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Froomes bridge saga back on Council agenda

Battlelines are again being drawn up over the future of Castlemaine's historic Froomes Road Bridge with the matter drawing some impassioned discussion during public question time at this week's Mount Alexander Shire Council meeting.

Cage misuse prompts appeal to public

Eve Lamb Misuse of the night cages intended for dropping off stray animals found wandering after hours has prompted Mount Alexander Animal Welfare animal shelter...
A short film on the glitzy and glamourous local dance troupe Lady Fun Times will be among the offerings to feature at LOCALS on July 1. Photo: Penny Ryan Photography.

LOCALS to feature on the big screen at the Theatre Royal

The 2022 Castlemaine Documentary Festival (C-Doc) is only one week away! This year's festival returns to Castlemaine's iconic Theatre Royal from July 1-3. Film buffs...
My Home Network members Kaz Neilson, Janet Trotter, Isabella Shaw, Alison Whitten and Jan Steen welcome the community to attend the launch at the Town Hall.

It takes a village – Housing Strategy to be launched

A new 10-year social and affordable housing strategy is set to be launched at Castlemaine Town Hall next Wednesday June 29.The strategy will outline...

Castlemaine Maternity service celebrates its first birthday

Dhelkaya Health (formerly Castlemaine Health) held a special celebration at Buda Historic Home and Garden last Friday to mark the first birthday of its...

Week one in Spencely: CHIRP moves in

Eve Lamb After sitting vacant for about two years, the former Spencely House aged care house tucked deep into Castlemaine's main public hospital site is...

Big weekend of art and all that jazz…

Eve Lamb Strong results for both the Castlemaine Jazz Festival and the town's Rotary Art Festival over the Queen's Birthday weekend auger well for the...

Project Hope hosts free horse event

Eve Lamb Often it's not intentional cruelty that leads to the suffering of horses, but simply ignorance of their basic needs, says Julia Murray. The results,...
VGR vice president John Hoy, president Steve Strangward, board member Tony Llewelyn, restoration volunteer Tom Donaldson, Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards and Mount Alexander Shire Council CEO Darren Fuzzard are pictured with the newly restored carriage Acheron.

$125,000 funding boost for Victorian Goldfields Railway

Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR) is steaming ahead with plans for the next stage of its infrastructure works thanks to a $125,136 grant towards strategic...
Long time Don employee Wayne Dennis (centre) recently celebrated 50 years with the company and is proudly pictured here with some of his colleagues.

50 year milestone for Wayne

Don KR Castlemaine employee Wayne Dennis recently celebrated 50 years of service at the long running Castlemaine institution.Wayne told the Mail he was just...

Covid vaccination and testing clinics to close

Castlemaine Health announced this week that its COVID-19 Vaccination and COVID Testing Clinics are set to close this month.The final day for COVID Vaccinations...

Bust honour for Felix

A bronze bust has been created to honour the late Felix Cappy OAM and will be unveiled in a special event at the Castlemaine...

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