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Maldon cowboy and champion Aussie bronc rider Bailey O’Dell will compete against some of the world's best riders tomorrow.

Maldon bronc champ to feature

Maldon cowboy and champion Aussie bronc rider Bailey O’Dell is set to compete alongside some of best riders from across the globe at the...
Mount Alexander Shire resident (credit: Penny Ryan)

Navigating aged care reforms

Jade Jungwirth The aged care services quarterly review presented at Tuesday's monthly council meeting highlighted the difficulties of navigating significant aged care reforms and increased...
Castlemaine Theatre Company and Montello Productions are delighted to bring Caryl Churchill’s celebrated postmodern play Love and Information to the Phee Broadway Theatre next month. Photo: Diana Domonkos.

CTC presents Love and Information

After sell-out performances of Arjun Raina’s Camp Darwin earlier this year, Castlemaine Theatre Company and Montello Productions are delighted to bringCaryl Churchill’s celebrated postmodern...

CSC artists shine

Local youth will showcase their incredible and varied artistic talents at the annual Castlemaine Secondary College Arts Exhibition in the Castlemaine Market Building.Acclaimed painter...

A surprise find

Inheriting her father's 1861 miners' cottage, Amanda Falvo decided to continue her dad's work, bringing the cottage back to its former glory.Working in the...
Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards, council and YMCA representatives celebrate the completion of work at South Castlemaine Kindergarten.

Kinder transformation celebrated

Jade Jungwirth Community members, kids and officials gathered at the South Castlemaine Kindergarten last Friday to celebrate the building's transformation from a run-down, aging facility...
Castlemaine's Lizzy Welsh will feature. Photo: Greg Harm

SONA series launches tonight

A new concert series of contemporary chamber music 'SONA' presenting new, rare, and under-performed repertoire in regional Victoria is set to be launched at...
Stoneman's Bookroom team members Leah, Paige and Arlo encourage you to join them in celebrating Love Your Book Shop Day. Photo: Lisa Dennis

Show the love!

Castlemaine's beloved book shop Stoneman's Bookroom is celebrating its 65th Birthday in 2026 and has been holding a range of special events to mark...
Associate Professor Tobias (Toby) Angstmann, local Obstetri- cian and Gynaecologist and Colette McGuinness, Dhelkaya Health’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Nurse and Midwife.

Enhancing local care for women

Dhelkaya Health is expanding access to specialist women’s healthcare with the launch of its new Women’s Health Clinic at the Castlemaine Campus.Located in Spencely...
Grey headed flying fox mother and her pup. 'Are you looking at my baby' pic Liz Howell Friends of Bats & Bushcare Inc.

They’re our little devils

Castlemaine Botanical Gardens is currently experiencing an influx of flying foxes, and while residents have expressed their distaste at the ensuing stench, one expert...

Hub’s 1st community ownership birthday

On October 1 community ownership of the Hub on Barker Street turned one! It has been a year since hundreds of people invested to...
Lisa Chesters, Mark Dorian, and Lisa Harrison having a look at the club's barbecue, which is being held together with zip ties and electrical tape.

Beating heart of Harcourt awarded $25,000

Harcourt Football Netball Club is the recipient of this year’s $25,000 community grant from Insurer Vero (as part of its sponsorship of the NIBA...

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