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Cate Mercer of Castlemaine, Gen Ward of Castlemaine and Beverley Hope of Guildford couldn't resist the chance to get up and dance during Friday's International Women's Day celebration in the botanical gardens.

Women celebrate

A festive crowd picnicked, danced and celebrated in Castlemaine's Botanical Gardens to mark International Women's Day on Friday. The event featured a lineup of live...
Bergen O'Brien, Martin Lafitte, Chris Hooper and Alison Ross get ready for the return of Castlemaine's successful Repair Cafe.

A stitch in time

Castlemaine's Repair Cafe is getting set to return for 2019 bringing broken or dysfunctional goods back to good use while diverting waste from landfill. And...
Castlemaine health professionals and concerned parents Dr Marg Peck and Susie Burke and cyclist Rob Scott are calling for a bit more respect and tolerance on our roads.

Respect our cyclists: road aggro alarm

Castlemaine health professionals, parents and cyclists are calling for more care and respect on our roads following recent incidents of motorist aggression towards local...
FNG Group director, builder Justin Ferguson and Neil Barrett at The Paddock now taking shape on Castlemaine's Reckleben Street.

Path-breaking project

The first residents are expected to begin moving into Castlemaine's new cutting-edge eco village housing development, as early as this September. The Paddock Eco Village...
French tutor Emma Dubuc is looking forward to the new language courses about to start up at Castlemaine Community House.

Parlez-vous Francais?

The hot, dry bushland of Walmer is a very long way from Canada's French Quebec famed for its icy winter carnival. But you don't have...
Local residents are pictured at the site of the proposed billboard earlier this year. Photo: Eve Lamb

Billboard blow – VCAT overturns council refusal

Castlemaine residents who opposed plans to erect a large advertising billboard in Johnstone Street have been left in shock after the Victorian Civil and...
Terry Hodgkins with some of the sheet music left to the Castlemaine Men's Shed by former member Lindesay Hart.

Surprise musical legacy for the men

It's not every day you get left a surprising musical legacy. When dedicated Castlemaine Men's Shed member Lindesay Hart passed away earlier this year he...

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...
Castlemaine café owner Dot Hardman invites community members to get behind the 'One on the House' initiative.

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...
The creative team behind 'Glenrowan' - (from left to right) co-writer Aidan Phelan, co-writer and director Matthew Holmes and historical consultant Steve Jager.

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...
Community health nurse Bronwyn Grieve (holding a defibrillator) with CDCH volunteers Kaye Bourke, Joan White and Lyn Hall are supporting the petition for a public after-hours defibrillator.

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's Libby Angel.

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...
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