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Magnificent Magpies vie for premiership glory tonight! Photo: SAA Imaging.

Historic moment for our Castlemaine Women’s Team

FREE TO READ: The Castlemaine Magpie Women's side will take on Golden Square at the Queen Elizabeth Oval tonight.

Mail on Main podcast: September 9, 2022

Listen to our editor Lisa Dennis discussing all the big local stories of the week.

National prize for Castlemaine’s Pyrenees Premium Cuts Butchers

A Castlemaine family-run butchery business has brought home the metaphorical bacon, with their kabana taking out first prize coup in a new national award.The...

Goldfields Quilters to show off their finest at 30th anniversary show

They are labours of love, works of art and frequently luxuriant family heirlooms to boot."They take a lot of time and effort and it...

The need is ‘clearly there’: Castlemaine’s Safe Space now needs a permanent site

Two months after launching, Castlemaine' own Safe Space is achieving exactly what it set out to, and is now keen to secure a permanent...

Enrolments now open for Castlemaine Secondary College

Sponsored post: Over the past 5 years Castlemaine Secondary College has clearly established itself as the secondary school of choice in the local community

Rising costs are forcing some to choose between feeding themselves or their pets

An unprecedented number of people are surrendering dogs they can no longer afford to maintain.
My Home Network is working hard to find solutions to the crisis and is encouraging the owners of vacant homes to consider making them available as affordable rentals.

Owners of vacant properties asked to help housing crisis

Rental stress across Mount Alexander Shire is hitting an all-time high.
Mostyn Street Clinic's Dr Louisa Hope has joined Doctors for the Environment and is helping to lead the initiatives at the local clinic.

Local doctors clinics working towards being carbon neutral

Local medical clinics are doing their best to address climate change and reduce their impact on the environment.

Get a goog-full! The Chook Show launching at Castlemaine’s Lot 19 is ‘clucking good...

Noted for their witty banter with weekly MainFM radio show Girls on Air, Castlemaine's Jan Palethorpe and Melissa Scott have extended their wings to...
Proposed draft designs for the new pavilion at Camp Reserve.

Camp Reserve plans revealed – info session this weekend

Mount Alexander Shire Council is encouraging residents to provide input on plans to improve Castlemaine's Camp Reserve.Council released the new designs late last week...
Travel & Cruise Castlemaine's Heather Rice and Fiona Oliver are thrilled to finalists in the National Travel Industry Awards. The pair are pictured with some of their travel inspired merchandise.

National recognition for Travel & Cruise Castlemaine

Travel & Cruise Castlemaine is thrilled to be a finalist in the prestigious National Travel Industry Awards for the 'Most Outstanding Travel Agency -...

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