Our versatile band
Castlemaine's Thompson Foundry Band, now in its 137th year, is getting into the swing of Christmas.
Bandmaster Dan Bendrups told the band's recent annual meeting...
A little bit of Christmas magic
Jade Jungwirth
A group of local women has spent endless hours making hand-crafted Christmas wreaths to place around the townships of Castlemaine and Maldon.
Seventy-three-year-old Lana...
Laundry service for friends in need
A new initiative in Castlemaine is providing a free laundry service to people experiencing homelessness and members of the community doing it tough.
The ‘Laundromat...
Celebrating our goldfields past
Chewton Domain Society and Parks Victoria are holding a double celebration to mark the 20th birthday of Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park and to...
Fringe media partnership with MainFM
Castlemaine Fringe has announced an official media partnership with MainFM 94.9 for the 30th anniversary of Castlemaine Fringe Festival in 2023.
Festival chair Jacqueline Brodie-Hanns said...
Let’s celebrate
MainFM's Able Radio and Windarring Castlemaine are putting on a get together to celebrate International Day of People with Disability.
The event is on Friday...
Museum spruce up
Kyneton Museum is getting a spruce up!
The museum will close temporarily on December 12 to prepare for restoration works planned from mid-January 2023.
Kyneton Museum...
Flood recovery calls for volunteers
Amy HumeDisaster recovery group BlazeAid is calling for volunteers to assist flood efforts in the Bridgewater area.
The volunteer organisation has helped farmers restore thousands...
Wine, music and goodwill
Wine, music and goodwill towards refugees set the mood for a fundraiser at Norma Richardson Hall in Woodend last Friday.
Special guest for the evening...
Flood recovery a long process
Macedon Ranges residents have heard flood recovery is expected to be a long process with widespread damage from the October flood events.
The mayor, Cr...
Busy in advocacy
Life has never been busier for Woodend resident Jean Ker Walsh.
"Retirement can be challenging," she says. "But it’s enabled me to concentrate on the...
Wooling Hill Run to raise funds
Dynamic duo, Hayden Walsh and Karen O’Sullivan who recently launched their book If I can, you can, are teaming up once again...
