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Festival welcomes new team

The Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival is gearing up for another spectacular year, with a new executive committee stepping in to lead the beloved...

Take your next step at the careers fair

Discover career pathways, develop new skills and connect with industry professionals at the first-ever Castlemaine Careers Fair – an interactive event designed to help...

Forgotten tales of the mountains

A new book by Barry Golding (with Clive Willman) tells the unique stories and legacies of six iconic peaks in central Victoria – Mounts...

Talking crime prevention

Victoria Police will host a Neighbourhood Policing Forum at Gisborne on February 20. Local services and community members are encouraged to attend to discuss issues...

Be a better composter in 2025

Welcome back to the Compost Conversation for 2025, and a happy new year to all our readers. Here at YIMBY we are still bursting with...

Gisborne locals drive a shitbox

Two Gisborne families have joined a car rally across Australia in vehicles worth less than $1500 in memory of a loved one and to...

Local talent to hone craft at VCASS

Two students from the Castlemaine region and one from Woodend have been selected to attend the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School in...

A community united in Castlemaine

Australia Day is a contentious day, and instead of bringing the nation together, it divides sections of the community in their beliefs about how...

Trophy returns ‘home’

As a follow-up to the recent Lancefield Gift held for the first time in about 60 years, a silver trophy presented to the 1964...

Poodle groomer makes a difference

The Poodle Groomer, aka Arrowelle Black, hosted a local Poodle Community Dinner at the Five Flags Hotel at Campbells Creek on January 11. Arrow said...

Young and old thread the needle

Bug-A-Lugs day care was visited by the Kyneton Hand Weavers and Spinners last Thursday in a rare occasion that united young and old. The...

Scouting adventures

Seven scouts and a leader from 1st Kyneton Scout Group left last week on a 30-hour bus ride to Maryborough, Queensland, to attend the...

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