Tag: Castlemaine
Flagship festival to launch
Now in its 47th year, the Castlemaine State Festival is launching its 2023 season with a preview event at Castlemaine Goods Shed...
Bin bandit put on notice
Castlemaine Police are seeking information from the public following a series of incidents where rubbish and recycle bins were mowed down by...
Songs full of lyrical imagery
Melbourne songwriter Tim Downey explores the light and shadow of life’s mysteries.
His songs are full of lyrical imagery that paints a bittersweet and sometimes...
Japanese art exhibition unveiled at Lot 19
Lot 19 Art Precinct in Langslow Street was excited to launch its first exhibition of 2023 last weekend, Isabelle Kawai Vincent's It's too Black...
New recruits join ranks
The Country Fire Authority recently added another happy group of volunteer firefighters to its local ranks.
Last month, 16 new recruit members came together from...
Christmas comes to Parkrun
Christmas weekend in Castlemaine saw not one, but two parkrun events held, and both were very well attended by a plethora of visitors from...
Bridge back on agenda
Jade Jungwirth
The highly controversial Froomes Road Bridge is once again on the agenda of tonight’s Mount Alexander Shire Council meeting.
At the beginning of...
Cash/Carter tribute show at Phee Broadway
A popular Johnny Cash and June Carter tribute act, led by a real-life married couple, will soon be coming to Castlemaine.
Mark and Joanne Caligiuri...
The mask of disability
Jade Jungwirth
A large group gathered in the sunshine at the Castlemaine Botanic Gardens to celebrate this year's International Day of People with Disabilities. It...
Our versatile band
Castlemaine's Thompson Foundry Band, now in its 137th year, is getting into the swing of Christmas.
Bandmaster Dan Bendrups told the band's recent annual meeting...
A little bit of Christmas magic
Jade Jungwirth
A group of local women has spent endless hours making hand-crafted Christmas wreaths to place around the townships of Castlemaine and Maldon.
Seventy-three-year-old Lana...
Laundry service for friends in need
A new initiative in Castlemaine is providing a free laundry service to people experiencing homelessness and members of the community doing it tough.
The ‘Laundromat...
