Rats, mice, compost and food growing
It’s a tricky subject, but one we can’t avoid, particularly as we head further into autumn and the harvest season: how do we deal...
Navy veteran to lead service
Kyneton Navy veteran Luke Bordonaro will lead this year’s Mount Macedon Anzac Day Dawn Service, which will take place on April 25 at the...
I just made the worst compost I have made in years!
I was putting a finished compost pile out on the garden recently, but as I was forking it into the barrow, I realised, with...
Four hours of magical music
Resonance String Orchestra is hosting a Big String Day on Saturday at Castlemaine Secondary College.
The all-ages event will include music, team-building games, whole orchestra...
Cancer care project appeal for funds
Kyneton Health is calling on the community to help raise funds for a scalp cooler to enhance the care provided to their oncology patients.
An...
Kitchen garden grows
Kyneton High School has partnered with Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health and successfully secured a $50,000 grant from the state government to grow a...
Are they maggots in my compost?!
Over the warmer months it is not uncommon, when turning our compost piles, to uncover a particular fly’s larvae (or maggots) in our compost....
Bakery in full Blume
Blumes Historic Bakery in Harcourt was officially reopened to the public last Saturday after years of restoration work.
About 60 people attended the event, including...
How’d you like them apples?
Hundreds of people flocked to Harcourt Recreation Reserve last Saturday for the town’s 31st annual Applefest.
Marquees were set up on the oval and offered...
What to do with a compost that is too hot?
In last-week’s Compost Conversation we looked at what makes some batches of compost go over temperature (over 68o Celsius), and why that is a...
Building connections by a simple visit
Valuable connections are forming through Macedon Ranges Shire Council's Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme.
The free service, federally funded, matches a council-organised volunteer with an...
RSL hailed at awards
Kyneton RSL was celebrated at the Victorian RSL annual Hall of Fame awards last month.
The dinner, held on February 15 at the Frankston RSL...
