Castlemaine students prepare for global climate strike
Castlemaine’s school climate strike students have spent an afternoon calling on local businesses to register their support for next month’s
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Author: Eve Lamb
Container deposit push builds
Mount Alexander Shire councillors and executive staff are among those strongly supporting the push for a container deposit scheme in
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Prepare for Peter Panto
Castlemaine Theatre Company is giving the original tale of Peter Pan a contemporary makeover with a uniquely Castlemaine twist for
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Bringing Ernest to life
Insights and stories behind renowned colonial goldsmith and jeweller, Castlemaine’s own Ernest Leviny, are on offer as part of a
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On track to tackle plastic waste
Local tourism railways have played a key role in the development of innovative recycled plastic sleepers that may ultimately help
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Lights up after dark
The launch of six new floodlights at Chewton’s Soldiers Memorial Park on Friday means Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club can now
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Lifting spirits – Belly dancing a wellbeing boost
Anita Zacchigna clearly recalls seeing belly dancing performed for the first time. “I was about 15 when I first saw
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Brown in the ‘Maine
Former Greens leader Bob Brown has praised Castlemaine as a great generator of ideas for the future during a visit
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Newstead ‘getting it done’
Newstead residents are set to receive most of what they’d hoped for when they petitioned Mount Alexander Shire Council for
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Baringhup solar hearings begin
State planning panel hearings for the proposed 75 megawatt Baringhup solar farm began yesterday and will continue today at Maldon’s
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