Community News
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Lancefield Neighbourhood House enters new era
Lancefield Neighbourhood House’s ‘townhouse’ has relocated and entered a new era. The community asset has provided the town with social connections, support and services for more than three decades, and will continue to do so from its new site at 5 The Crescent, Lancefield. Team members celebrated the move last month, to a townhouse better…
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A one hundred year lesson
What is the lesson a father, poet, farmer, black jack player and WWII veteran learnt in life? At Bupa Aged Care in Kyneton, Rachel Hewitt and Rob Shaw of the Woodend Warblers hold the attention of silent staff and the non-sleeping residents. They sing Danny Boy. Their sounds are interrupted by a resident who croons between…
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Local identities headline event
Several special guests were featured at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute on Sunday June 15 as Macedon Ranges Shire Council and the Kindness to Elders Initiative presented a free afternoon of film to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Despite the cold, grey day, a good turnout came to show support for the event, which was…
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Big ideas for small business
Artists, makers, creative entrepreneurs and arts-focused business owners will get a boost for their business skills at Mount Alexander Shire’s Micro and Small Business Day this Friday June 27. This free, full-day event taking place at venues across Castlemaine this Friday features more than 20 practical workshops, expert panels, mentoring sessions and a vibrant Business…
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Does your compost pass the Pub Sniff Test?
You may have heard of ‘The Pub Test’, a conceptual check of a political idea with people down the pub. You might have also heard of ‘The Sniff Test’, an indicator that an idea might be ‘off’ or ‘on the nose’. Today we’re asking “does your compost pile pass the Pub Sniff Test?” Mikaela Beckley,…
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The three axes
In previous compost conversations we have looked at the importance of carbon/nitrogen ratios, getting the moisture levels of our compost right and getting the density of our piles (bins or bays) in that sweet spot between too heavy and too light. Training our YIMBY composters in our ‘continuous hot composting process’ we use the above…
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Parky Pals welcome you
Parkinson’s disease is affecting more and more people world-wide and no-one really knows why. A Parkinson’s diagnosis is a confusing and challenging time and the local community has formed a support group with the assistance of Dhelkaya Health and a Community Health nurse. Already about 30 people attend monthly. ‘Parky Pals’ is a monthly get…
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Soil saviours gather at Sidonia
Another successful ‘Healthy Landscapes’ course has been run with record attendance from landholders attending from all over the region and an average of nearly 200 acres per participating property. This valuable course is designed to help landholders learn about managing their land starting with their most valuable resource, soil. Currently the region is experiencing an…
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Solstice sale!
To celebrate the winter solstice three local op shops in Castlemaine will be having an incredible half price sale this Friday. The Salvation Army Thrift Shop, Mount Alexander Animal Welfare Opportunity Shop and Windarring Recycled Store will all have a huge range of items available for purchase with a 50 per cent discount! The sale…
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Five common compost myths
Now in our fifth year, and with hundreds of compost piles under our belts, YIMBY has a wealth of compost knowledge to draw on. Yet we hear compost ‘facts’ repeated that we know just don’t stand up to scrutiny. Here are five compost ‘myths’ we’d prefer taken out of circulation. Myth 1. We need at…
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Makers market makes for success
Last year, Taradale Primary School’s year 2/3 class raised $756 to support the Charles Sturt University peregrine falcon live-camera project, in Orange, NSW. “The students had been watching the live-camera stream of the peregrine falcon’s breeding and chick hatching throughout the year,” school principal Chris Burgess said. “They wanted to hold a makers market to…
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Dog rescued after days in mineshaft
Trentham Fire Brigade members have rescued a dog last Monday after it fell into an eight-metre-deep mine shaft on Pronk Track in Trentham. A labradoodle named Penny and a labrador named Ted wandered from their owner’s property when they went missing four days earlier. It is believed Ted fell into the mine shaft sometime on…