Gathering the community
Castlemaine's Community Lunch has provided nourishment and companionship to the community for more than 25 years.
Local chef Duang Tengtrirat, who has been responsible...
2025, a big composting year!
This year has been a big year for YIMBY community compost in Castlemaine and surrounds. We end the year with 43 composters, with 23...
Kids try to reduce kangaroo deaths
Grade five and six students at Chewton Primary School have collaborated with Mount Alexander Wildlife Watch on a project protecting local wildlife.
With a...
Students offer free health checks
A group of first year La Trobe University Bendigo nursing students are currently visiting Castlemaine and surrounds as part of the university's 'Healthy Towns'...
Community plea for funding
More than a thousand postcards will make their way to parliament backing increased funding for Macedon Ranges' strained Neighbourhood Houses.
Years of inadequate funding has...
Kyneton unites for Christmas
Kyneton community groups are gearing up in collaboration this Sunday for a celebration of community and carols and all things Christmas.
Kyneton Christmas Collective together...
Dry grass and pea straw, not what you might think
With the fertility of spring drawing to a close and the dry of summer approaching, we often find ourselves with lots of dry grass...
Time to light up Kyneton
Get ready to light up the town for the Kyneton Christmas Light and Decoration Competition.
The Kyneton Christmas Collective competition encourages residents and businesses to...
Memorial gates’ new gleam
Malmsbury's heritage World War I memorial gates have a new shine with restoration works now complete.
Friends of Malmsbury Gardens and Environs led the project...
Let’s celebrate diversity
Celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) by joining in a free community event in Castlemaine on Wednesday December 3.
IDPwD works to increase...
A more grounded kind of worm farm
Why keep our compost worms in a box when they are probably happier in the ground? In-Ground Worm Farms do just this, bringing our...
The house that Castlemaine built
Ten years ago, the Castlemaine community generously supported Mount Alexander Accommodation and Respite Group to construct a purpose-built respite facility for people with intellectual...
