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  • Shoppers to experience Piper Street differently

    Shoppers to experience Piper Street differently

    Piper Street business-owners are uniting to change visitor experience in a special night shopping event. Love Spell’s Heather Carulli is…

  • Local MP to retire from politics

    Local MP to retire from politics

    Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas has announced she will retire from politics at the next state election, bringing an end to…

  • From war zones to Woodend

    From war zones to Woodend

    A former Australian Army sniper who spent two decades on continuous service – including multiple deployments to Afghanistan – will…

  • Snow gums to be removed for view

    Snow gums to be removed for view

    Battle lines have been re-established in a fight over restoring historic view lines to Mount Macedon Memorial Cross and saving…

Sport

  • Chock full of interest

    Chock full of interest

    The second round of Riddell League football on Saturday provided plenty of interest, with Woodend-Hesket bouncing back from a lacklustre…

  • Magpies face off against the Bloods

    Magpies face off against the Bloods

    Once again the Camp Reserve looked at its best on a glorious autumn day as Castlemaine welcomed South Bendigo on…

  • Women’s footy kicks off

    Women’s footy kicks off

    Women’s football in the Riddell League kicked off on Saturday evening, with reigning premiers Macedon scoring a convincing win over…

  • Redbacks find their feet

    Redbacks find their feet

    Long-time rivals Romsey and Lancefield opened their 2026 Riddell League football campaigns on Saturday with a match of contrasting halves….

Community

  • Tamworth success for Colin

    Tamworth success for Colin

    Castlemaine country music singer and songwriter, Colin ‘Fish’ Fraser, was honoured to be a finalist in the recent Tamworth Songwriters…

  • Brigade joins lifesaving program

    Brigade joins lifesaving program

    Romsey Fire Brigade has joined the list of 50 CFA brigades that are trained and ready to respond to select…

  • Woodend Neighbourhood House receives boost as pressures bite

    Woodend Neighbourhood House receives boost as pressures bite

    Woodend Neighbourhood House has received a funding boost from over-50s lifestyle developer GemLife, as cost-of-living pressures drive increased demand for…

  • Medical physicist grateful to help

    Medical physicist grateful to help

    As a medical physicist, specialising in radiotherapy cancer care, Newstead Fire Brigade member Anne Perkins decided she wanted to help…

Leisure

  • Back by popular demand

    Back by popular demand

    After a fabulous Mother’s Day event with Gretta Ziller a couple of years ago, the Lauriston Hall Committee is excited…

  • Anzac Day service and market combine

    Anzac Day service and market combine

    The Lancefield community will come together this Saturday, April 25, for a combined Anzac Day service and farmers market, offering…

  • LOCALS entries closing soon

    LOCALS entries closing soon

    Local filmmakers are being encouraged to submit their work for the fifth edition of the Castlemaine Documentary Festival’s LOCALS program,…

  • Ensemble brings high-quality theatre

    Ensemble brings high-quality theatre

    A bold new chapter for performing arts in regional Victoria begins this June, as Castlemaine’s newest theatre company, The Ravens…