Tag: Castlemaine
Vote time in Don KR enterprise dispute
About 70 maintenance workers involved in an enterprise agreement dispute at Castlemaine's Don KR Factory have been asked to vote on whether to accept...
On the house
Castlemaine café operator Dot Hardman of The Dot in Barker Street has embraced the community movement 'One on the House' that aims to brighten...
Castlemaine base for Glenrowan film shoot
Castlemaine has been chosen as the base for next year's anticipated filming of Glenrowan, the latest ambitious film project of established filmmaker Matthew Holmes.
Holmes...
Push for defib
Momentum is building to get a defibrillator installed for after-hours public access in central Castlemaine.
Bronwyn Grieve, community health nurse at Castlemaine District Community Health,...
Castlemaine writer wins literary award
A Castlemaine writer has drawn partly on her own past experiences as an aerial circus performer to take out a prestigious $50,000 national literary...
Tower proposal ignites debate
Residents of Wesley Hill at Castlemaine are up in arms over proposed plans for the installation of a new Optus communications tower just a...
Taking care of the Coliban River
The long-term protection of one of the region's most important waterways is at the centre of an innovative 20-year plan bringing together government agencies,...
Travel writer sets down swag in the ‘Maine
There's not much of Australia that Lee Atkinson hasn't seen.
But when it came to setting down her swag on a more permanent basis the...
Don’t panic, call a beekeeper!
Spring is a busy time for beekeepers as this is the time of year when honeybees swarm.
Castlemaine beekeeper Daniel BeeShepherd from the Castlemaine Bee...
Lose yourself to dance
It's Mental Health Week across Mount Alexander Shire and there's no better time to put on your dancing shoes and lose yourself to dance.
Join...
Support networks vital
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals suicide rates are at a 10-year high.
The Causes of Death Australia 2017 report, released last...
Do the time warp
When Castlemaine's Leslie Thornton was a schoolboy he lived next door to the school - but was always late.
In class the young Leslie would...
