FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Castlemaine - The Untold Story

Gums, ginkgos and a golden wych elm: which will win Victoria’s tree of the year?

From Carlton to Castlemaine, National Trust of Victoria competition aims to raise awareness about trees

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22

The fight against green ‘waste’: how a Victorian community came together to create garden gold

Kitchen scraps and garden waste can be a valuable resource. But some communities are forgoing the Fogo bin and collecting their own compost

The Guardian - AU · Jul 4

No power, no phone, no radio: why comms dropped out during the central Victorian fires

Australia has entered an era of climate instability, where communications during bushfires and extreme weather must perform under increasingly severe conditions.

The Conversation · Jan 14

Thunderstorm asthma warnings issued for northern and north central Victoria as wet weather predicted

The Victorian Department of Health says the greatest risk is in the north central and northern country districts, which include regional centres Bendigo, Shepparton, Echuca and Castlemaine.

ABC News · Nov 12, 2022

'We haven't built it, and they've come': the e-change pressures on Australia's lifestyle towns

Michael and Karen moved from Melbourne to Castlemaine, about 130km northwest of Victoria’s capital, in mid-2020 – using, like tens of thousands of Australians, the shift to remote work to make a larger lifestyle change.

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2022

Aboriginal man dies in custody at Loddon Prison in Castlemaine

The family of an Aboriginal prisoner who died in a Victorian jail say there were delays in him being able to apply for parole and he was let down by the justice system.

ABC News · Sep 13, 2022

Castlemaine clay coin currency launched to strengthen town's economy

Castlemaine artists have fired and circulated $10,000 worth of "clay coins" into their town's economy in a move that is being backed by local businesses.

ABC News · May 8, 2022

Castlemaine-Maldon rail car restoration casts minds back to days of opulence and class

With the new first-class carriage Acheron renovated and lovingly restored over the past five years, historic steam train travel has just got even better.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022