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...
DON KR CASTLEMAINE CASES MULTIPLY
Six cases of COVID-19 have now been linked to Don KR Castlemaine. Pictured are Don KR employees being tested in a pop-up testing...
Masks: an important defence against COVID-19
This week the Victorian Government has asked everyone who lives in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire to wear a face covering when they...
Honouring our Diggers
The Barkers Creek Cricket Club plans to honour and celebrate the service and sacrifice of former cricketers and community members who served in World...
CSC redevelopment almost complete
Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) moved into its state of the art Admin/ Library and Performers Precinct facilities at the start of Term Three.The Mail enjoyed a...
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...