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Shades of Gray Gallery & Garden

Jacqueline travelled from NSW to attend the annual exhibition last weekend at Shades of Gray. Castlemaine artists weave rust and imagination into stunning Garden Exhibition 
 Castlemaine artists Chelly and Peter Gray have spent more than three decades transforming strands of rusty wire into extraordinary works of art. What began as an experiment in the…

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Feeling Bookish

Tom scored some great kids titles at last week’s book sale at Maldon Library. If you’re feeling bookish* this weekend, head on down to Maldon Athenaeum Library on Saturday 1 November from 9am to 1pm for its second big book sale in as many weeks. It comes after a successful and cosy Children’s Book Sale…

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Music News Out & About

You’re a Folky Too

People of all ages enjoying Maldon Folk Festival. With the 50th Maldon Folk Festival unrolling across town this weekend, it’s time for everyone to acknowledge that — unless you’ve just returned from a hermitage or ascetic retreat — your music contains a little bit of Folk. Everything leads back to it. Folk music is a…

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Council & Governance News Regional Affairs

Free green waste disposal

Free green waste disposal. Local councils are making it easy being green during November, offering free green waste disposal to help residents get backyards ready for fire season. Folks in Mount Alexander Shire (MAS) can dispose of green waste at no cost at the Castlemaine and Maldon transfer stations from Saturday 15 November to Sunday…

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Infrastructure & Development News Regional Affairs

Castlemaine streetscape upgrades commence

Castlemaine streetscape upgrades commence. A gathering took place in central Castlemaine on Thursday 23 October to officially commence works on the Frederick Street Precinct Project. Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP and Mount Alexander Shire Councillor Toby Heydon shared the shovel to ceremonially open the project, which will transform Frederick Street and Mechanics Lane…

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