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20/08/2026

MAJOR PRIZE ALERT - Brewery Bonanza courtesy of our friends at Shedshaker. A brewery tour, pizzas & guided beer tasting for 4 people.

Have a guided tour of the Shedshaker Brewery, learn how beer is made and packaged. Taste and smell the ingredients that go into it.
Then sit down to a tasting platter over some pizzas. Yum!!

Thanks The Taproom - Shedshaker Brewing Another awesome local business sponsor.

By becoming a subscriber to MainFM you're supporting your community and local independent businesses.

Radiothon happens Sep 11-19

Celebrating Real Radio and Your Community.

20/08/2026

Battle of the Bands is Castlemaine’s annual youth music competition run by the local Amplify Committee, Eight Metre Speaker. This year's event will see an amazing line-up of acts from across the Shire show off their musical skills and battle it out for the chance to win $500! Headlining this year's event are crowd pleasers and last year's winners, Electric Heads! Get your tickets! Can’t make it in person? HYPE has you covered, bringing you a special live broadcast of the event 7pm – 8:30pm. Keep it locked to 94.9 MainFM. Get tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1623355

19/08/2026

Presenting - A Day in the Life of MainFM for your listening pleasure. A typical Thursday

Annie & Guests warm your morning on Thrusdays On My Mind
The Lowdown shares all the latest community news and events
Bruce Carruthers gets deep and meaningful on The Bigger Picture
Alex Bennett selects vinyl gems on Beyond the Mirage
Shot Betty comes with a Trigger Warning
Emerald curates independent, underground and emerging music on Beat Happenings
Josh Meadows brings you the best of infi guitar pop on It's a Jangle Out There
Ian Patrick gets you groovin with The Latin Hour
The Wildman and Mr Moog keep it loose on Night Moogs
Leo Rocher rocks the mic on Leo Roc Radio

That's just ONE Day on the MainFM Grid. Celebrating real radio, representing local voices and your community.

Get behind your local little radio station with the big heart and subscribe.

MainFM Radiothon Keepin' It Real Sep 11 - 19th

19/08/2026

Gig Guide is Up!
Thanks Gig Guide Team
MainFM – supporting our local venues and independent artists.
https://www.mainfm.net/gig-guide/

18/08/2026

MAJOR PRIZE ALERT! Enjoy a luxurious two-night midweek escape for two in BIG4 Castlemaine Gardens' beautiful Glamtainer! The stunning holiday hideaway has views across the Botanical Gardens, a deck area, kitchenette, and much more.

It's only a few minutes from town but the glamping set-up at BIG4 Castlemaine Gardens Holiday Park makes it the ultimate country retreat.

It’s a stroll downtown and a wander across the park to The Mill, Shed Shaker and The Bridge Hotel.

Subscribe during the whole month of September to be in the running for this major prize.

Thanks Big 4! Another great local business sponsor!

Radiothon happens Sep 11-19th here on MainFM

Celebrating Radio, Real Voices and Your Community.

18/08/2026

Today, In the Life of MainFM, Tony from Get Your Groove Back welcomed students from Bendigo TAFE into the studio. The students are all studying English as an Additional Language and put their English skills to the test on air! The group are Karen refugees from Myanmar and Thailand, but two are mature age Thai students, who have been living in Australia for many years.
Thanks Jan Palethorpe from Girls on Air for providing this wonderful opportunity and to Elizabeth Scanlon for tech support!

14/08/2026

As part of our Radio in Schools program, recently MainFM spent the day with the grade 6 class of Castlemaine North Primary School and made a radio show! It was so much fun hearing what the students had to say, we had an absolute blast.

In three parts - tune in to 94.9MainFM at midday on Sunday Aug 16th, 23rd and 30th to hear the voices of our local school children.

Episode 1 airs THIS SUNDAY (Aug 16th) at Midday

The goal of the program is to empower students to become confident storytellers, to spark their passion for radio and media production, learn how to navigate digital media creation with integrity, and engage their inquisitive nature.

Hear the students interviewing each other and sharing stories about school, friendship, their favourite past times, hopes and dreams. Mixed in with shout outs and song requests. It’s a radio show special here on MainFM, brought to you by Castlemaine North Primary School.

Pictured Mary & Luella, Grade 6 CNPS

13/08/2026

Presenting - A Day in the Life of MainFM for your listening pleasure. A typical Friday

* Toby and Georgina bring sibling banter on Breakfast Epiphanies
* The Lowdown shares all the latest community news and events
* Lauding overlords In Maldon Today
* Bridget Haylock celebrates women on Femme Fortissima
* Made by people with disability and is for everyone ABLE RADIO
* Jakob Schmitt incarnates the Spirit of Jazz
* Carol and Dazza shake your Fridays with Get Outta Town
* Alex & Alex weave musical connections on What's Golden
* Gus Read-Hill brews a Love Storm (pants optional)
* Your Friday night crew brings you Mixed Tapes
* Sam Wills provides the beats for your kitchen disco Deep House Chewton

That's just ONE Day on the MainFM Grid. Celebrating real radio, representing local voices and your community.

Get behind your local little radio station with the big heart and subscribe.

MainFM Radiothon Keepin' It Real Sep 11 - 19th

12/08/2026

MAJOR PRIZE ALERT!! One WEEKEND PASS to Port Fairy Folk Festival!

A four-day celebration of music, community, culture and curiosity, gathered by the sea on Peek Whurrong Country on the Victorian Labour Day long weekend.

Since 1977, this Festival has grown from humble beginnings into one of Australia’s most loved regional festivals, bringing together extraordinary artists, passionate audiences, families, makers, storytellers and free spirits from across the world.

Here, music spills across stages, streets and halls. You might stumble into a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration, a late-night song you didn’t know you needed, or a quiet moment that stays with you long after the last note fades.

This is only first round line up announcement - many more acts to come!

Subscribe during the whole month of September to be in the running for this special prize.

Radiothon happens Sep 9 - 11

Thank you Fairy Folk Festival

12/08/2026

Gig Guide is Up!
We've got multiple MainFM all stars gigging around town this week!
Thanks Gig Guide Team
MainFM – supporting our local venues and independent artists.

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