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Show secretary Debbie Hamilton is pictured with some of the beautiful floral entries.

Show marches on!

The 172nd Castlemaine & District Agricultural Show begins tonight with all the colour and spectacle of the beloved street parade.The parade will weave along...
Voices for Bendigo Deputy Chair Sue Fricke at Saturday's launch.

Asking the important questions and getting involved

Jade Jungwirth In the lead-up to the state election in November, a new community-led nonpartisan movement is asking people the important questions. What matters to...

Big shift for Castlemaine SES volunteers after weekend storm

A fast-moving storm cell swept across Mount Alexander Shire on Saturday evening, leaving a trail of fallen trees and keeping Castlemaine SES volunteers on...
Mike Elith and Dean Swanson will be opening the gates to their stunning property 'Granite Garden' at Harcourt North. The couple are pictured with a sculpture by Mandurang artist Andrew Sardone. Photo: Lisa Dennis

Behind the garden gate

Lisa Dennis The highly anticipated 18th biennial Castlemaine & District Festival of Gardens kicks off tomorrow, Saturday October 24 and runs through to Tuesday November...
12 trees were removed from the nature strip of a property in Campbells Creek.

Getting to the root of the problem

Jade Jungwirth Move over Macca's, trees are the hot topic this month! First, it was the mass removal of trees and vegetation at schools in...
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...

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