's Australian Street Rodding magazine - Graffiti Publications have launched their latest book Street Rod Engineering.Local hot rod enthusiast and Graffiti...
Expectant mums can self refer or be referred to the service from March 22 and birthing services will resume on May 3.

Maternity service to reopen

Castlemaine Health announced its maternity service will reopen in a two-stage approach from March 22, 2021 to be fully operational from May 3, 2021.Castlemaine...

Man airlifted following Muckleford rollover

An elderly man has sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital after his car rolled and he was ejected from it at Muckleford...

Froomes Road Bridge battle continues

Castlemaine's Froomes Road Bridge Action Group has met with several local councillors in recent days and remains committed to its fight to see the...

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