Chewton

  • Local Landcare heroes celebrated

    Local Landcare heroes celebrated

    Founding member of Golden Point Landcare Group, Marie Jones, has been awarded the prestigious Joan Kirner Landcare Award. Marie was…

  • Chewton chillout playlist

    Chewton chillout playlist

    The recent, and highly controversial, speed reduction on the Pyrenees Highway in Castlemaine has inspired the Chewton 50 Chillout Spotify…

  • Uncovering scandal and tragedy

    Uncovering scandal and tragedy

    Actor and writer Stephen Curry, famously known for his role in the iconic film The Castle, recently made his way…

  • Breaking the silence through music

    Breaking the silence through music

    Castlemaine Safe Space is hosting a ‘Breaking the Silence through Music’ fundraiser at the Red Hill Hotel on June 14….

  • Record female numbers

    Record female numbers

    Thirty years after Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club saw its first women’s team lace up their boots, the club is celebrating…

  • New speed limit in place

    New speed limit in place

    The controversial new 50 km/h speed limit along the 6.4 kilometre stretch of the Pyrenees Highway is now officially in effect.

  • Monster celebration this Saturday

    Monster celebration this Saturday

    Take a trip back into our goldfields past at the annual 1851 Diggers’ Monster Meeting celebration at Chewton this Saturday….

  • Homecoming gig

    Homecoming gig

    Seven-piece Naarm-based free psych sonicists, Star/Time, are performing live at The Red Hill Hotel in Chewton this Friday with special…

  • Zemiro makes tracks in the Goldfields

    Zemiro makes tracks in the Goldfields

    Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro is a new SBS series that will see the television presenter embark on 10…

  • Debut film to screen

    Debut film to screen

    The debut film of Tehran-born, Australia-raised writer and director and Chewton resident, Noora Niasari, will be screening at Castlemaine’s Theatre…

  • Songs of people and place

    Songs of people and place

    Valley Road winds through rolling basalt hills from Glenhope towards Chewton, connecting two friends, Rebecca Jane Howell and Marty Mckenna,…

  • Restoration begins for old church

    Restoration begins for old church

    Mount Alexander Shire Council has begun work to repair and restore the former Wesleyan Church in Chewton. The building located…