Castlemaine

  • A little bit of Christmas magic

    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…

  • Laundry service for friends in need

    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…

  • Council denies permit

    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…

  • Resonance presents ‘You’re the Voice’

    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…

  • An evening with Myf Warhurst

    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…

  • Upcycling award launched

    Upcycling award launched

    The Good Op Shop’s new community award, ‘The Better Shape Up Upcycling Award’, is encouraging people to make new things…

  • Local writer wins the Furphy

    Local writer wins the Furphy

    Local writer Cate Kennedy is the winner of this year’s Furphy Literary Award with her short story Art and Life,…

  • View the world differently

    View the world differently

    The news: We read it, we watch it, we listen to it, we scroll our devices looking for it. But…

  • Circus Mania hits fever pitch

    Circus Mania hits fever pitch

    Lisa Dennis Excitement is building for this weekend’s inaugural Circus Mania Festival as the ‘May Wirth’ Big Top was erected…

  • The Paddock on the home stretch

    The Paddock on the home stretch

    The Paddock eco village in Reckleben Street Castlemaine is fast taking shape, despite the pandemic and great instability in the…

  • MainFM celebrates Australian music

    MainFM celebrates Australian music

    94.9 MainFM will be celebrating all the diversity and talent of homegrown artists with a full week dedicated to playing…

  • Orienteering champs crowned

    Orienteering champs crowned

    Orienteers of all ages from across Australia and New Zealand descended on Castlemaine, Maldon, Daylesford and Blackwood for the Australian…