Castlemaine

  • Honour ‘quite a shock’

    Honour ‘quite a shock’

    Eve Lamb Truth is we all get old, if we’re lucky, so it’s nice to know that someone like Marilyn…

  • MAIN Game kicks goals

    MAIN Game kicks goals

    There’s no doubt about it. Footy brings people together. And Sunday’s MAIN Game was no exception. There was a wonderful…

  • Sticky problem solution wins award

    Sticky problem solution wins award

    Eve Lamb Finding a smart solution to a sticky problem has seen Castlemaine’s Winters Flat Primary School win a significant…

  • Ned on song for big reveal

    Ned on song for big reveal

    Eve Lamb Castlemaine’s Ned Middleton is getting used to being described as ‘inspirational’. Living life with Down Syndrome has never…

  • Nalderun celebrates friendship

    Nalderun celebrates friendship

    A Reconciliation Week (May 27 – June 3) exhibition was officially unveiled at the Castlemaine Market Building last Friday morning….

  • Thought-provoking film and Q&A

    Thought-provoking film and Q&A

    Northern Books and Nalderun are partnering up to bring an exciting Reconciliation Week event to Castlemaine. The event will see…

  • Eye-catching issue

    Eye-catching issue

    Eve Lamb A Castlemaine resident has used public question time at last week’s Mount Alexander Shire Council meeting to raise…

  • Taproom art supports war-torn Ukraine

    Taproom art supports war-torn Ukraine

    Eve Lamb A new art exhibition that’s just gone up at Castlemaine’s Taproom is raising funds to help people impacted…

  • Inquiry examines impact of incarceration

    Inquiry examines impact of incarceration

    The far-reaching benefits of a program providing vital connection between incarcerated parents and their children has been highlighted in a…

  • Life is better on a bike

    Life is better on a bike

    Penny Gilbert, CycleSafe Mount Alexander Modern parents have a lot to keep track of while balancing the needs of small…

  • An irresistible picture book

    An irresistible picture book

    Jess McGeachin works at his dream job during the day as a communications designer at Melbourne Museum. But at night…

  • Don’t burn your bridge… just yet

    Don’t burn your bridge… just yet

    Eve Lamb It seems the small red pedestrian bridge installed across a public roadside drain on Castlemaine’s Barker Street may…