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Grab a bargain!

The team at Windarring Recycled Store at 317 Barker Street are thrilled to be back on deck after the COVID-19 hiatus.The crew at...

Crime stats released

More drug related offending has been detected in Mount Alexander Shire area in recent months, but Covid-19 appears to be driving some other forms...

Let there be more light: local gallery reopens

Retired corporate lawyer Mary Edquist only took up art in her early 50s but when she did it produced an explosion of work. Now...

Doco film fest set to fly

Prepare to bunker down, grab a brew and settle back to soak up this year's Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival offerings from the comfort of your own...

Fancy Chooks take flight

Forget toilet paper, over the last couple of months the hot new Covid commodity has been chooks!The Mail caught up with Newstead local and Farmers Market...

Maternity service pledge

The Castlemaine Health Board of Management has accepted and endorsed the final Maternity Service Review report and its recommendations to ensure the return of...

Felt Forward

One of Castlemaine's newest imports, talented artist, teacher and author Catherine O'Leary has recently launched her latest book on the art of feltmaking Felt Forward...

New initiative to support our artists

Mount Alexander Shire Council is proud to announce the launch of a community driven project called Get Lost to showcase local creatives and is calling on...

Double delight

Castlemaine Library will build an all new 'Community Meeting Room' and the Castlemaine State Festival's Good Shed Arts Digital Media Program is set to...

Calls for Barker St Crossing

A new pedestrian crossing is planned for Castlemaine's Barker Street after residents lobbied the council complaining that the main thoroughfare's busy intersection with Parker...

Tickled Pink!

Touched by the plight of customers and friends impacted by breast cancer, Castlemaine hairdresser Gabrielle Bertoni-Marshall of Mostyn Street salon Tu To Per...

Take the first step

This week is Men's Health Week (June 15-21) and HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) suicide prevention charity founder Jeremy Forbes is urging local...

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