Leisure
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Romsey residents come together
Join in a day of vibrant fun at the upcoming Romsey Residents Expo event celebrating everything that makes the local area special! Romsey Mechanics Hall will be buzzing with excitement on Sunday, May 19, as locals gather to shine a spotlight on the incredible community organisations, clubs, groups, societies and local businesses that make the…
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Celebrating 10 years of stories
The Castlemaine Documentary Festival is turning 10 in 2024 and celebrated the anniversary milestone with a launch event at Boomtown Wines at The Mill, Castlemaine, last Thursday evening. The crowd in attendance Thursday evening were welcomed to the celebration by CDOC board member Suzanne Donisthorpe who acknowledged they were meeting on Djaara Country and honoured…
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A psychological thriller
After the 2023 critically-acclaimed production of Columbo-Prescription:Murder, Cathouse Players artistic director Bette Sartore is taking audiences back in time to Victorian London, and Gaslight, the original version, written by Patrick Hamilton in 1938. It is insightful and accurate in its depiction of the lengths to which an individual will go to inflict psychological menace. Bella…
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Music for everyone
Woodend Winter Arts Festival is excited to deliver a diverse music lineup in 2024. Attendees will be transported across the centuries, with world class musicians performing everything from classical and baroque to flamenco, jazz, folk and more. On the Friday evening, attendees will be transported to Southern Spain as they are captivated by the sound…
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Full house of stalls
Lancefield District Farmers Market returns with a full house of 85 local and regional producers on Saturday. Holy Goat Cheese continues on, despite all efforts to wind down, Carla and Ann-Marie are still milking and producing their internationally acclaimed goat’s cheeses. This Saturday is an opportunity for shoppers to have another last taste of their…
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Collectables fair to excite
Prepare to browse a diverse range of stalls at Maldon Events’ collectables fair at the Bendigo Showgrounds on May 4-5. Held in the large Regional Events Centre, there will be room for more than 120 stalls with everything from traditional collectables through to vintage vinyl, rock and roll memorabilia and trading cards. You can expect…
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Revellers let their stars shine
Back for their 35th year, The Redesdale Revellers will be returning to Sutton Grange Hall with their brand-new show for 2024, Let Your Star Shine. “Sutton Grange have welcomed us with open arms,” enthused long-time Reveller and producer Dennis Perry. “We had four sold-out shows last year and the feedback was that everyone had a…
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Eight years of fun at Shedshaker
The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing in Castlemaine celebrates its eighth birthday tomorrow. And like any eight-year-old would demand, the Tappy is having a party and everyone is invited! Gone is the fairy bread and cheap soft drinks – the Taproom is wheeling out a very special Hoppy Birthday Lager on tap, a range of special…
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Looped to show
Mount Players presents Looped at the Mountview Theatre from May 10 to May 26. During the summer of 1965, celebrated actress Tallulah Bankhead entered a Los Angeles recording studio to re-record (or “loop”) just one line of dialogue from her final film Die, Die My Darling. What should have taken about eight minutes ended up…
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Sugar Fed Leopards’ album to launch
Being in a band is an act of love, a love for music, for each other, for expression itself and is played on the magical strings of connection around platonic, romantic and familial feeling – it’s also a business. The Sugar Fed Leopards have made it to 10 years making music together – and guess…
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Concert fundraisers Sunday
Two concert events will be held in Castlemaine this Sunday to raise funds to support the people of Palestine. From 1.30pm local band DEAD will be performing as part of an all-ages gig at ONI Streetwear at 22 Hargraves Street. Local ageing rockers DEAD will team up with Electric Heads; the heaviest thing to come…
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The metamorphosis of Pride
Castlemaine Pride Festival kicks off this weekend with a nine-day program featuring a myriad of events that aim to celebrate visibility and diversity in Mount Alexander Shire. From its humble beginnings as a picnic in the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens in 2018 to nine days of events in 2024, the Castlemaine Pride Festival is once again…