Castlemaine & Surrounds Women's Shed - CSWS

12/10/2026

Applications are now open for 2027 intake!

Visit the workshop space @ The Mill Castlemaine this Wednesday and check-out some of the projects the current students are working on.

Bring along your questions and meet the extraordinary carpentry educators Su and Perri!

Ever thought “I reckon I could give that a go?”

Curious about construction but not sure where to start? Come along, get a feel for the building industry and see what you could do with a Certificate II in Construction Pathways (CPC20220).

🗓️ Wednesday 14 October, 2026
⏰ 9 am - 3 pm
📍 Shed 23, The Mill, 1-9 Walker Street, Castlemaine

A relaxed day to try something new, learn a few things and explore what’s possible - for women, non-binary and gender diverse people.

Sound like your kind of thing? Register here: https://info.bendigotafe.edu.au/Construction-Pathways-Open-Day

26/07/2026

Thanks Comedy Victoria and to all who came along to - $680 from ticket sales was raised and will go towards setting up our workshop space!

A special shout-out and thanks to the stand-up artists who graced the stage including local faves patti and Julieta Mateo Feldenkrais - Laura Davis Mel McGlensey Simone Amohanga Cath Styles Bess Patterson Blackstone

07/07/2026

✨ A unique opportunity to learn from local woodworker Bill Wigglesworth how to care for woodworking hand planes ✨

Please PM to express interest. Small workshop to be facilitated on a Monday or Tuesday late afternoon in July or August.

21/05/2026

✨Comedy line-up announcement ✨

The fabulous crew at Comedy Victoria have curated a stellar line-up of comedians, set to grace the stage Phee Broadway Theatre on Friday July 17th ✨

Last year, they donated $1100 from the ticket sales to Castlemaine & Surrounds Women's Shed - CSWS

✨Again this year, $5 from every ticket sale will be donated to us and go towards setting up our new space ✨

🎟️ ✨Get your tickets now, as last years event was packed to the rafters/sold out!

https://events.humanitix.com/women-of-wit-2026-castlemaine

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15/05/2026

We are excited to be joining in the Town Open Day festivities tomorrow!!

Come down and say hello and explore clubs, groups and what’s happening in our community 🏘️🌿🎉

31/03/2026

Tonight from 7pm come along to the Wesley Hill hall to hear about a new Tiny Homes on Wheels Caretaker model and learn how to get involved ✨

12/01/2026

Help Mount Alexander communities recover from bushfire. Our register is live.

The Castlemaine Community House, Harcourt Valley Community House , Harcourt Progress Association, Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative, Castlemaine Lions Club, local Landcare groups, Connecting Country and others are coordinating this volunteer and equipment register to help longer-term bushfire recovery, including in the Harcourt Valley.

People or organisations/groups can register their skills, time and useful equipment. These could be used in activities including clean up, workshops on insurance claims, fencing, repairs, re-vegetation, technology, rebuilding, or fundraising.

We are working with organisations in Harcourt to match resident’s needs to offers. This will co-ordinate help through a trusted local, reducing stress for affected people.

This is a volunteer matching service, not an emergency response. Immediate response needs (food, shelter, clothing, agistment, etc) will be dealt with through Mount Alexander Shire Council's Recovery Centre in the Town Hall from 12th to 19th January.

The form to register is here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=xIs_wy0RqESAEcCUB7kt55ErE3Y5vCRFpk611q4ZlSxUQ1pQR1VSTFdYM1BORFY1OEpPM1c3SlpWUS4u&route=shorturl

The page is here:
https://cch.org.au/volunteer-resource-centre/

19/12/2025

✨ Save the date 📆 Friday 17th of July 2026 ✨
Comedy Victoria will be bringing “Women of Wit” back to Phee Broadway Theatre - stay tuned for the line-up ✨

Comedy is coming back to Castlemaine with the 2026 Women of Wit.

08/11/2025

✨Thanks to everyone who visited us at Pride Picnic yesterday 🌈✨ we loved hearing your ideas and chatting about current and future project ideas 🥽 🛠️

✨Thanks Castlemaine Pride & Castlemaine Community House ✨ we had a ball!! 🙌🏽🌈