Tag: Castlemaine
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...
Council denies permit
Jade Jungwirth
Mount Alexander Shire councillors aired mixed views on the refusal of a double-storey development and two-lot subdivision opposite picturesque bushland at Castlemaine.
The Parker...
Resonance presents ‘You’re the Voice’
Resonance String Orchestra is set to present a special concert event, You’re the Voice, at the Castlemaine Town Hall this Saturday.
The latest performance comes...
An evening with Myf Warhurst
TV and radio personality Myf Warhurst recently visited Castlemaine's Phee Broadway Theatre to launch her first book, Time of My Life.
Originally scheduled as part...
Upcycling award launched
The Good Op Shop's new community award, ‘The Better Shape Up Upcycling Award’, is encouraging people to make new things out of items that...
