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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...

Solar farm hearing: Local farmers speak up

Baringhup farmers have told a state planning panel the site proposed for the Baringhup solar farm is strategically valuable agricultural land that's only likely...

Council vote for clean energy deal

Mount Alexander Shire Council has pitched its support squarely behind a significant move toward buying 100 per cent renewable energy as part of a...

Countdown on to doco film fest

Man Booker Prize winning writer Richard Flanagan and celebrated environmental activist Bob Brown will be among special guests at next week's Castlemaine Documentary Film...

Solar farm plan sparks concerns

Residents in the Ravenswood South area are worried a proposal for a new solar farm to be built there may have negative impacts...

Boost for the shed

Flushed with a sense of occasion, a new loo and brand new welding bay were launched at Castlemaine Men's Shed late last week.The...

Midwinter magic

A little midwinter magic is planned for Castlemaine's Botanical Garden's tomorrow evening.The Midwinter Lantern Walk has been marking the arrival of the Winter Solstice...

Former prison officer sentenced

Former Loddon Prison employee Lyndon Turvey has been sentenced to 15 months in prison with a seven month non-parole period following an investigation by...

Highland blast

Those feeling the need to blast away the winter chills are in luck tomorrow as Castlemaine hosts a rare highland pipe concert that's likely...

Castlemaine Poetry Prize returns

Entries for the 2019 Castlemaine Poetry Prize are now open.After a recess in 2017-2018, while Castlemaine Mail editor Lisa Dennis was on maternity leave, the popular...

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