Vale John Wills “Jack” Jefferies
The Castlemaine community were saddened to hear of the loss of respected community member and former Castlemaine Football Netball Club great John Wills Jefferies on July 24.
LISTEN: Local water storage discussed in new podcast
Goulburn-Murray Water has released a new podcast episode to help keep the community informed about how storages are managed.
Fire at the Guildford Pub
CFA vehicles from across the region were called to the scene of a chimney fire inside the Guildford Family Hotel last Saturday afternoon.
History to go under the hammer at fundraising auction
Local community group Gold Camp Castlemaine is holding a Winter Auction to raise funds to advocate for Camp Reserve's significant landscape, heritage values and old trees.
Residents request removal of dog ban
Community members are calling for the Mount Alexander Shire Council to remove the controversial dog ban on public reserves and ovals.
168 lives lost in traffic accidents
Police are continuing to see fatal, serious injury and injury collisions across the Goldfields area.
‘65,000 bullets raining down – that’s a war zone’
Mount Alexander Shire councillors have voted to advocate to the state government for the banning of commercial kangaroo harvesting in the shire.
$2 billion to spare after Comm Games scrapped
Consultation has already begun on how regional communities can get the most out of the $2 billion regional package.
‘Yes’ campaign underway
Community support for the 'Yes' campaign for the upcoming referendum on the First Peoples Voice to Federal Parliament is gaining momentum.
The dreaming place of the emu
A large crowd gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the renaming of Jim Crow Creek to Larni Barramal Yaluk.
Capping and rehabilitation completed at Castlemaine landfill
Mount Alexander Shire Council has completed capping and rehabilitation works at the Castlemaine Landfill site which represents one of the biggest projects in the...
A lost trade brought to life
The team at Billman's Foundry have done it again - creating an enormous statue of nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel.