1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (465+ words) Following a sold-out opening night performance at this year's Castlemaine State Festival, acclaimed early music ensemble Genesis Baroque will return to Castlemaine this week with an intimate new concert, The Directors' Cut. Led by violinist and artistic director Jennifer Kirsner,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (599+ words) The Castlemaine Jazz Festival returns this King's Birthday weekend and once again promises an incredible lineup with more than 40 bands and performers set to feature across six local venues. Castlemaine Jazz Festival director Lyndal Mc Clure said this year's lineup…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (588+ words) Castlemaine creative Scott Rossiter is inviting people to slow down, sit together, and share the stories behind the objects they hold dear with Adult Show and Tell. Held at Sac'O'Suds Launderette, the evening invites audience members to bring along an…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (392+ words) This month, the walls of The Old Auction House in Kyneton will once again come alive with colour, courage and creativity as Queerthentic: LGBTQIA+ Regional Art Prize returns for its fourth year. More than an exhibition, Queerthentic is a gathering…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (402+ words) I'd previously enjoyed a couple of trips to Europe, but each time I travelled with friends and had a home base I could fall back on where my sister was living in Berlin," he said. This was my first real…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (681+ words) More than three decades after a police investigation confirmed the unthinkable, a quiet but determined effort is under way to restore dignity to those displaced at Castlemaine Cemetery. The Castlemaine Cemetery Burial Recovery Project has begun its first stage, marking…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (249+ words) At last month's Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Malmsbury's Olivia Coutts received the inaugural Florist Choice Award for her installation PEARL. Inspired by a quote from Vincent van Gogh, the work reflects themes of resilience and transformation. "The heart…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (289+ words) After a near sell-out first event, Forest Creek Fest returns this Sunday with a matinee gathering of some of Victoria's most exciting established and emerging singer-songwriters, sharing songs and stories at the historic Theatre Royal, Castlemaine. Presented by local indie…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (565+ words) Former Chewton resident and beloved Aussie entertainer Stan Munro is set to return to Castlemaine this Friday to launch his new book Stan Munro "Secrets of a Showbiz Dame. From the grey streets and isolation of the Welsh valleys, to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (371+ words) Local author and illustrator, Trace Balla is set to launch her latest book Treeshape " the shape of a tree, the shape of me as part of the 2026 Castlemaine State Festival. The book launch and a sold-out workshop will take place…...