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VGR vice president John Hoy, president Steve Strangward, board member Tony Llewelyn, restoration volunteer Tom Donaldson, Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards and Mount Alexander Shire Council CEO Darren Fuzzard are pictured with the newly restored carriage Acheron.

$125,000 funding boost for Victorian Goldfields Railway

Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR) is steaming ahead with plans for the next stage of its infrastructure works thanks to a $125,136 grant towards strategic...
Long time Don employee Wayne Dennis (centre) recently celebrated 50 years with the company and is proudly pictured here with some of his colleagues.

50 year milestone for Wayne

Don KR Castlemaine employee Wayne Dennis recently celebrated 50 years of service at the long running Castlemaine institution.Wayne told the Mail he was just...

Covid vaccination and testing clinics to close

Castlemaine Health announced this week that its COVID-19 Vaccination and COVID Testing Clinics are set to close this month.The final day for COVID Vaccinations...

Bust honour for Felix

A bronze bust has been created to honour the late Felix Cappy OAM and will be unveiled in a special event at the Castlemaine...

Celebrating our women tradies

Eve Lamb Right now, the foyer of Castlemaine's Vintage Bazaar at The Mill has a sturdy lineup of women wielding power tools.Fortunately, the auditory impact...

Art to warm the soul…and more

Eve Lamb Whether the weather is sufficient to freeze the proverbial - or simply sublime - one top place to be this weekend is the...

Women of wit headed to the ‘maine

Eve Lamb As a teenager Jude Perl (Comedy Festival Gala) had already unearthed her own unstoppable talent for music and lyric.Inspired by the likes of...

Maldon taps its inner Gothic

Eve Lamb Things are about to turn distinctly spooky out Maldon way.The town's preparing to host its first ever Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas...

Ned’s big reveal launching at Lot 19

Eve Lamb Having already conquered the worlds of dance and community radio, Castlemaine's Ned Middleton is now preparing to make a move on the artworld...
Porcupine Village managers Debra and Doug Baird are thrilled with the funding boost.

Porcupine Village strikes gold with $1.7 million government investment

The dedicated team behind Maldon’s Porcupine Village tourist attraction is celebrating this week after receiving a $1.7 million investment towards the project from the...
Mount Alexander Group Officer Peter Farley proudly accepts the keys to the new Field Command Vehicle from Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards. Photo: Max Lesser.

New vehicle for CFA

The CFA Mount Alexander Group of brigades are better equipped to respond to major emergencies and save lives, after receiving a brand-new Field Command...

Get your Golden Ticket in to win!

Our Castlemaine Mail 'Golden Ticket' promotion is quickly speeding towards its conclusion with the draw set to take place on Wednesday June 15.Did you get the...

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