Castlemaine
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Braves’ double
Castlemaine basketballer Caitlin Richardson was a proud member of the undefeated Bendigo Lady Braves side that was crowned National Basketball League champions at Perth on Sunday. The side opened the series with a 101-57 win over the Cockburn Cougars Friday night. The Braves backed this up with a second win over the Northside Wizards on…
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Eco village nears completion
Developers of The Paddock Eco Village in Castlemaine, Neil and Heather Barrett, and Crosby Architects can now see a blaze of light at the end of the tunnel after seven years of hard work and a bit of stress at times. The project is now expected to be completed by local builder, RHB, in April…
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The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Carbon cap and store There is a little trick you can do every time you add ingredients to your compost pile that can really improve how well it works. Cap your compost with carbon. Now, this might sound like something from the Kyoto Protocol that governments couldn’t get international agreement on, but it is much…
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Local couple’s cancer pledge
Castlemaine couple Marianne and Ross Allan has pledged a significant investment to the Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation ‘Pankind’ to fast-track early detection research into pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is currently the third biggest cancer killer of Australians. The local couple’s generous 10-year pledge will fund Australian research projects that aim to detect pancreatic cancer in…
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The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Hot, or what? There is a fever that gardeners catch once they have made their first successful hot compost pile, it can be quite contagious, and the benefits of hot composting are formidable, let’s have a look at five of them. 1. Hot compost is a sign that we are getting our compost in balance.…
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Perception shift
Macedon Ranges macrame artist Kasia Dudkiewicz will be the next creative to feature as part of the Phee Broadway Theatre foyer exhibition program. Kasia is a Polish girl who now calls Australia home. The local artist said she grew up spending time in the studio of her late aunt who was a talented painter and…
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Circus Mania to return
Following a sell-out inaugural festival in 2022, Circus Mania will return to Castlemaine this September with all new shows for kids, families and adults. Circus Mania founders and Campbells Creek based circus performers, Caz Walsh and Mason West, said they had moved this year’s festival to the second week of the school holidays, September 27-October…
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The harsh realities of living rough
People often talk about the pervasiveness of homelessness but what does that really mean? There are a multitude of different forms of homelessness, from staying temporarily with friends and family, couch surfing, living in a car, or living on the streets. But what does living rough really look like? One local man, Angel, and his…
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We can eradicate poverty
Through his charity, I Am Someone, Steve Argent has worked tirelessly for 18 years to raise more than $4M and help thousands of impoverished children living in Uganda, Kenya and Sierra Leone. The charity has given more than 11,000 impoverished children a helping hand by setting up 12 schools and eight children’s villages. It has…
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Radiothon returns
Castlemaine’s award-winning station MainFM is getting amped up for its annual Radiothon and looking for support. Bring the Noise is the theme of MainFM’s Radiothon for 2023. What is the Noise? It’s the music, it’s the talk, it’s the singing, it’s the song, it’s the chit and the chat, the events and the vibe, it’s…
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Light through the darkness
An exhibition of emotive monochrome landscape works by emerging central Victorian artist Kristy Lynch was unveiled at Castlemaine’s Lot19 Arts Precinct on Saturday. The 37-year-old up-and-coming artist from Bendigo lost her sight in 2018, and as a result, lost her sense of self and purpose in the world. She began painting as therapy in 2019…
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Talented artist to be celebrated
The exquisite tapestry and beautiful ink sketches of late local artist Keitha Taft are set to be featured at Castlemaine’s Phee Broadway Theatre foyer next week as part of the shire’s annual 2023-2024 exhibition program. Keitha’s proud husband Tom Taft is thrilled to be able to have the opportunity to share her incredible works with…