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Hot jazz to warm weekend

Castlemaine will warm itself with plenty of hot jazz this long weekend as the town hosts its sixth annual jazz festival.As the program fires...

Flu season hits home

More Castlemaine residents have been getting flu vaccinations this season with local health professionals also reporting a spike in the number of influenza cases...

Feast of Art

Art lovers are in for a treat this long weekend as the Rotary Club of Castlemaine hosts its 32nd annual art show, transforming...
John 'Nemo' Nieman is encouraging people to take part in the Active Living Census. Following open heart surgery Nemo said he has been walking a lot to keep active and hopes to soon get back into strength training.

LET’S GET ACTIVE!

Eight weeks after open heart surgery Newstead resident and local councillor John 'Nemo' Nieman has a new lease of life and is encouraging others...

That big jazz sound

The Goldfields Jazz Orchestra is getting set to dispense some big sound at next weekend's Castlemaine Jazz Festival.More than a year on from...

Kooky ukey love story

Guildford's historic music hall is bracing itself for a kooky ukey love story like no other.Uked! the play-along ukulele musical premieres at the little...

Story of survival

Local Indigenous elder Aunty Julie McHale will share significant aspects of her life story when she presents the keynote address at this Sunday's Sorry...

Lashings of gallows humour

Castlemaine Theatre Company is getting in touch with its darker side as it gets set to stage black comedy Frankenstein's Children.With a cast of...

$5M pledge

Federal Labor has pledged $5 million to build a dedicated purpose-built home for Castlemaine District Community Health (CHIRP) if elected to government this Saturday. Bendigo...

Bold plan to improve station thoroughfare

A Castlemaine architect has put forward a public proposal he hopes will lead to improved pedestrian and traffic flow around the entrance to Castlemaine's...

A trip through time

Don't know what a Bullnose Morris Cowley is?Nevermind - this weekend offers a prime chance to find out as one of these very rare...

Top exhibitors trot to show

The big and the small of the horse world goes on show in Castlemaine this Sunday for the annual April feature show.With gentle...

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