Community Meetings to be held for those impacted by Ravenswood-Harcourt fire
Community Meetings have been scheduled for the Castlemaine Town Hall today at 3pm and Kyneton Town Hall today at 5pm to update community members...
Victorian Government declares a State of Disaster
Premier Jacinta Allan has declared a State of Disaster for 18 Local Government Areas and one Alpine Resort following advice from the Minister for...
Emergency Relief Centres opened in Kyneton and Bendigo
UPDATE: A second Emergency Relief Centre has opened at the Bendigo Showgrounds to assist residents evacuating due to bushfires.
Bendigo Showgrounds
Holmes Rd, Bendigo
Open...
Elphinstone, Faraday and Golden Point urged to leave now
Update: EMERGENCY WARNING - GRASS FIRE - Leave Immediately
Incident Location: Ravenswood South
Issue Date: Friday 09 January 2026, 05:52 pm
Next Update: Friday 09 January 2026,...
Crews works to bring Ravenswood/Harcourt fire under control
Update: Catastrophic conditions are pushing a fast-moving grassfire into Harcourt, Ravenswood South and surrounds.
There is an out-of-control grassfire at Harcourt, that is currently travelling...
Update: Harcourt and Harcourt North community urged to leave now
VIC EMERGENCY WARNING - GRASS FIRE - Leave Immediately
Incident Location: Ravenswood South
Issue Date: Friday 09 January 2026, 03:57 pm
Next Update: Friday 09 January 2026,...
Ravenswood South Fire: Community members urged to take shelter
EMERGENCY WARNING - GRASS FIRE - Shelter Indoors Now
Incident Location: Ravenswood South
Issue Date: Friday 09 January 2026, 03:20 pm
Next Update: Friday 09 January 2026,...
Shed destroyed by fire
Newstead Fire Brigade member Christopher Simmins was among the crews to turnout to a shed fire at Newstead on Tuesday evening and shared the...
Where is Castlemaine’s designated ‘Place of Last Resort’ (Neighbourhood Safer Place – NSP)?
With today's Catastrophic Fire Day declared for our region many have asked the question: where is Castlemaine's designated 'Place of Last Resort' (Neighbourhood Safer...
Catastrophic Fire Day declared
As we went to press this morning, Victorian fire authorities issued a Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating for tommorrow, Friday, January 9, for the North...
Celebrating the stories that made news in 2025
The latest edition of the Castlemaine Mail is out today! The special commemorative edition looks back at the stories that made headlines in 2025....
Agreement supports First Nations communities
Mount Alexander Shire Council and Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation (NEAC) have signed a new four-year agreement to continue working together to support Aboriginal and...