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Local emergency services have seen a dramatic increase in traffic accidents in Mount Alexander Shire this month, with four incidents in the past four days alone.

Castlemaine Fire Brigade invites the community to a special open day next Sunday November 17 to celebrate its 170th anniversary milestone.

While all eyes are turned to the US election, and the knowledge that Donald Trump will serve another term as president, closer to home the provisional election results for the Mount Alexander Shire Council election have been announced.

Local emergency services were called to a car accident and subsequent fire in Muckleford-Castlemaine Road on Sunday evening.

Mount Alexander Shire Council in partnership with the Castlemaine Mail is inviting the community to celebrate local agriculture and farming by getting involved in a photo competition.

Mount Alexander Shire Council is calling on community members to get involved in the Crochet Flower Project to support 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.

The three and four-year-old children from Castlemaine Childcare Centre Kindergarten have been participating in a road safety inquiry project, funded and supported by the Traffic Accident Commission and the Starting Out Safely program, to learn how to be more road safe, as well as finding ways that our community can be more road safe for children.

All the photos from the 2024 Castlemaine Show

The Mount Alexander Shire community got into the spirit of Halloween with dozens of home owners decorating their properties for the occasion and welcoming Trick or Treaters.

One of regular contributors was recently approached by Luda Kedova an art historian in Ballarat...

The Castlemaine & District Agricultural Society Inc is thrilled to celebrate its 170th anniversary show this weekend, November 1 and 2. 

The Homeshare Australia and New Zealand board visited Dhelkaya Health on October 18 to speak to representatives behind the innovative local Homeshare initiative.