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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...

Castlemaine Steiner School celebrates ‘stars’

Castlemaine Steiner School is thrilled to have been awarded the first two stars in Sustainability Victoria's ResourceSmart Schools program. ResourceSmart Schools facilitator for the Loddon...

Reject Shop opens its doors

A huge crowd flocked to the opening of the new Reject Shop store at 112-116 Barker Street Castlemaine on Thursday morning. News broke recently that...

Harcourt Bowling Club celebrating 70 years

Harcourt Bowling Club will host an afternoon tea on Saturday September 20 in celebration of the club's 70th Anniversary - a significant milestone in...

Protest against deforested beef

A group of passionate local older women connected with local climate action group Mount Alexander Knitting Nannas and other supporters gathered outside Woolworths Castlemaine...

Town’s teens an asset

Being a teenager is hard. You have to contend with hormones, social pressures, societal pressures and an ever-changing world. Social media is a new...

‘Scrap The Tax’ rally to be held on Sunday

Members of the CFA Volunteers Group are urging local CFA volunteers, farmers and concerned community members to join them when they stage a 'Scrap...

Future use of industrial land in our shire

The Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting community feedback on the draft Industrial Strategy and Industrial Design Guidelines. The strategy will guide the development of...

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