Spreading the joy
A team of volunteers from Don KR Castlemaine recently donated their time to assist the hard working team at The Salvation Army Castlemaine to pack their annual Christmas hampers.
Students campaigning for change
Winters Flat Primary School students Georgie (Grade 6) and Aurora (Grade 5) have taken the school's campaign to eradicate plastic fruit stickers a step further, writing to local, state and federal governments calling for a ban.
Action packed council meeting
The last meeting of Mount Alexander Shire Council for 2023 was a long and action packed one.
Santa Run returns!
This year marks the 86th anniversary of the beloved annual Past Apex Club of Castlemaine Santa Run which has cemented its place in the...
Climate rebellion leads to arrests
Central Victoria Climate Action members took part in a week-long rebellion in Melbourne last week, led by the local chapter of Red Rebels and an enormous motorised ‘burning’ koala.
Local graffiti offenders arrested
Castlemaine Police executed two search warrants in Castlemaine on Tuesday this week and have arrested two people in relation to graffiti offences.
Peaceful Palestine protest
A group of Mount Alexander residents met their Bendigo neighbours at MP Lisa Chesters' office on Wednesday in a peaceful protest against the war...
Campbells Creek rolls out the green carpet
Campbells Creek bowls enthusiasts are on a roll thanks to the installation of a new synthetic green at the local bowls club.
Community-run orchard opens to the public
The Orchard Keepers organic orchard at Harcourt is nothing if not innovative!
Woolworths build to begin
Works are well underway at the Castlemaine Woolworths site at the former gasworks in Duke Street.
Toots and tunes!
Victorian Goldfields Railway and Shedshaker Brewing are teaming up to create the ultimate beer, food, music and railway experience - Ales on Rails - Toots and Tunes edition.
Trucks roll in…
Truck drivers and enthusiasts from across the country will descend on Castlemaine this weekend for the 35th HHA & Larsen's Castlemaine Rotary Truck Show.