Castlemaine Mail

11/09/2026

We have eight local McDonalds Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League football and netball sides, one Castlemaine Football Netball Club - Juniors U12 squad, and seven Castlemaine Goldfields FC Senior and Junior squads playing semi finals this weekend! Be sure to pick up your bumper Grand Final edition! After what has been an extremely challenging year in the wake of the January fires, the Harcourt community is celebrating this week after the Harcourt Football Netball Club's Senior Football and Under 12 Football sides secured grand final berths in the Maryborough Castlemaine Football Netball League.

After what has been an extremely challenging year in the wake of the January fires, the Harcourt community is celebrating […]

10/09/2026

The latest edition of the Mail is out now. Not lovin it! A large group of Castlemaine residents dressed in red, yellow, blue and black gathered at the proposed McDonald's site on Forest Street on Wednesday evening - joining other Victorian communities in their fight stop the spread of multi-national fast-food outlets.

10/09/2026

Rhiz & The Sugarplums are hittin’ the road to launch their new album All Over Again and are stopping by […]

09/09/2026

Tomorrow is R U OK? Day. Did you catch our three page feature in Tuesday's Midland Express? Whether it's a friend, family member, partner or colleague, the people around us go through life's ups and downs every day. That's why we want everyone to feel confident to check in with the people you care about and ask R U OK? Any day.
We would like to thank all of these participating businesses for their generous support of this worthy cause.

08/09/2026

Magpie Magic! Castlemaine Football Netball Club’s Senior Women’s Football team has claimed legend status after securing their fifth consecutive premiership in the AFL Central Vic Women’s League.
The Magpies defeating top of the table Golden Square in rain-soaked conditions under lights at the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Friday evening. Be sure to check out our coverage in today’s Midland Express and this Friday’s Castlemaine Mail.

04/09/2026

They have done it! Five AFL Central Vic Women’s premierships in five years. The Magpies write another page into the history books. A top effort in really challenging conditions.

04/09/2026

Go Magpies!!!!

GRAND FINAL. Castlemaine v Golden Square. Let's go Magpies! ⚫⚪

04/09/2026

Local artists Sally Roadknight, Liz Sardone and Lee Shelden will unveil a new textile exhibition ‘Night Thoughts - Dreams & Inspirations’ at the Newstead Arts Hub tomorrow, Saturday September 5.
These three local creatives love textiles and get together regularly to stitch, discuss their ideas, concepts and evolving projects.
The work in this latest exhibition beautifully showcases reflects their individual talents and interests and unique approaches to textile art.
The exhibition will be officially opened this Saturday at 2pm. All welcome.
It will then be on display from Sunday September 6 from 10am to 4pm and each weekend until September 27.
Newstead Arts Hub can be found in Tivey Street Newstead.