Articles tagged ‘Culture’.

Eddi Reader for the Theatre Royal
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In 2010 Eddi Reader toured Australia and sold out across the board where she captivated and enchanted audiences. In 2012 she is delighted to be return...
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St Patrick’s Day
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Inniskeen Road: July Evening By Patrick Kavanagh The bicycles go by in twos and threes - There’s a dance in Billy Brennan’s barn to-night,...
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Friday music: Still the original and the best, Shooglenifty at the Royal
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‘…still the original and best.’ - The Scotsman ‘This virtuoso band started building crescendos from the start, each one higher tha...
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The dragon’s egg has landed
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A giant egg has landed in the front garden at Healing Well on Mostyn Street. It’s delighted the centre’s practitioners and intrigued passersby...
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Something for everyone this Theatre Season
Following the success of the 2011 Phee Broadway Theatre Season, we are pleased to announce that the 2012 Phee Broadway Theatre Season kicks off on Tue...
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The Global Gardens Festival at Guildford
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Sunday 18 March will be a great day of music and dance from around the world, performed live in Guildford. The Guildford Hotel will host the Global Ga...
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CI went to Port Fairy
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And here’s our pick of the Festival....
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Seeking nominations for Youth Awards
As part of National Youth Week 2012, Council is currently seeking nominations for the Youth Awards. The Mount Alexander Youth Awards promote and celeb...
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How Australia Made Its Own Luck – And Could Now Throw It All Away
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By Peter Hartcher Book Launch – The Sweet Spot: How Australia Made Its Own Luck – And Could Now Throw It All Away by Peter Hartcher Austra...
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Sunday meditation: In love with Chuck
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By Kristen Krcmar*, 2012 Edited by Suellen Green Oh Chuck how I love him so. I see him everywhere; he must be bi-sexual because I see him with guys to...
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Planned obsolescence
Light bulbs reduced from 2500 hours life to 1000 by a consortium of manufactures or printers with timing chip to shut it down a 1500 pages, one of the...
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New Castlemaine police station approved at VCAT
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The new police station has been approved after a hearing at VCAT last month. The building is described as “polite and well mannered” and t...
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Design Sunday: New roofing material cuts carbon footprint
A prototype thermal system may have a big impact on the carbon footprint of buildings by pulling double duty as solar panels and moderating temperatur...
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Saturday poem: Today I’m out wandering, turning my skull
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Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) English version by Coleman Barks Today I’m out wandering, turning my skull Today I’m out wandering, tu...
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Jim Rowe’s opening
Jim Rowe is a long term Resident of Castlemaine, and one of the best artists this town has ever produced. Over an illustrious career spanning more tha...
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
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International Women’s Day will be celebrated in Mount Alexander Shire with a breakfast at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens from 7.30am on Thursday ...
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Sunday meditation: Five things plants do better than us
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By Sami Grover We need more trees in our cities. But our cities also need to become more like trees. It seems to me that the challenge of building com...
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Lars Stenberg: Landscapes of central and western Victoria
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A solo exhibition of paintings by artist, Lars Stenberg, will be opened at the Penny School Gallery & Café in Maldon at 2.30pm on Saturday, 3 Mar...
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New Hiut Jeans are getting a Welsh town back to work
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Warning: this is one of those feel-good stories–and a very good one at that. The town of Cardigan, in Wales, was the centre of jean-making for y...
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Let’s get Sassy – cooking with Buñuel
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Great Grandma Sassy ‘Saskatchewan’ O’Higgins came to Australia from County Monaghan via Canada and Chicago. She migrated after falling i...
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Showcasing local sustainable houses
The EconoSpace is the brainchild of Irish architect and central Victoria resident, Peter Cowman. The passive solar ‘EconoSpace’ is an abbreviation of the words ‘economical space’. It is a small eco-building which can be constructed without a building permit in the average backyard.
Mount Alexander Sustainability Group (MASG) and Council are proud to be jointly hosting a sustainable house tour in Castlemaine on Saturday 25 Februar...
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Puppet festival for Maldon
 The inaugural Tarrengower Puppetfest will be held in Maldon over the Labor Day weekend, 10– 12 March 2012. The three-day festival will include per...
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Bank to launch new grants round
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The Maldon & District Community Bank® Branch will launch its grants program for 2012 in Maldon on February 27, offering an opportunity for your ...
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Awards to recognise heritage projects
From a Council press release: Mount Alexander Shire Council and the National Trust are proud to present the Mount Alexander Heritage Awards 2012. The ...
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Competition results: an outbreak of lerve
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The Western … aah. Jan Wositzky confirmed the stories, with his History of Sex in Castlemaine. Not that many of the longer term residents needed...
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Launching new works with Punctum’s art blast
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Leonie Kelsall is a visual artist from Bendigo specialiwing in painting and drawing.  Over the past six months she has been a participating artist in...
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Portrait of a Stranger at Phee Broadway Theatre Foyer
An exhibition of portrait photos by photographers in Central Victoria opened recently at the Castlemaine Library. The photos were taken as a part of A...
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