First festival out the gate
Castlemaine Botanical Gardens sets the scene for this evening’s Castlemaine State Festival program launch – and what a festival it
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Author: Eve Lamb
Club Summer – poolside!
Poolside is looking like the place to be for the rest of summer – particularly if you’re young and local.
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A gnawing problem
Quite a few people are said to keep a secret in their closet. Turns out one Castlemaine area woman had
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EV tax slammed
With the first of the region’s new electric vehicle fast charge stations to roll out at Maryborough within days, advocates
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Stand taken on thongs
The humble thong has long been a classic of stereotyped iconic Aussie footwear, and from now on they’re also going
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Running on high
With COVID putting an indefinite halt on big running challenges that typically attract throngs of keen contestants, a group of
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Hula is happening in Castlemaine and Maldon
If you thought you were too old to take up hula hooping – think again! A new series of hula
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Sculpture prize coup for Castlemaine artist
A Castlemaine artist has won this year’s prestigious Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture $40,000 Rural and Regional Development Award. Laura
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Artisan cheesemaker takes first bite of trade
There was plenty of cause for big cheesy grins as Castlemaine’s new artisan cheesemaker savoured its first bite of retail
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Cultural farming venture for Harcourt
Work has begun to establish an Indigenous Bush Tucker Farm at Harcourt. “I’m confident to say we’ll probably get going
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