Further submissions considered on Harcourt planning amendment
Mount Alexander Shire Council has considered further submissions regarding Harcourt's Planning Scheme Amendment C94 ahead of the upcoming meeting of the independent planning panel...
Award honour for Samuel
Former Castlemaine lad and digital guru Samuel Walter was recently awarded the 'Young Businessperson of the Year' award at the Auscham Business Awards in...
Helping main streets survive the focus of local conference
The survival of small businesses in regional main street precincts was the focus of a conference hosted by Mainstreet Australia in Castlemaine earlier this...
Local not-for-profit CEO selected for leadership opportunity
Castlemaine for-profit CEO Fiona Davis of Farmers for Climate Action is among twenty-four not-for-profit leaders which have been selected to be part of the...
Calling citizen scientists to help gauge local platypus populations
The Australian Conservation Foundation is asking people to become ‘citizen scientists’ this September and head to their local creeks and rivers to see if...
Mail on Main podcast: August 12, 2022
Editor of the Castlemaine Mail Lisa Dennis chats with Dr Bridget Haylock to discuss the top local stories of the week.
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‘Paint the Town Red’ at the Castlemaine Community House Spring Ball 2022
The beloved Castlemaine Community House Spring Ball is making its come-back this October after two years of pandemic disruption and organisers plan to 'Paint...
Is jobs, Is good: Government boost for Don KR
The state government is creating more jobs in regional Victoria with one of Australia’s biggest food manufacturers.
Author inspired by Jarrah and Mathilde’s friendship
Award winning author Pip Harry visited Castlemaine on Monday to officially launch her new book August & Jones which was inspired by the beautiful bond between...
The sound connection: Local audio artist to talk at Bendigo’s Conflux festival
Kyla Brettle has spent 20 years creating detailed soundworks exploring the language of audio-based media.As the urgency of the climate crisis escalates, the internationally...
Community turns out in force for Homelessness Week vigil
Community members attended a vigil last Thursday as part of Homelessness Week to honour community members who are homeless and further galvanise the community...
Maldon Market returns home to Maldon Neighbourhood Centre
Maldon Market has come full circle – back to the site where it began at the Maldon Neighbourhood Centre.Relocating back from its temporary location...