Castlemaine

  • COVID test clinic shifts

    COVID test clinic shifts

    While more than 95 per cent of eligible people living in Castlemaine have now been double vaxxed, the town’s newly…

  • Local stars shine at MVAs

    Local stars shine at MVAs

    Soul virtuosos Emma Donovan & The Putbacks were the standout triumph at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards. The group, which…

  • Debut album drops

    Debut album drops

    Castlemaine singer/songwriter Nadia Phillips has launched her highly anticipated debut album A Million Birds and One Stone. The EP has hit…

  • Dance fun on wheels…

    Dance fun on wheels…

    Not about to be rolled by something like a mere global pandemic, the Maine Rollers are actively doing their bit…

  • Creating a ‘safe space’ in Castlemaine

    Creating a ‘safe space’ in Castlemaine

    Suicide prevention and postvention group ELM (Every Life Matters) has received funding to create a new ‘Safe Space’ in Castlemaine…

  • Epic orchestra performance

    Epic orchestra performance

    This Saturday is a special one for Resonance String Orchestra as it delivers Epic, its debut Mount Alexander Shire live performance in…

  • Thefts show disrespect

    Thefts show disrespect

    The repeated thieving of donated goods from the front of Windarring’s Castlemaine recycled goods store has staff and supported workers…

  • A day of jazz

    A day of jazz

    Castlemaine Jazz Festival organisers are planning to hold a mini event this Saturday – ‘A Day of Jazz’. The pop-up…

  • Near-miss scare on railway line

    Near-miss scare on railway line

    Victorian Goldfields Railway crews were left in shock following a near miss between a train and a child on the…

  • Musos conference in the ‘maine

    Musos conference in the ‘maine

    Much of the region’s live music muscle will be headed to Castlemaine this month for a debut three-day music conference…

  • Excited about compost?

    Excited about compost?

    YIMBY is calling for experienced and enthusiastic composters to come on board and join The YIMBY (Yes in My Backyard)…

  • An apocalyptic point

    An apocalyptic point

    Things got a little creepy on the streets of Castlemaine last Friday. Halloween-themed ‘ghouls’ were out in force, strategically positioned…