Castlemaine
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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…
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Falcons ready to soar
The Mt Alexander Falcons, Castlemaine’s trailblazing football team, are gearing up for another exciting season of footy, and they want you to join them! The Falcons are a football club like no other, created by and for women and gender-diverse people. Unlike traditional male-focused clubs, the Falcons place these communities at the heart of everything…
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A pud fit for the Chrissy table
Castlemaine’s queen of Christmas puddings, Karen Kelly of Pud for All Seasons, has once again partnered with Amazon Australia to create a unique limited-edition batch of Chrissy puddings. This year the local small-batch pudding whiz has teamed up with award-winning pastry chef, TV personality and self-titled ‘pastry rebel’, Anna Polyviou, to transform the beloved Christmas…
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Blues ensemble heads to Castlemaine
Amid the doom and gloom of music festivals folding, the Blues Guitar Roadshow has been a ray of hope with full houses and rave reviews. The ensemble spectacular is coming to Castlemaine for the first time on Saturday November 23. Described as “the thrill of a music festival in two and half hours”, the Blues…