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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...
Maldon Neighbourhood Centre coordinator Amy Atkinson, Bendigo Federal MP Lisa Chesters and Matt Wilson of Central Spark Victoria are delighted to see the project completed.

Solar boost!

The Maldon Neighbourhood Centre recently received a welcome funding boost from the federal government for new solar panels.Bendigo Federal MP Lisa Chesters visited Maldon...

First jabs for Castlemaine

It was history in the making as the Covid-19 vaccine rollout began in Castlemaine yesterday.The first of the all-important jabs were administered to residents...

All rosy for Applefest

Things are looking rosy as Applefest gets cooking tomorrow with the annual celebration sowing its seeds a little wider this time round.Last year the...

Housing for all – join the conversation

A community forum will be held at Castlemaine Town Hall this Wednesday evening to address the town's affordable housing crisis and map out ways...

Prison expansion underway

Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards visited Middleton Prison in Castlemaine on Tuesday last week to turn the first sod on a $71m redevelopment and...

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