Play space captures the imagination
Did you catch our story about the opening of the new play space in Victory Park? The new play space has certainly got a...
HALT goes national
Local suicide prevention group HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) took their message to Canberra recently staging one of their renowned 'Save Your Bacon' brekkie...
Birds and flowers
Shades of Gray unveiled its highly anticipated annual spring exhibition Birds and Flowers last Saturday, November 2. The exhibition runs for nine days culminating this Sunday...
Solar savings
When Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) won a 20.625kw full installed solar system valued at $26,000 from Origin Energy in 2018, the school made the...
It’s Show Time …
Castlemaine show gets cracking this evening with a street parade and wood chop part of the opening schedule - plus a fireworks display, weather...
Council vote paves way for permaculture farm
A council decision has paved the way for a new permaculture farm and associated new house to be established at Harcourt North.But it was...
KiT Van Unveiled
An innovative new mental health wellbeing initiative - the Keep in Touch (KiT) Van, co-designed with young people, is being rolling out across the...
A love of land and life
Over the past 50 years well known Castlemaine artist Brian Nunan has travelled the Australian outback on and off for months at a time.The...
Climate call loud at council meeting
Calls for greater action to address climate change were front and centre at this week's Mount Alexander Shire Council meeting.There was a packed public...
Downsizers forced out
Castlemaine residents hoping to retire and downsize are being forced to leave the community they love due to a lack of retirement living options...
Muckin’ about at Mucklefest
Historic Muckleford Railway Station sets the scene for this weekend's Mucklefest Vintage Machinery Rally.The annual festival has been running for over a decade now...
Tackling the … Shitbox Rally
How far can you go in a car worth under $1000?Quite a distance if seems - as one local family seems about to prove.Elphinstone...