Leisure
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Maldon Classic returns
The highly anticipated Maldon Classic returns to historic Maldon this weekend, March 5 and 6, and will celebrate classic steel bicycles in all their forms. Many avid local collectors have worked hard to pull this special event together as a fundraiser for the Maldon Hospital and the community and visitors are invited to get along…
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Simply spectacular
Plants that grow well in our climate, thrive in the shade and give a garden masses of gorgeous colour are just about what every local gardener would put on their ‘must have’ wish list. But you can get such plants away from being just a wish and into the garden with a magnificent display of…
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Bike workshops now in Castlemaine and Newstead
For the fourth year in a row the On Your Bike! school holiday program, supporting teens and tweens to ride safely to school, will be hosted by CycleSafe Mount Alexander. This year the group has extended the workshop to cover two towns – Castlemaine and Newstead. Newstead’s newly sign-posted tracks by the ‘Walks and Wheels’…
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Are you the next Castlemaine Idyll?
Castlemaine Idyll returns to Lot 19 in March to once again give aspiring stars their moment in the spotlight to shine. And performer registration is now open! After a triumphant return last year due to the pandemic, Idyll is celebrating with musical treats to the theme ‘Chutzpah’. The man behind the event Mark Anstey said…
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A day of jazz
Castlemaine Jazz Festival organisers are planning to hold a mini event this Saturday – ‘A Day of Jazz’. The pop-up event will take place at The Village Square performing space in Frederick Street, Castlemaine, and will feature some of the artists who were to appear at this year’s jazz festival. Artists to hit the stage…
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Truck tradition rolls on
The Rotary Club of Castlemaine is once again celebrating the incredible contribution of the trucking industry after another challenging year. Castlemaine Truck Show director Kerry Anderson said while the club couldn’t hold its traditional event on Sunday November 28 it would hold a modified COVIDsafe event including its popular annual Truck Procession through the main…
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Follow the art trail online
Macedon Ranges Art Trail’s 2021 Spring Exhibition has pivoted to an online show. Art Trail founding manager Nadine Hartnett said artists were facing challenges arising from being isolated from their audiences as galleries closed and onsite exhibitions were cancelled time and time again during the pandemic. “Embracing new ways of exhibiting artworks sounds like a…
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Radio 88fm to feature
Castlemaine-based seniors radio station Radio 88fm is once again being featured as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival program. Radio 88fm’s Ian Braybrook said the local station recently recorded the second of its four-part podcast series for the 2021 Victorian Seniors Festival Reimagined.“Our offering was reportedly really well received by audiences on the airwaves and…
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Billy Cart Challenge is racing again
Castlemaine’s favourite event, the Castlemaine Billy Cart Challenge, is back.“Everyone knows Castlemaine is the home of the hot rod. We’re reminding everyone it’s also the billy cart capital of the world,” organiser Camilo Demarco says with a smile.“Sunday October 10 is race day, so tell your aunty to hold off on the wedding and lock…
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MAIN Game footy fundraiser returns
The MAIN Game is an event like no other this side of the Great Divide and returns to Castlemaine on Sunday June 13.A community engagement and major fundraising initiative for 94.9 MAINfm, the day features a game of Aussie rules footy between the Radio Galahs and the Rockatoos at the historic Camp Reserve. The teams…
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On your bike teens and tweens!
School has not yet begun for 2021, but CycleSafe Mount Alexander and Bike Bendigo are gearing up to support students to ride from day one. Early last year, Bike Bendigo introduced the On Your Bike! school holiday program, supporting teens and tweens to ride safely to school. The program will run in Castlemaine again this…
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‘Glamping’ comes to Castlemaine
While this year has been immensely difficult for local tourism operators, Big 4 Castlemaine Gardens Holiday Park has used the lockdown closures as an opportunity to continue to revamp the historic park on the fringe of the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens. Park owner Claire Height said she decided she needed to get on with things. “In…