Mount Alexander Shire Council

  • National conference coming to Castlemaine

    National conference coming to Castlemaine

    In recent years, main streets and town centres have faced many challenges to their survival. First, shopping centres, then online,…

  • Bid to host Games

    Bid to host Games

    Eve Lamb It may not yet be approved as a Commonwealth Games inclusion. But if mountain biking does get the…

  • From gallery to garden

    From gallery to garden

    Eve Lamb Castlemaine’s botanical gardens have a new feature … and if you think you’ve seen it somewhere else before…

  • It takes a village

    It takes a village

    How the community can work together to address Mount Alexander Shire’s housing crisis is the focus of a new 10-year…

  • Community calls for action

    Community calls for action

    Campbells Creek residents are calling for Mount Alexander Shire Council and Regional Roads Victoria to improve road and pedestrian safety…

  • 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….

  • Vet clinic goal gets big boost

    Vet clinic goal gets big boost

    Eve Lamb Efforts to establish a low-cost veterinary clinic at Campbells Creek received a big boost on Friday, with the…

  • 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…

  • Supermarket case adjourned

    Supermarket case adjourned

    The 10-day Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing into the development of the proposed Woolworths supermarket in Castlemaine recently wound…

  • A bridge too far?

    A bridge too far?

    Eve Lamb A small bright red footbridge installed over a public drain by a local couple has created more interest…

  • New plans for botanical gardens

    New plans for botanical gardens

    Mount Alexander Shire Council has developed two new plans to help guide the future protection and management of the Castlemaine…

  • Castlemaine CBD parking changes

    Castlemaine CBD parking changes

    Drivers in Castlemaine’s CBD may notice some parking changes in Mostyn Street. In an effort to improve safety and accessibility…