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Castlemaine runner Ellissia Campbell and Dr Richard Mayes (alias The Bird) are among hundreds of participants looking forward to this Sunday's Run The Maine.

Get ready to run!

Keen runners are flexing leg muscles and limbering up for this Sunday's 10th anniversary of Castlemaine's iconic homegrown running event - Run The Maine...

Vote for Ian!

Castlemaine's Ian Higgins, already the Victorian 2017 Individual Landcarer of the year, will soon know if he's taken out the national award - a...
Chewton artist Jessie Boylan is pictured hard at work in her studio.

Local artist features

The work of Chewton artist and La Trobe Photography lecturer Jessie Boylan is now on show at Bendigo Art Gallery as part of  the...

Feedback Welcomed: New move to govern public uses, green spaces

A new draft policy governing community use of public assets in Mount Alexander Shire - including funeral services in green spaces -  will now go out...

Bliss Bombs target Taradale

Housework may never be the same again after the Bliss Bombs deliver their racy show at Taradale Hall this weekend - starting tonight.  Drawn...

Burlgary update – photo released

Central Goldfields Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after thieves broke into separate businesses in Castlemaine and Maryborough yesterday, September 17. Investigators have been told...

Boob Club Country for Castlemaine

A Harcourt resident is keen to bring the Boob Club to Castlemaine. It's for younger women diagnosed with breast cancer and there's a very special...

Metcalfe ready to roar

The population of Metcalfe is set to triple this Sunday as the scenic locality hosts a special annual event and raises funds for several...
Local Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Owners Uncle Rick Nelson, Aunty Kerri Douglas and supporters welcome the commissioner's visit. Photo: Tony Michaels.

Commissioner to visit

Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner, Jill Gallagher AO from the Department of Premier and Cabinet, will visit Castlemaine next Monday September 17 to speak to...

Tarrengower escapee located

Police have located prison escapee Nga Thi Dang, who escaped from Tarrengower Prison in Nuggetty on Monday. The 36-year-old was confirmed missing about 11.15am on...

Upgrade pre-empts severe season

With a severe fire season forecast, the state's Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change has visited Mount Tarrengower to check progress on the...

Reinstate our second track: Greens

Reinstatement of the second track on the Melbourne-Bendigo rail line through Castlemaine is needed, the Greens candidate for Bendigo West says. Standing for the Greens...

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