A step closer
The Victorian Miniature Railway (VMR) project to establish at miniature railway at Harcourt has moved a step closer with its first building reaching 'lock...
Belly beautiful way to keep festive fit
It can be difficult to avoid piling on the Christmas calories and ending up with a midriff akin to Santa's.But in Castlemaine one group...
Bracks launches The Paddock
Former Victorian premier Steve Bracks has officially opened The Paddock, Castlemaine's cutting-edge environmental housing development. Mt Alexander CEO Darren Fuzzard, mayor Cr Christine Henderson, and...
Bold new mural for The Mill
Courage is contagious asserts the new mural, freshly completed this week on a prominent wall at The Mill, Castlemaine.Splashed in musk pink on the...
Buda yarn bombed for traditional arts fair
They're a mysterious lot the Bendigo Yarn Bombers.Not disclosing their identity is part of the mystique behind their super colourful yarn based bomb "attacks"...
Race the Train returns
Bike riders are bracing to take on the train in a contest of stamina against steam as the unique Race the Train event makes...
She Shares luncheon
Local women with an increased
risk of breast and ovarian cancer are invited the next Pink Hope ‘She Shares’
event to be held at the picturesque...
75 and going strong! Harcourt fireys celebrate
Things have changed a fair bit since the earliest days of the Harcourt fire brigade. Back then 75 years ago people unlucky enough to be...
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...