Castlemaine
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Artist to feature on The Block
Artwork by Castlemaine’s Kylie Cuthbertson will be featured in upcoming episodes of The Block, this season filmed at South Gisborne. The artist’s work was discovered by one of the show’s producers who invited her to create pieces to offer to contestants. “House One chose a work for a room that they did,” she told Express. “After that,…
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Wood’s landscape win
Eve Lamb Castlemaine artist Greg Wood has won Victoria’s $20,000 John Lesley Art Prize. The local artist claimed the newly announced award with his oil on linen work entitled Reimagining, inspired by Castlemaine’s Forest Creek where it runs near his Chewton home. And fellow Castlemaine painter, Rob Maclaurin, also has cause for celebration as he…
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Restoration begins for old church
Mount Alexander Shire Council has begun work to repair and restore the former Wesleyan Church in Chewton. The building located at 205 Main Road, was built in the 1850s but has sat vacant since 2010, and is in a poor state of repair. In 2017 the council resolved to sell the building, however, following advocacy…
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Big clouds and back roads
Eve Lamb Art lovers can expect plenty of big clouds and back roads in the new upcoming solo exhibition by acclaimed Castlemaine painter, David Moore. Soon to launch at Maldon’s Cascade Art Gallery, Moore’s upcoming exhibition is descriptively entitled Central Victorian Landscape Paintings by David Moore and features more than 60 new works painted by…
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Run the Maine a success
Runners from across the region and beyond descended on Castlemaine on AFL grand final eve, September 23, for the annual Run The Maine fundraiser. It was the first time in two years that runners could return to the track after pandemic disruption forced the popular annual event to move to an online format. Hundreds of…
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Netballers put through their paces
Lisa Dennis Magpie netball co-coach and former Super Netball, Commonwealth Games and World Cup elite netballer Fiona Fowler conducted a free school holiday clinic for talented local netballers in the Mount Alexander Shire at Castlemaine’s Wesley Hill Netball Complex last Wednesday. The day saw around 40 netballers ranging from 15 & Under through to 17…
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Inspirational wartime women the focus of new novel
Lisa Dennis Castlemaine multi-award winning crime author Ellie Marney is in the US today for the worldwide release of her latest book, The Killing Code, based on the inspirational story of the role of female allied codebreakers in World War II. The Killing Code is a thrilling standalone historical fiction novel from the author of None Shall Sleep – which…
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Forced to flee: Afghani women make film in the ‘Maine
Eve Lamb A group of young Afghani women who recently fled the oppressive rule of the Taliban have visited Castlemaine to play key roles in a new short film. The three were all in Castlemaine to participate in filming of My Yellow Dress, a short art film being made by local creatives and filmmakers including Castlemaine’s Bruce…
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Prepare to huff n puff
Eve Lamb With hundreds of runners already limbering up for Friday’s long anticipated Run The Maine, organisers have their fingers crossed for ideal conditions. “We’re on target to raise at least $15,000,” event director Gavin Krasner says ahead of the multi-distance afternoon running event happening this Friday’s Grand Final public holiday. Since Run the Maine’s…
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Self portrait a prize finalist
Eve LambA self portrait by Castlemaine’s Elizabeth Nelson has been chosen as one of the 40 finalists in Western Australia’s premier portrait prize, The Lester. Rendered in oil on canvas, Nelson’s self portrait is titled Bared and is the second self portrait the local artist has painted to make the finals of The Lester. “I’m…
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Open your heart and your home
Lisa DennisAfter raising six children of her own, Castlemaine’s Beryl Grey opened her heart and her home to provide a safe and loving space for some of our region’s foster children. During Foster Care Week (September 11-17) she is encouraging other local residents to consider doing the same. Australia is facing a dire shortage of…
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Myf Warhurst and more at Gold Sounds
Gold Sounds Central Victoria’s biggest music conference returns for its second year from October 13-16 bringing together regional and Melbourne music communities for a host of panels, workshops, networking events and a youth program. Held on Djarra Country in Castlemaine, the conference sessions cover a variety of topics and host an extraordinary array of music…