Loddon lockdown lifted
Castlemaine's Loddon (Middleton) Prison Precinct was among six prisons across the state placed into lockdown earlier this week.
The lockdown was carried out as a...
Mask upsurge
Demand for protective face masks in Castlemaine and surrounds has spiked sharply in recent days as the state government urges regional Victorians aged over...
Castlemaine Junior Poetry Prize closes today
Entries for the 2020 Castlemaine Junior Poetry Prize close today Friday September 18 at 5pm.Entries for the Senior Section (poets 16 and over) closed...
Gold explorer increases tenure
The renewed interest in exploring our region's uptapped gold potential continues to grow with exploration company Kalamazoo Resources announcing this week it has...
The Heart of The Bubble
Castlemaine based author Trace Balla has used her time in isolation to pen another book about just that titled - The Heart of the Bubble.The...
The careful dance: classes in a time of Covid
This week the Castlemaine Mail speaks to local dancers about how they've had to adjust their dance and circus classes for their very dedicated...
Friends of CHIRP launch lobby podcast
The Friends of Castlemaine District Community Health (CHIRP) are launching their podcast series 'The Story of CHIRP' on radio program Around the Wireless on...
Extend JobKeeper – Chesters
Federal Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters MP has met with travel industry experts in Castlemaine to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Funding boost for Harcourt
The Harcourt community are celebrating this week after the announcement that the township will receive a $372,131 boost towards the construction of new unisex...
Waterslide permit refused
A Castlemaine man says he will fight a council decision that would require him to remove a large private waterslide he has already built...
Grab a bargain!
The team at Windarring Recycled Store at 317 Barker Street are thrilled to be back on deck after the COVID-19 hiatus.The crew at...
Crime stats released
More drug related offending has been detected in Mount Alexander Shire area in recent months, but Covid-19 appears to be driving some other forms...