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Community calls on council for better biodiversity protection

Architect, and environmental activist, Trevor Scott, and members of Harcourt Valley Landcare addressed their concerns about the recent vegetation removal in Diamond Gully Road,...

Bowling over breast cancer

Gay Buchanan is living with Stage 4 breast cancer. Grateful for the support and treatment she has received she is hosting a fundraiser to...
Boomtown Winery & Bistro owner Tim Sproal, Midland Express/Castlemaine Mail advertising manager Lynda Brew, Community Bank Maldon & District Community Partnerships Lead Sophie Guerin, 2023 category winner and Big 4 Castlemaine Gardens Holiday Park owner Claire Height, Mount Alexander Shire Council Tourism, Marketing and Development Officer Jessica McNamara and Economic Development Coordinator Daniel Bone encourage local businesses to nominate for this year's awards.

Mount Alexander Shire Business Awards closing soon!

Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting local businesses to share their story and nominate for the 2025 Mount Alexander Business Awards.The awards celebrate the...

New look for NAB

The National Australia Bank Castlemaine has had a makeover. The historic bank building closed its doors last September 12 at 12.30pm before a works team...

Historic relic goes under the hammer

Bendigo Auctions contacted the Mail earlier this week to share the story of the acquisition of a unique brass hand bell which is featured...

More than just roads, rates and rubbish

Cr Rosalie Hastwell said she believed the councillors, who had varied backgrounds and experience, had struck a good balance across the five focus areas...

Hundreds call for tax to be scrapped

Anyone driving into Bendigo on Sunday morning could have been forgiven for thinking that a major emergency was unfolding. But the steady stream of CFA...

Back-to-back wins for Goldfields FC

Matthew Parkhill Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club men's Melbourne Metro Div 3 side has secured back-to-back league championships and inter-league grand final wins with a 3-2...

Look up! Swooping season is here

As the weather gets warmer and the days longer, we also start to see the occasional swooping bird. Native birds enter their breeding season...

Wind up for Mt ACE

After a long and generous association with Bendigo Bank and Bendigo Telco, Mt Alexander Community Enterprise Inc has given its final donation to the...

Flowserve TKL is turning 150!

Castlemaine's iconic foundry Flowserve TKL is turning 150 years old! To commemorate this fantastic achievement the local foundry at 5 Parker Street, Castlemaine will be...

Twelve new citizens welcomed to Mount Alexander Shire

Twelve Mount Alexander Shire residents officially became Australian citizens during a moving ceremony held in the council chambers last Friday. The prerequisites for becoming an...

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