Community News
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MAIN Game returns
94.9MainFM’s highly anticipated and much-loved community event, the MAIN Game, returns for its seventh year on Sunday June 7 (King’s Birthday long weekend). The historic Camp Reserve in Castlemaine will host the Aussie Rules footy friendly between the Rockatoos and the Radio Galahs. The MAIN Game brings footy and fundraising together for local radio station…
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Showcasing local artisans
Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House has launched a Makers Cabinet — a dedicated space that showcases and sells handcrafted items created by local artisans. The initiative is designed to support makers in the community by giving them greater visibility, while also encouraging residents to consider locally made, high-quality goods when purchasing gifts and special items. The…
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Celebrate the Guildford Big Tree
Mount Alexander Shire Council and DJAARA invite the community to come together to honour and celebrate the Guildford Big Tree at a free community event this Sunday. Held during Reconciliation Week 2026, the event forms part of DJAARA’s Guildford Biyal (Red Gum) Big Tree Project, which recognises the profound cultural, environmental and historical significance of…
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A simple way to connect
Castlemaine creative Scott Rossiter is inviting people to slow down, sit together, and share the stories behind the objects they hold dear with Adult Show and Tell. Held at Sac‘O’Suds Launderette, the evening invites audience members to bring along an object of personal significance and speak about its meaning. The objects themselves are wildly varied:…
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Come meet the Kyneton Backyard Growers
Every Sunday from 10am-12pm a bunch of locals gather at the Kyneton Lion’s Kiosk to give away free fruit and veg. Kyneton Backyard Growers is a project of the Kyneton Transition Hub, which is an action group of the Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group. At the weekly stall, you’ll find it being staffed by locals, people…
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Deserving couple gets garden makeover
Frances Noonan Riddells Creek Nursery has transformed the backyard of a deserving local couple through its community-driven Garden Angels Project. The initiative, created by nursery owner Geordie Taylor, awarded a complete garden makeover to local residents Eleanor and Peter Butland after they were nominated by their daughter Amanda in June last year following a difficult…
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Lancefield hungry for more
Slice of Perfection’s authentic Italian pizza has returned to Lancefield in a series of pop-up Friday nights that have left residents hungry for more. Owner and Neapolitan trained pizza chef Stefan Barbagallo wants to respond to that demand and is now seeking an opportunity to rebuild his dream. Personal circumstances forced the unexpected closure of…
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U3A gives life to roses
Frances Noonan Kyneton U3A has begun restoring the Heritage Memorial Rose Garden at Kyneton High School, helping preserve an important piece of local history. The memorial garden was originally established in 1918 at the school’s former Piper Street site to honour students and teachers who lost their lives serving in the First World War. When…
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Still in with a chance
The Kyneton and District Town Square Co-operative says it remains committed to securing community access to the Old Kyneton Primary School site after almost nine years of advocacy. Co-op board member Peter Henderson said the group was “very excited” to have been shortlisted as head tenant/lead operator for the site after submitting an Expression of…
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Harcourt community raises $30,000 for bushfire recovery
Harcourt Valley Vineyards, Harcourt General Store and Harcourt and District Lions Club have joined forces to raise $30,000 from the sale of local wine to support those impacted in the bushfire-ravaged community and surrounds. Harcourt Valley Vineyards’ Kye Livingstone said the 600 bottles of ‘Harcourt Recovery’ 2024 Cabernet Shiraz miraculously survived the January 9 fire.…
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Student book spreads kindness
Aurelia Poyner has helped spread kindness and positivity through a unique project at St Brigid’s Primary School in Gisborne. The nine-year-old’s idea for a student book of positive affirmations and art captured the entire school community’s imagination. What Aurelia thought would be a small project, quickly grew to include more than 200 student contributions across…
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Tamworth success for Colin
Castlemaine country music singer and songwriter, Colin ‘Fish’ Fraser, was honoured to be a finalist in the recent Tamworth Songwriters Salute Awards. The 76-year-old said that he discovered his passion for music later in life. After a relationship breakdown at 55 he picked up the guitar and hasn’t looked back. “I had a few lessons…