By Car

Both trains and busses leave frequently from Melbourne and larger regional centers including Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong.

Hitchhiking is generally accepted in the entire Central Victorian area. Neighboring towns and surrounding villages such as Chewton and Maldon and often Bendigo can be reached frequently by sticking out your thumb and getting a lift from friendly locals and passing farmers.

Hot Rod Capital, Castlemaine also bosts a proud Automotive history, an is the self proclaimed 'Hot Rod Capital' of Victoria. There are multiple small open to the public private Automotive collections (for more information see Tourism Victoria)

Castlemaine has a proud history including the Theatre Royal, a beacon of the gold rush days and museum.

A leading industry of Castlemaine is now the KR Castlemaine abattoir and processing plant servicing supermarkets Australia wide.

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