Leisure

  • Ribbons for riders

    Ribbons for riders

    Several riders from Kyneton Pony Club attended the Maldon Horse Trials and Combined Training Day on Sunday. In the Open…

  • Pulitzer Prize winning play

    Pulitzer Prize winning play

    The Mount Players’ second production for 2023, Buried Child written by Sam Shepard, was first presented in 1978 and won…

  • WIN A DOUBLE PASS TO HISTORIC WINTON

    WIN A DOUBLE PASS TO HISTORIC WINTON

    The Midland Express has five double passes to give away to five lucky readers to attend the Historic Winton weekend…

  • Orb spider inspires Bird

    Orb spider inspires Bird

    Angela CrawfordWatching the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II gave Castlemaine author Carmel Bird the inspiration for a short story in…

  • Writers festival returns

    Writers festival returns

    The Bendigo Writers Festival returns with an impressive lineup on the first weekend of May to celebrate its 13th year….

  • Discover the program

    Discover the program

    The 2023 Castlemaine Documentary Festival is fast approaching, scheduled for June 16 – 18. The full 2023 program will be…

  • Songs of pride

    Songs of pride

    This year’s Castlemaine Pride Festival is jam-packed with musical offerings to make your heart sing. Castlemaine Pride Choir – the…

  • Horse show set to return

    Horse show set to return

    The Castlemaine and District Agricultural Society’s Clydesdale Foal Filly and Mare Show will return to Castlemaine’s Camp Reserve on Sunday…

  • Essays on Earth

    Essays on Earth

    The Castlemaine State Festival continues this week. Last Saturday, video installation Essays on Earth was unveiled at The Goods Shed….

  • Art under the microscope

    Art under the microscope

    Lisa DennisAs part of the Castlemaine Fringe Festival’s ‘Art Window Trail’, passionate local backyard composter Mikaela Beckley has created an…

  • Exciting new events for WWAF

    Exciting new events for WWAF

    The Woodend Winter Arts Festival returns this June, bringing with it a four-day program of world-class performances, thought-provoking discussions and…

  • Jazz Jam celebrates 10 years

    Jazz Jam celebrates 10 years

    Lisa DennisLocal musicians will gather to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Castlemaine Jazz Jam this Sunday. The jam is held…