Counting underway…
Voting for the 2020 Mount Alexander Shire Council elections closed last Friday October 23 and vote counting commenced earlier this week. The successful candidates...
The responses are in…
The responses for the 2020 Democracy 4 Dinner Candidate Questionnaire for the Mount Alexander Shire Election are in.Castlemaine's Democracy 4 Dinner spokesperson Bryn Davies...
Show your support ‘Buy Local’
The Rotary Club of Castlemaine is doing its best to promote the 'Buy Local' message by printing and distributing free recyclable bags to local...
Funding to transform Thompson House
Castlemaine Health aged care residents are set to benefit from new funding announced as part of the state government's Regional Health Infrastructure Fund...
Carpenter Kate restores local heritage
Kate Jukes might fairly be called "a Jill of all trades." The local carpenter has recently finished personally restoring two original 1850s miners cottage...
Off to market…
Yandoit's Andrew Kimpton is among local stallholders relishing the chance to attend this Sunday's resuming Maldon Market. The sculptural and architectural metalworker says he's...
Lush Lixouri
Lixouri, the beautiful Barkers Creek garden of Max and Margaret Beyer hums with life. "With the rain we've been having the garden is thicker...
New council to provide boost for cycling?
A new peak body has been formed in the local region Mount Alexander Cycling (MAC) comprising the major cycling organisations in the shire, and...
Meet the Candidates goes online
Business Mount Alexander (BMA), in partnership with Shedshaker Brewing, held a virtual 'Meet the Candidates Forum' on Thursday October 8.BMA invited the 11 candidates...
Keep It Local winners
Congratulations to the five winners in our Keep It Local promotion for 2020 - Ann Brereton, R. Taylor, Rod Hadfield, Deborah Coulthard and Bev...
Shot in the arm for arts bodies
Three of Castlemaine 's key arts institutions have received a funding injection from the state government as part of efforts to help the creative...
Miller tells Max’s tale
Castlemaine writer Alex Miller says the central character of his newly released non-fiction book has been with him right from his earliest beginnings as...