Articles tagged ‘Culture’.
By Ron Burrows ‘True Character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure – the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation...
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Wales is known as “the land of song”, and two choirs – the Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir, and the Victoria Welsh Male Choir – will combine to bri...
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National Reconciliation Week is an annual celebration and a time for all Australians to reflect on our shared histories, contributions and achievement...
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Improvements underway for recreational facilities Council is currently undertaking a number of major projects to improve recreational facilities acros...
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Grevillea Tree of Life is an exhibition of woven tapestries by Jennifer Sharpe to be held at Togs cafe and Gallery. Jennifer was brought up in north-...
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Storytelling, wild folk tales and spellbinding yarns will again take centre stage in Castlemaine this month. Castlemaine resident Jan (Yarn) Wositzky ...
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Two years after the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and displaced more than 300,000, the sur...
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By Meg Sattler Most of us don’t spend a whole lot of time contemplating or discussing our underwear. For Kathryn McAllister, founder of Wonderpants,...
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Free film screening on Wednesday Castlemaine residents are invited to a free screening of the multi-award winning documentary ‘Life Before Death...
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By Elke Johnson Last July I went to Arnhem Land to do traditional basket weaving workshops with Aboriginal women. The community was called Mapuru. It ...
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Art in celebration of the living spirit. Moolana Yakama: Line Up includes… Smoking Ceremony: Ron Murrary (WambaWamba) and Rickie Nelson (JarraJarr...
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Tequendama Falls or Salto del Tequendama is a major tourist attraction about 30km south-west of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. The thousa...
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Castlemaine’s live music scene is punching above its weight By Meg Sattler Yesterday afternoon, Itchy Scabs took the stage at the Bridge Hotel w...
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By Neil Boyack Newstead Short Story Tattoo arrives again this May with an infectious and engaging list of storytellers, musicians and speaking session...
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America’s Radiation Victims We all know that America conducted nuclear bomb testing during the Cold War, somewhere out there, far away from us. What...
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By Meg Sattler There’s something very theatrical about Carmel Bird. As she flits around her Castlemaine home, ensuring all depending on her – the ...
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By Meg Sattler A group of Castlemaine residents yesterday joined hundreds of other communities globally in expressing their support for equality – v...
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By Ron Burrows, author of The Postie and the Priest, a biography of Father Bob Maguire The rotting trains loomed out of the mist. We stopped w...
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Messy Nessy There is a place where beaches are made not of sand, but of the skeletons of millions of fish. Luxury yacht clubs are now frequented only ...
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By Meg Sattler Castlemaine artist Bernadette Kalotas has a DIY approach to life. “If I’d like to have something, I try to make it,” she says. ...
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As the weather cools, there’s nothing quite like curling up with a good book. Perhaps that’s why Castlemaine and surrounds seem to be brimming wit...
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By Meg Sattler It’s 11am on the first Sunday of the month, and David Watson has been up for hours. He’s chosen to wear a white suit today with bla...
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On Thursday 25 April, at 7.30pm at the Newstead Community Centre, Chris Tzaros from BirdLife Australia will deliver a talk entitled Bird Photography:...
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Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill – Third Reading – Part 20. MPs burst into the New Zealand love song “Pokarekare An...
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Dear CI It was with dismay that I read the “Open letter to the board of WMAfm” and of the sacking of Martin Myles. I joined WMA back in la...
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Art Fields 2013 Planning is underway for Art Fields 2013, a month long showcase of contemporary works produced by Mount Alexander artists held in the ...
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Photos and story by Meg Sattler The Shan people of Myanmar have long endured a harsh existence in their native land. Intermittent conflict between Sha...
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Mt Alexander Council, in partnership with the National Trust, is seeking a local artist to produce a three dimensional artwork which will be used as t...
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As usual, there’s plenty happening in and around town this weekend. Here’s a snapshot: Friday At 10am, harvesters for Growing Abundance will meet ...
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The pithiest put-downs: Winner The film director Ken Loach said he had a better idea than a state funeral. “How should we honour her? Let’s privat...
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