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Removing barriers for mountain bike riders

Founded in 2019 Trailhead Coaching, provides mountain bike skills coaching in either one-on-one or group sessions.Owner and founder, Jo Wall is passionate about working...
Castlemaine Hot Rod Centre chairperson Vicki Farrell is pictured with fellow member Rick Ling's 1923 T Model Ford Bucket. The hot rod was built back in 1973 and recently restored by Ling. "It was originally built by a friend from a McDonald Brothers kit. I spent around 1000 hours on the restoration," Ling said.

Autopia returns to Autoplex Castlemaine this weekend

The art of hot rodding has been part of our community for more than 60 years.Hot Rodders are crafters who take an older vehicle...
Volunteers worked hard to remove one and a half skips of rubbish from local creeks.

Volunteers clean up local creeks as part of Clean Up Australia Day

Last Sunday March 5 volunteers from the Friends of Campbells Creek and the community joined Clean-up Australia Day, focusing on three kilometres of creeks...

Unveiling the truth of Central Victoria’s past

US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Consul General Kathleen Lively, and filmmaker, historian, and journalist Santilla Chingaipe, were in Bendigo on Monday to unveil a plaque...
Castlemaine State Festival director Glyn Roberts has announced that the 2023 Festival will be his last at the helm.

Festival director announces departure

Castlemaine State Festival (CSF) director Glyn Roberts has announced that the 2023 iteration of the premiere arts event will be his last in the...
Volunteers Sophia and Rose celebrate the possibility of Castlemaine Safe Space finding a permanent home. Sophia (L) says she finds volunteering for CSS mutually rewarding. Rose (R) "The best part about volunteering here is seeing people leave at the end of a shift with a smile on their face."

A permanent place for Safe Space

Castlemaine's Safe Space (CSS) is going from strength to strength, helping over 130 individuals since it first opened its doors last July, and with...

“So disappointing”: Big swing stolen from popular playground

Youngsters from across the region were left disappointed last week after the basket swing was stolen from the Harcourt Play Space.
The HALT team are proudly pictured with Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards, politicians and tradies at Parliament House.

HALT heads to parliament house

Castlemaine grass-roots suicide prevention charity HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) had a fantastic morning at Parliament House last Wednesday February 22 delivering a HALT...
L-R: Left Samuel Moran, Centre Archie Rixon and Right Kyan Martin. Kyan is studying to be an electrician and after Thursday's tour is hoping to get a job at one of the mines in the future.

Digging into the science behind mining

Last Thursday a group of Castlemaine Secondary College students visited Fosterville Gold Mine for a careers field trip, learning all about mine operations and...

From our archives – the Mail looks back at 20 years of local news

The Castlemaine Mail looks back at pages from our archives in this monthly column.
Castlemaine Gift coordinator Darryl Nettleton is pictured with the hallowed prize for the 120m Women's Gift.

Castlemaine Gift returns to the Camp Reserve this Sunday

Elite runners from across the state and beyond will descend on Castlemaine's Camp Reserve for the annual Castlemaine Gift this Sunday February 26.Castlemaine Athletics...
A design drawing for the new pavilion.

Camp Reserve redevelopment back on the agenda

There were unusually high attendance numbers at last Tuesday's meeting of Mount Alexander Shire Council, with public question time extended to allow residents a...

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