Castlemaine
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Local talent to shine
The 2024 Rotary Carols in the Park returns to Castlemaine’s Victory Park this Friday evening and is once again set to feature a host of local talent. Rotarian and Carols coordinator Scott Buchanan is at the helm for his third and final year and says it will be a special event not to be missed.…
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A literary feast awaits!
Local authors, Tom Robb and Kirsten Krauth, will be among a long list of writers to feature in the Books at the Brewery Christmas Extravaganza this Wednesday evening December 18. The event will be hosted by Northern Books at the new Taproom space at Shedshaker Brewing at The Mill Castlemaine and will feature bestselling author…
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‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’
Festooned with hand-made Christmas trees, bunting and bows, Castlemaine resembles the township of ‘Whoville’ from the Christmas classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Unfortunately, the resemblance does not end there. Like every classic tale, a villain appeared and stole the ladder the volunteers were using to decorate the town. The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole…
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Campbell House claims bronze
Castlemaine Boutique Accommodation’s magnificent heritage property, Campbell House, has claimed bronze at the Victorian Tourism Awards. Proprietors Donna Greenway and Rod Printz were thrilled to accept the award in the Self-Contained Property category at the November 21 event at Palladium at Crown. The pair founded Castlemaine Boutique Accommodation in 2012 and are the caretakers of…
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Woolies signage installed
While supermarket giant Woolworths was in the national news last week due to its ongoing union negotiations concerning workers at four of its distribution centres, the Castlemaine supermarket build continued to forge ahead. The first official Woolworths signage was installed on the building last Wednesday and Thursday. Local history buff and photographer David Williamson has…
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College closes its doors
Staffing challenges and reduced student numbers have led Olivet Christian College to permanently close its doors. By the end of 2024, the Christian college, which has a 46-year legacy in the Castlemaine and Campbells Creek communities, will finalise the closure. The school families have been updated throughout the discussions on the future of the college…
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Art holds grief and loss
Some things are just too hard to find words for. Too raw to be exposed. Too difficult to unpack. Unfathomable is an exhibition that features new work from five central Victorian artists at Castlemaine’s Lot 19 Gallery. It takes that which is hard to explain and transforms it into challenging, beautiful, messy and inspiring artworks…
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Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets coming to Castlemaine
Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets is celebrating the release of the band’s self-titled debut album at Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Brewing Taproom. Arun Kendall, of Backseat Mafia, described the album as “magnificent”. “Steeped in an antipodean dusty dryness, yet leavened by bright rays of sunshine, and Meares’s eloquent poetry that strike like shards of lightning,” Kendall said. “Jo…
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Live from the garden stage
Award-winning artist and disability advocate Eliza Hull will be giving a special performance at The Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine on Saturday, December 14. With a career that has taken her to iconic stages like the Sydney Opera House, SXSW and Ability Fest, and music that has featured in TV series from ABC KIDS to Teen…
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Seven central Victorians arrested
Seven central Victorians were among 173 protesters arrested at the recent Rising Tide blockade at the Port of Newcastle. More than 7000 people attended the protestival at the world’s largest coal port from November 19 to 25, including more than 30 people from central Vicoria. They were demanding a stop to the expansion of the…
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Castlemaine man jailed for historical sexual assaults
A former Castlemaine resident has been found guilty and jailed for sexually abusing four children under the age of 16 during the 1980s. Robert Dennis Howe appeared at the County Court in Melbourne on November 8, where he was sentenced and jailed for five years and nine months. During the trial, held in Bendigo in…
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Music industry rallies support
Castlemaine’s live music industry has come together to raise money for Support Act, which supports musicians in their time of need. With Aus Music T-Shirt Day happening this Thursday, Adam Perrett, general manager of Shedshaker Brewing, said it was the perfect time to come together and raise much-needed money for a great cause. “All of…