The Hub Castlemaine
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People power prevails
The Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative has created history by smashing its $1.95 million target to purchase the town’s Hub building and bring it under community ownership. The Co-op’s debenture campaign surpassed its target at lunchtime on Thursday. The campaign officially closed on Sunday with the co-operative announcing it had raised $2 million of investments to…
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Now or never for Hub
Time is nearly out for the Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative to buy the Hub. At the time of printing, the Co-op had raised more than $1,184,000 (61 per cent) of investments needed from 150 members. Anyone still considering investment needs to act now to be part of making history in Castlemaine. The Co-op officially formed…
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Half-time for Hub
At the time of going to press on Monday, the Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative had raised $818,500 or 42 per cent of the funds for the purchase of the Hub, a beloved landmark property in the heart of Castlemaine. The investments have been raised from 103 of its 315 members. The offer closes June 29,…
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Co-op offer officially launched
A packed house attended the official launch celebration of the Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative debenture offer at Shedshaker Brewing on Sunday evening. The atmosphere was filled with possibility as the Co-op’s inspiring vision to raise the capital to purchase The Hub, a beloved landmark property in the heart of Castlemaine, was laid out by multiple…
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Residents form co-operative to save The Hub
Local residents are banding together to form the Castlemaine Community Co-operative with the goal of purchasing and preserving Castlemaine’s historic building, ‘The Hub’. The co-operative will enable community ownership of the building, on the corner of Barker and Templeton Streets, through collective investment. The founders of the new co-operative invite interested community members to a…
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Hub on the market
The long-time owners of ‘The Hub’ Castlemaine, Neil and Heather Barrett, have made the difficult decision to put the 120-year-old property on the market. The Castlemaine couple said they were both ‘above’ retirement age and had decided the time had come to sell the Barker Street property to focus on their major project, The Paddock…