Castlemaine
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Dance fun on wheels…
Not about to be rolled by something like a mere global pandemic, the Maine Rollers are actively doing their bit to get the good times up and rolling again. With COVID restrictions eased, the enthusiastic Castlemaine group has been quick to return to the Wesley Hill Stadium for their much-loved weekly Skate Fit Friday Sessions…
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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 to support community members struggling with mental health issues. The dedicated volunteers are now on the hunt for a suitable venue for the new initiative and members of the community who would be interested in…
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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 the Castlemaine Town Hall. Led by its artistic patron Zoe Knighton of Victoria’s acclaimed Flinders quartet, the 50-piece community string orchestra comprises both adult and junior members who live in the Macedon Ranges and Mount…
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Thefts show disrespect
The repeated thieving of donated goods from the front of Windarring’s Castlemaine recycled goods store has staff and supported workers there feeling more than a bit fed up. One of the store’s two Australian Disability Enterprise coordinators, Deanne Watson, says the incidence of people helping themselves to items that have been donated and left at…
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A day of jazz
Castlemaine Jazz Festival organisers are planning to hold a mini event this Saturday – ‘A Day of Jazz’. The pop-up event will take place at The Village Square performing space in Frederick Street, Castlemaine, and will feature some of the artists who were to appear at this year’s jazz festival. Artists to hit the stage…
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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 railway line on October 31. About 4.45pm on the Sunday, the crew of the train operating from Castlemaine to Maldon saw four young children on the rail corridor about 100 metres from the Midland Highway…
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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 aimed at helping the industry rebound from COVID-19. To be staged at Castlemaine’s Phee Broadway Theatre, Senior Citizens Club, Town Hall and Theatre Royal over Friday to Sunday, November 19- 21, the inaugural Gold Sounds…
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Excited about compost?
YIMBY is calling for experienced and enthusiastic composters to come on board and join The YIMBY (Yes in My Backyard) team. They’ve been busy behind the scene since receiving funding to roll out phase two of the YIMBY composting trial across Mount Alexander Shire. “This is an exciting milestone towards creating a truly local system…
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An apocalyptic point
Things got a little creepy on the streets of Castlemaine last Friday. Halloween-themed ‘ghouls’ were out in force, strategically positioned at the front of the National Australia Bank on the town’s main drag, and dancing to the tunes of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Capturing the attention of passing motorists and media, the Zombie Apocalypse being staged on…
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Students strike again for climate justice
Castlemaine students have once again gone on ‘strike’ joining countless thousands of youngsters across the nation demanding genuine policy change to rapidly check the looming threat of runaway climate change. On Friday students from both local primary and secondary schools took to the steps of Castlemaine’s central Market Building to hold placards, be seen, and…
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COMMITTED TO THE JOB
Castlemaine’s Les Vearing is among 27 central Victorian Forest Fire Management Victoria firefighters recognised for their longstanding commitment to protecting communities and the environment from bushfires. The staff, who together have a combined 600 years of service, were awarded with a National Medal and Clasps on behalf of the Office of the Governor-General at a…
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Protest targets NAB
They stood out a proverbial country mile against Friday’s grey, rainy sky. The group of demonstrators stationed out front of Castlemaine’s National Australia Bank may have been small in number – due to COVID-compliance – but was just as big on determination. “We’re just ordinary local citizens calling on the NAB to stop its investment…