Castlemaine does Oz Day: local achievers honoured
Eve Lamb
Countless tough hours of volunteer work has seen local wildlife carer Kerry Reid celebrated as this year's Mount Alexander Shire Citizen of the...
Battery pledge for Maldon
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen and Bendigo Federal MP Lisa Chesters visited Maldon Neighbourhood Centre on Monday to announce an...
Brigade celebration ends with call-outs
Eve Lamb
The critically important place that the Sutton Grange and Myrtle Creek Fire Brigade occupies in the local community was well illustrated when it...
COVID cancels Newstead Live
Eve Lamb
Uncertainty around the number of active COVID cases now circulating in the community has forced the cancellation of this weekend's Newstead Live Festival.With...
Untold Castlemaine: the show begins
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine shares some of her most entertaining secrets tonight.This evening is opening night for Castlemaine Theatre Company's new live show Walk With Us -...
Mowers, slasher spark fires
Eve Lamb
The CFA has issued a stern warning after three separate fires were sparked by machinery use in the Mount Alexander Shire area in...
Maldon gem receives a makeover
Maldon's Porcupine Village is getting a major makeover in preparation for its reopening.The 15 acre property was purchased by Melbourne businessman Frank Hutchinson back...
Vax rolls out for youngsters
Eve Lamb
Local children aged 5-11 have turned out in number to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine jabs as the number of officially recorded COVID...
New rating strategy packs win for commercial properties
Eve Lamb
Local business operators are welcoming a council decision to drop a consultant's suggestion that would have seen rates on commercial properties in Mount...
Graffiti accused charged
A man in his 30s has been arrested and charged with a raft of offences following an extensive spate of graffiti across the Castlemaine...
Peggy turns 100!
Renowned Castlemaine artist Peggy Shaw celebrated her 100th birthday last Sunday January 9.Peggy's family had a function arranged at Buda but had to cancel...
Third jab, test clinic demand soars
Eve Lamb
Castlemaine area locals are turning out in droves to get their third COVID jabs as the number of notified Omicron cases continue to...