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Surprise donation funds rare rail restoration project

A generous private donation to the Victorian Goldfields Railways is now enabling the restoration of an extremely rare piece of the state's railway...

Spitfire – a daughter’s dedication done in lockdown

A Castlemaine woman has used her time in pandemic isolation to write and publish a book documenting the incredible life of her father, a...
Jaara elder Aunty Kerri Douglas and Campbells Creek Inc History and Heritage Group member Kerin Zable-Brown are pictured with the newly installed history board.

Campbells Creek’s history celebrated

How much do you know about the history of Campbells Creek?Local residents and visitors alike will be surprised and delighted by the new history...
Tiriki Onus with possum skin cloak. Image supplied.

CAM welcomes First Nations board member

In an historic first Castlemaine Art Museum (CAM) has appointed First Nations man Tiriki Onus to the CAM Board.Tiriki Onus (Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja...

Dawn dip with the Aquanuts

As the temperature hovered around two degrees on Tuesday, 7am, and many were still beneath the doona, some hardy souls were instead getting set to swim...
CCH Centrelink Coordinator Julie Holden and NILS coordinator Peter Cole invite community members to make an appointment for free assistance.

CCH ready to help

Castlemaine Community House (CCH) has a range of Financial Services available to help low income earners and the unemployed impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.While...

Maternity milestone

Progress on the recommendations arising from the Castlemaine Health Maternity Services review are well underway.The hospital has made three key appointments to lead the...

State of Disaster declared

BREAKING: Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that a ‘State of Disaster’ will be declared in Victoria from 6pm tonight. Melbourne will move to Stage...

Plan Harcourt a step closer

Mount Alexander Shire Council is seeking state approval to amend the local planning scheme enabling it to implement its newly adopted blueprint guiding the...

Randy rescued

Maldon Fire Brigade and Bendigo Mine Rescue Team (Oscar One) were called out to rescue a dog which had fallen five metres into an...

Help curb Covid mayor urges

As wearing facemasks in public becomes compulsory throughout Victoria from this Sunday night, Mount Alexander's mayor is urging the community to help curb the...

Police appeal for witnesses to fatal crash

Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed the fatal car crash that claimed two lives at Muckleford, near Castlemaine, on Friday night.As...

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