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Market brings the warmth
This Saturday the Lancefield and District Farmers Market brings you another bumper lineup of 85 local and regional producers, many multi-award winning leaders in their field and a diversity of local produce. Winter vegetables are particularly sweet due to their cold growing conditions and will be available in abundance from Ortale Market Garden, Rare Earth…
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Powercor seeks new apprentices
CitiPower and Powercor are searching for 30 new apprentices to join the state’s largest in-house lineworker team that plays a critical role delivering power. The annual apprenticeship program offers candidates a chance to become lineworkers, cable jointers, substation electricians or meter technicans. Four-year apprenticeship positions are available across regional and metropolitan areas, including Bendigo, Maryborough…
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Parenting teens and tweens
The next instalment in the Parenting in the Modern World series, ‘All Things Teens and Tweens’, will take place at Castlemaine Library this Thursday evening July 25. The sessions is presented by experienced local community health nurse Bron Grieve in partnership with Mount Alexander Shire Council and Dhelkaya Health. The evening will offer insights and…
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Turning trash into treasure
Romsey residents now have a new way to recycle unwanted items and an alternative to buying new, thanks to funding from the state government’s $5.9 million Circular Economy Councils Fund. Romsey’s new ReSale Shop at the Romsey Resource Recovery Centre, one of 67 projects supported by the $5.9 million fund, was officially opened last Friday…
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Bringing the Romantic era to life
Join flautist Masahide Kurita (Kuri) and pianist Kenji Fujimura on Saturday as they bring the Romantic era to life with performances of works by Dvorak, Nielsen and Franck. In a chamber concert like no other, these two internationally renowned musicians will envelop patrons with beauty and grace in the gorgeous and intimate former Primitive Methodist…
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Student’s close call
Emergency services were called to Castlemaine Secondary College on Friday morning when a young boy’s hand became lodged in wire fencing. It is believed the 12-year-old boy was playing sport on the school basketball courts, when he tripped and steadied himself using the wire fence, which became lodged in his hand. CFA members cut the…
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Film and soup night for Palestine
Join local Castlemaine community members for a film and soup night to raise awareness about the ongoing situation in Gaza, and much-needed funds for the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network. Attendees can show community solidarity while enjoying soup and watching the film Gaza Surf Club. The film, shot over five years, follows a group of people…
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Smoke and mirrors
Following on from the success of their recent Frock Up for Fringe fundraiser, the team from the Castlemaine Fringe Festival are gearing up for their Smoke and Mirrors winter warmer at Lot 19 arts space on Saturday August 3. The event is being held in collaboration with Castlemaine Clay and Lot 19. Dust off your…
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Drone technology soaring to new heights
As drones become a common sight in our skies, their impact on our local communities grows increasingly significant. From enhancing efficiency and accuracy of repeatable jobs to offering improvements in safety and accessibility, drones present both benefits and challenges. Castlemaine expert in drone engineering and RePL licence holder, Culum Revell, said he believed these unmanned…
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Hope’s 400 games
This Saturday will be a milestone for Romsey netball supremo Hope Hamilton, as she notches up her 400th game, still giving A-grade defenders plenty of headaches. “I love it … I wouldn’t be still playing if I didn’t. I think it will be very difficult to give up,” the 43-year-old deadly accurate goal shooter said…
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Magpies triumph in the wet
Castlemaine has bounced back to claim a win over Eaglehawk at the Camp Reserve and keep their hopes of a finals berth alive. After a disappointing result against Gisborne the previous week, the Magpies brought their A-game on Saturday thriving in the wet. In a low-scoring muddy slog before their home crowd, the Magpies held…
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Can you believe it?
On May 25, 2023 premiers Diggers Rest beat Riddell by eight points. Fast forward to Saturday at Bomberland for one of the most astonishing turnarounds in Riddell League history. An absolutely dominant Riddell threw aside a couple of below average performances against Woodend-Hesket and Macedon and absolutely slaughtered a shell shocked Diggers Rest. Final scores:…