Arts

  • La Mama debut for Taradale

    La Mama debut for Taradale

    Taradale slapped on some sunscreen, cracked open an esky and eased back into a deckchair as Melbourne’s famed La Mama…

  • Cartoon lab

    Cartoon lab

    Castlemaine State Festival goers will have the opportunity to take a sneak peek at Trace Balla’s next graphic novella set…

  • Dramatic palettes

    Dramatic palettes

    Creative Castlemaine couple Rosie McKenry and Bruce Mitchell have notched up the sort of travels many would envy. In their…

  • The harp electric!

    The harp electric!

    Mary Doumany has performed in some of the world’s grandest opera houses and concert halls, including the Sydney Opera House…

  • Romsey site sought for new enterprise

    Romsey site sought for new enterprise

    Once ‘hidden’ local artisans can soon showcase their wares with the emergence of a new social enterprise in Romsey. The…

  • From Montsalvat to Elphinstone

    From Montsalvat to Elphinstone

    After three decades of teaching oil painting at Melbourne’s famed Montsalvat, acclaimed Castlemaine-based artist and teacher David Moore is making…

  • A polished production

    A polished production

    Moonlight Theatre Company has debuted at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine with a very funny, clever radio play called The…

  • Castlemaine base for Glenrowan film shoot

    Castlemaine base for Glenrowan film shoot

    Castlemaine has been chosen as the base for next year’s anticipated filming of Glenrowan, the latest ambitious film project of…

  • Raising the roof

    Raising the roof

    Founder of the highly successful Vocal Ranges Festival and director of the Pollyphonics Choir, Polly Christie is bringing her latest…

  • Castlemaine writer wins literary award

    Castlemaine writer wins literary award

    A Castlemaine writer has drawn partly on her own past experiences as an aerial circus performer to take out a…

  • Up in lights

    Up in lights

    Hollywood Theatre will soon light up for two young Woodend filmmakers. Flynn Mazza and Kale McQuade were named winners of…

  • Scene set for sculpture

    Scene set for sculpture

    The sort of vista that stops you in your tracks sets the scene for the well-anticipated Mica Grange Open Garden…