Local Profiles

My Castlemaine with Trish Bowles

Named as the 2025 Senior Citizen of the Year, Trish first started volunteering at the Vinnies Op Shop when all three of her children went to school.

My Muckleford with Robyn Anns

Originally from Victoria, Robyn and her husband left for an adventure in Queensland in 2014.

My School Principal – Justin Hird

Justin grew up playing cricket and footy in the 'bustling metropolis of Heathcote'.

My Councillor: Phillip Walker for Coliban Ward

Phillip Walker grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne.

My Councillor: Lucas Maddock for Moonlight Creek Ward

Newly appointed Mount Alexander Shire Councillor Lucas Maddock ran unopposed as a Greens candidate, a decision that led to conversations and debates in the community about the inclusion of political affiliations in local government.

My Councillor: Deputy Mayor Toby Heydon for Forest Creek Ward

Recently appointed deputy mayor, Toby Heydon, bought an 1864 pioneer's house in Barkers Creek with the view of spending his time restoring and renovating the old home.

My Harcourt with Robyn Yeoward: Part Two

"When I moved to Harcourt, I came across an advertisement for a life model and I thought, 'I know what that involves, so I thought for the heck of it I'll go and see what it's like to be a life model."

My Harcourt with Robyn Yeoward

"You think at the the start of your life that you need marriage to get a house and to get the security, but what I wanted in life was more lifestyle and life trial. Proving to myself that I could do the things that I feared or didn't think that I could do."

My Harcourt/Castlemaine with Melva Graham: Part 2

"We created something that allows people to have a good laugh. Laughter, they say, is the best medicine."

My Harcourt & Castlemaine with Melva Graham: Part 1

Melva is known around these parts as the owner of Woop Woop a quirky, interactive sculpture garden and tearooms using clever Aussie idioms and colloquialisms.

My Castlemaine with Linda Newton

More often than not Linda can be found immersed in her artist endeavours at the heart of her eclectic wonderland of art at Studio MA 56 in The Mill or popping into The Drying Shed Art Space, which she set up as a social enterprise for local artists. 

My Castlemaine with John Ross McGlade Part two

The second installment of John's interview.

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