Leisure

  • Start your engines

    Start your engines

    The Australian Ride On Lawn Mower Racing Association is holding a race in Mia Mia at 14 Westblade Rd on…

  • Artwork to celebrate trailblazing women

    Artwork to celebrate trailblazing women

    A major public art commission by local artist Laura Woodward will celebrate the seven trailblazing women who established the Castlemaine…

  • Fingers and Toes Festival is nearly here

    Fingers and Toes Festival is nearly here

    It is nearly here! Fingers and Toes Festival Day is on Saturday, September 6, at the Red Brick Hall, Yaldwyn…

  • Protecting the strongholds

    Protecting the strongholds

    Riddells Creek Landcare is inviting the community to explore unique bush on Riddells Creek’s doorstep. Barrm Birrm is 130 hectares…

  • Mods take crown

    Mods take crown

    Local band The Mods took out the top prize at the Battle of the Bands 2025 earlier this month. The…

  • Show off your garden

    Show off your garden

    Have you put in the hard yards and created a garden you’d proudly share with other avid gardeners and nature…

  • A magical musical journey

    A magical musical journey

    Following the success of 2024’s The Addams Family, Gisborne Secondary College and Kyneton High School reunite this month to present…

  • Valley Road at Lauriston

    Valley Road at Lauriston

    The big hit from last year’s Live and Local event, Valley Road (Marty McKenna and Rebecca Jane Howell) will be…

  • The Invisible Architecture of Compassion

    The Invisible Architecture of Compassion

    The violinist sits focused on some unseen inner realm. Intuitively he lets forth a myriad of notes from the stretched…

  • Harcourt goes hard with new drink launch

    Harcourt goes hard with new drink launch

    In a beverage market saturated with sugary, often artificial, hard lemon drinks, a new contender has emerged with a refreshing…

  • A dark Irish comedy that’s six feet deep

    A dark Irish comedy that’s six feet deep

    The Mount Players next production, A Skull In Connemara by Martin McDonagh, runs from August 15 – 31. If you’re…

  • Select a favourite at the Castlemaine Farmers Market

    Select a favourite at the Castlemaine Farmers Market

    This Sunday shoppers can enjoy selecting from their favourites at the Castlemaine Farmers Market monthly edition with about 70 producers…