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Yarning Strong will be hosted by Mitch Tambo respected musician and First Nations advocate.

Yarning Strong to break down barriers at Gold Sounds Conference

The Australian Music Industry's charity Support Art are bringing their Yarning Strong series to Castlemaine as part of the Gold Sounds Music Conference on...
Castlemaine Historical Society member Mark Genge gets into the spirit of the 'All That Steams' fundraiser donning traditional conductor dress and wielding an original lantern used on the local railway with fellow members Margaret Seedsman, Carol Dorman, Jenny Davies, Barry Dunn and Ruth Giddings. Photo: Lisa Dennis

‘All that Steams’ to celebrate 160th anniversary of railway

Castlemaine Historical Society Inc are gearing up to hold a special fundraising event in October 'All That Steams' to celebrate the 160th anniversary of...
Northern Books proprietors Kristin and Graham Gill are looking forward to hosting the 'Spring Literary Festival' at Buda this weekend.

Spring into literature at Buda this weekend

Buda Historic Home and Garden and Northern Books are joining forces to host a 'Spring Literary Festival' at Buda Castlemaine this weekend, October 1...
Adult circus cabaret Rouge are set to headline the November event. Photo: Brig Bee Photos.

The circus is coming to town this November!

The 'Circus Mania' Circus Festival is finally set to hit Castlemaine this November!The long awaited event will be staged over four big days and...
Local CFA brigades will be among the exhibitors at the annual expo.

Emergency Response Expo set to return to Castlemaine

The Castlemaine Emergency Response Expo is set to return to the Western Reserve on Saturday October 8 and will be bigger than ever with...
Peter Hyland, Ian Slattery, Jane Gibb and Greg Keightley made a presentation to council earlier this month.

Wildlife advocates urge Mount Alexander Shire Council to act

A contingent of passionate wildlife advocates recently made a presentation to Mount Alexander Shire Council on the harmful impacts of commercial kangaroo killing.The delegation...

Get ready to run! Run The Maine hits the trails today…

Hundreds of runners take to the trails in and around Castlemaine today as the town hosts fund-raising favourite, Run The Maine.Featuring three different runs...

Council backs design plans for Maldon’s Bill Woodfull Reserve

Councillors have endorsed design plans featuring LED oval lighting and a new all-gender pavilion as part of a $1 million plus upgrade slated for...

Caravan ‘fix me up’ projects clinches grant dollars to help homeless youth

An innovative project aimed at fixing up caravans to provide accommodation for homeless youth is among those to share in the latest round of...
The Harcourt Valley Landcare will celebrate 25 years with a special event, brochure and action plan launch this Sunday September 25. The new membership brochure features member Vanessa Chiang. Photo: Richard Baxter.

Harcourt Valley Landcare celebrates 25 years

Harcourt Valley Landcare will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special event this Sunday September 25 at Leanganook Campground at Mount Alexander.The group which...
Local author Ellie Marney is pictured at Castlemaine Library with her latest book The Killing Code which was launched world-wide on Tuesday.

Castlemaine author Ellie Marney visits the US for launch of new book The Killing...

Castlemaine multi-award-winning crime author Ellie Marney is in the US this week for the worldwide release of her latest book The Killing Code based on the...
The Theatre Royal will screen the documentary film Bastardy in honour of the late, great Uncle Jack Charles this Saturday.

Honouring a legend of the screen Uncle Jack Charles

Castlemaine's Theatre Royal has been invited to screen the documentary film Bastardy in honour of the late, great Uncle Jack Charles, this Saturday September 24.The Royal...

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