Queen’s Birthday gong for a ‘£10 Pom’
Arriving in Australia in 1957, aged 25 and a proud 'Ten Pound Pom', Ron Alexander never looked back.
The carpenter loved the larrikin fun of...
Call for solidarity
Hundreds gathered in Castlemaine's Victory Park on Saturday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and our indigenous community as part...
You’ll never see another!
By the time Eric Burton stepped into his customised Styliner '49er they were old friends. They had a long acquaintance stretching back 33 years...
Locals helping locals
Mt Alexander Community Enterprise Inc has donated $4000 to local groups in support of their COVID-19 work in the community.
Representatives of Mt ACE attended...
Teachers take the test
Castlemaine health services combined forces last week to undertake a mass COVID-19 screening of teachers and school staff from across Mount Alexander Shire.
The state...
In Your Face at Newstead
A new art project at Newstead will invite people to try their hand at portraiture, capturing the faces that make up the local community.
The...
Tastings back on the menu
Cellar door operators are toasting their return in time for the Queen's Birthday weekend following pressure on the state government to ease COVID-19 restrictions...
Spit roast sparks blaze at New Gisborne
Residents in a duplex house in New Gisborne woke in fright to find their home on fire in the early hours of this morning.
Firefighters...
Staff member assaulted at Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre
Police are investigating the assault of a staff member by an inmate at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre yesterday.
Paramedics were called to the centre...
Coronavirus update
The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1628 - an increase of 10 since yesterday.
There have been no new deaths reported....
School arts shine
A grade six student's portrait of his best friend has been awarded this year's Primary School Children's Portrait Prize by the Australian Decorative and...
Riddells Creek supermarket interest
Owners of a proposed Riddells Creek supermarket site have applied to extend their permit as they move to sell the land.
Representing the applicants, Andrew...
