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Darren Robinson's Wild Child will be among the boats competing in the U/ L Displacement (Norm Day Memorial).

High octane speed boat racing at Lake Eppalock

The Victorian Speed Boat Club is hosting the annual Eppalock Gold Cup boat race this Saturday January 7.The race meeting is a round of...

Japanese art to feature at Lot 19

Lot 19 Art Precinct in Langslow Street is excited to launch its first exhibition of 2023 this weekend, Isabelle Kawai Vincent's It's too Black and...
US actor Kevin Costner has co-founded the new app which features local historic content.

Kevin Costner’s travel app launched in Australia

Visitors to Castlemaine and surrounds can now discover more about the region's past from the comfort of their car thanks to a new app...

From our archives – looking back at the stories that made headlines

The Castlemaine Mail looks back at pages from our archives in this monthly column. 20 years agoDecember 13, 2002Castlemaine legal firm HSW Lawson and Co...

Honouring the Queen

As the school year recently wound to a close, Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) students, staff and School Council representatives gathered with community leaders for...

Don KR Castlemaine solar farm on the horizon

Mount Alexander Shire Council has approved Don KR Castlemaine's application to build and install 9,400 solar panels on 26.977 hectares of farmland adjoining the...

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85 years of magic and memories

Santa and his helpers from the former Apex Club of Castlemaine will be out and about again this Christmas Day visiting the young and...

Community celebrates bridge decision

The decision to rehabilitate and strengthen the single-lane Froomes Road Bridge was met with applause by community members attending this week's Mount Alexander Shire...

Christmas spirit alive and well

The Castlemaine district community turned out in force for the annual Rotary Carols in the Park event in Victory Park last Friday evening.Participants enjoyed...

Solomon Islanders welcomed with picnic

The Castlemaine Botanical Gardens resounded with wonderful singing two weeks ago when locals welcomed the Solomon Islanders who have come to our shire to...
The new supermarket proposed for the former gasworks site has been approved.

Supermarket gets the green light

The Victorian Civil Administration Tribunal (VCAT) released its long awaited decision on the proposed supermarket for Castlemaine's former gasworks site on Tuesday.The authority has...

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