More memoirs… and some follow up ‘at home’ book talks This week the library news features two more outstanding memoirs: Geraldine Brooks’ Memorial Days and Richard Flanagan’s Question 7. A memoir isn’t just a chronological account of events. Good memoirs are deliberate constructions, with evocative prose that holds the reader and carries them forward into…
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Neighbourhood watch comes to Castlemaine
Mt Alexander Shire residents are invited to join the newly formed Castlemaine & District Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) for Coffee with a Cop at Aitken’s Corner Café, corner of Gaulton and Johnston Streets on Monday 17 February from 10.30-11.30am. Enjoy a free coffee and meet your local law enforcement officers face-to-face to ask questions about community…
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Local maternity service makes history
Dhelkaya Health has made history by welcoming the very first baby born via a planned caesarean through their midwifery group practice model.
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Award for Australia Day Survival Day
Mount Alexander Shire Council is proud to share the news that the Shire’s Australia Day Survival Day event, held each year in Castlemaine on 26 January, has been recognised with a Reconciliation Victoria award.
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