My Campbells Creek with Kerrie Adamson
Jade Jungwirth
Kerrie, who has worked at the Castlemaine Post Office for the past 26 years, is a familiar face to many. Following her husband's...
My Barkers Creek with Rod George – Part 2
Jade Jungwirth
Part One of our chat with Rod appeared in the Mail on April 17, 2026.
Rod also worked on projects examining driver behaviour, measuring...
My Barkers Creek with Rod George – Part 1
Jade Jungwirth
Rod's retirement looks a bit different from that of most people. A collector of gramophones (including a 1901 Edison Gramophone) and radios, his...
My Barkers Creek with Malcolm Robins
Jade Jungwirth
Men of Malcolm’s ilk are few and far between these days. As his generation returns to the earth, their legacies will become that...
My Castlemaine with Phee Broadway – Part Two
The first instalment of Phee's interview was published in the Mail last Friday March 27.
In 1965, Phee's husband, George, got a job at Castlemaine...
My Castlemaine with Phee Broadway – Part One
Born between the end of WW1 and the beginning of WW2, Phee was brought up with her younger sister on a dairy farm at...
My Castlemaine with Jennifer Howe – Part Two
This is the second instalment of Jenny's two-part interview. Part one was published last week on Friday March 13.
Jade Jungwirth
After 10 years as the...
My Castlemaine with Jennifer Howe – Part One
Jenny's parents met in the Air Force in their early 20s. After complications with their firstborn son, they were told they could only have...
My Castlemaine with Margaret Seedsman – Part Two
This is the second installment of Margaret's two-part interview. The first installment was published in last week's Mail on February 27.
Jade JungwirthThe family returned...
My Castlemaine with Margaret Seedsman – Part One
Margaret is an incredibly accomplished and engaging 80-year-old woman. She is hosting a fabulous and sizeable party tomorrow night to celebrate the milestone. The...
My Elphinstone with John Lewis
John was raised on a wheat and sheep farm in the middle of the Western Australia wheat belt. Widely known and referred to as...
My Castlemaine – Don Hansford
88-year-old axeman Don Hansford has been competing in wood-chopping events for more than 60 years and has no plans to give up his favourite...