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...
Don’t seal our street: locals petition council
While railing against unsealed rural roads is a common complaint in many regional areas, plenty of residents in Castlemaine's unsealed Butterworth Street 'hood have...
On song
Regular customers at Harcourt's Goldfields Track Cafe often get more than a caffeine fix when they drop in for a coffee.Behind the coffee machine...
Decision a ‘cop out’?
Mount Alexander Shire Council has narrowly voted in favour of issuing planning approval for a controversial telecommunications tower to be installed at Wesley Hill,...
Recycled threads claim the catwalk
Recycled, upcycled, reclaimed and repurposed fashions hit the catwalk in Castlemaine this Sunday as the Mount Alexander Sustainability Group holds its inaugural fundraising fashion...
Grumpies set for show & shine
While their degree of grumpiness is subject to some debate, there's no disputing the Guildford Grumpies' enthusiasm for a good cause.Since forming six years...
‘Too good to go’: residents oppose tree removal plan
A proposal to remove two mature gum trees at Castlemaine's Camp Reserve oval as part of the reserve's new draft master plan is...
CSC works underway
Works have commenced on the final stages of the Castlemaine Secondary College redevelopment. Did you catch the story on the planned works in last...
Plans afloat for shipwrecked spring ball
This year's a big one for the annual Castlemaine Community House Spring Ball.
Set for Castlemaine's Theatre Royal on Saturday October 12 the annual...
Broadway coup
Castlemaine has carried off a musical coup as it prepares to host the Australian premiere of Broadway's Bright Star.Locally based theatre company Three's A...
Magnificent Seven
Now on show at The Taproom, The Magnificent Seven packs a punch.Featuring seven large-scale works by established Taradale artist Phillip Head, it portrays seven iconic musicians...