Small businesses performing big acts of kindness
The pandemic brought disease, medical masks, fear and uncertainty into our small regional towns. It brought out the best and the worst in people...
Duck casualties continue to soar
Dead, sick and injured ducks and birdlife continued to be pulled from the Bells Swamp Conservation Reserve just outside Maldon this week.Up to 150...
Driver injured in Johnstone Street crash
Castlemaine SES, CFA and police responded to a two car collision in Johnstone Street Castlemaine on Monday afternoon.Leading Senior Constable Bannon of the Castlemaine...
Castlemaine climate rally
On March 3 school students and community members will be gathering in Victory Park for a climate rally and march as part of a...
New book on Ravenswood South offers fascinating insights into our past
Melbourne based local historian Ken James has been quietly working away behind the scenes on another local history offering this time on Ravenswood South.Ken's...
Woolworths supermarket build to start soon
Construction on Castlemaine's new Woolworths supermarket is scheduled to begin around Easter 2023.
Proposed changes to local laws for tiny homes
With the housing crisis still biting hard, residents are being encouraged to have their say.
Community prepares to celebrate 30 years of Fringe
In 1992 a group of Castlemaine creatives came together to plan for a new event showcasing the local arts community.Designed to complement the Castlemaine...
RIP Corro Corolla
The much-loved Lot 19 Arts Space car Corro Corolla was stolen from its home in Castlemaine sometime last week and has since been declared...
Big stink at Castlemaine Magistrates Court
A local resident has approached the Mail over concerns about the lack of functional, safe and accessible female toilets at the Castlemaine Magistrates Court.
Harvest your potential
Harcourt based organic orchardists Katie and Hugh Finlay are offering a course called Learn.Plan.Succeed: Create Your Fruit Tree Action Plan.
Aged care reforms looming
Federal MP Lisa Chesters told the Mail that the final reform arrangements will be settled in early 2023 after taking into consideration feedback from the people who use and deliver the services.
