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Art Show gathers momentum

Rotary Castlemaine’s 35th Annual Art Show is set to return on the King’s Birthday weekend, June 6–10.

Annual tree works

Mount Alexander Shire Council will begin its annual tree maintenance program in June.

Taradale Youth Space opens

The Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting young community members to visit the brand-new youth space in Taradale.

Making musical memories

Castlemaine Secondary College's (CSC) stage band and vocal ensemble are still flying high after their unforgettable experience at the 'Generations In Jazz' festival in Mount Gambier, South Australia on May 3-5.

Celebrating old school days

Prolific local history writer Ken James is set to launch his latest book, Schools of Barkers Creek, Harcourt and Harcourt North, at the Harcourt Valley Heritage and Tourist Centre this Sunday May 19.

‘50 years on 2 metres’

Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics Club invites you to attend their monthly meeting, tonight May 17 where Castlemaine member Tony Falla VK3KKP will provide an interesting presentation titled '50 years on 2 metres'.

Prison Pet Partnership

The greyhound foster program at Tarrengower Prison has been successfully matching prisoners with retired racing dogs for over a decade, giving both the four-legged companions, and the prisoners a new lease on life.

A dose of appreciation

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church’s Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has proudly supported International Nurses Day with volunteers who hosted an appreciation lunch for nurses at Dhelkaya Health.

Reviving history

After 15 months of meticulous restoration efforts led by a dedicated team of Victorian Goldfields Railway volunteers and staff, the historic locomotive J549 is proudly returning to service, breathing new life into a piece of railway heritage.

Jazz meets art

Many locals may have noticed the eye-catching black and white posters of local and national Jazz artists cropping up across the town in recent weeks

Court upgrades uncover heritage gems

There has been a lot of activity taking place in Lyttleton Street Castlemaine in recent weeks with works well underway to upgrade facilities at the Castlemaine Magistrates Court and preliminary works also beginning at the former Castlemaine Police Station site.

Castlemaine Mail celebrates its 170th anniversary milestone

The Castlemaine Mail celebrated its 170th anniversary with the launch of a special pop-up exhibition at the Castlemaine Art Museum on Friday. 

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