New hub for Trentham
It's hosted weddings, birthdays, dances and school concerts for well over a century and now a brand new Mechanics Trentham has been...
Trentham, Lancefield to host cup
Trentham and Lancefield will play host to the $750,000 18-carat-gold Melbourne Cup trophy as part of the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour.
Winter Warmer Workshop
Is it really possible to keep our compost hot in these cold winter months?If you’ve been following the Compost Conversation, you will...
Working to minimise alcohol-related harm
A Community Alcohol Profile undertaken by Mount Alexander Shire Council last year found that residents in the shire had a higher than...
Legendary legacies
Two local schools, Chewton Primary School and Castlemaine Steiner School and Kindergarten, have been announced as winners in the 2024 ResourceSmart Schools...
Meat and dairy … in or out?
I’m sure you have come across the claim that you can’t or shouldn’t compost meat scraps and dairy products. Given how often...
Fashion for foodbank
The Kindness Collective at Kyneton is hosting an Op Shop Fashion Parade fundraiser this month to help raise funds for the Kyneton...
Reconciliation recognition
Mount Alexander Shire Council's Australia Day – Survival Day event has been recognised with a Reconciliation Victoria award.
The...
Harcourt Farming Co-op recruiting
Harcourt Organic Farming Co-op is recruiting new farmers and enterprises.
The co-op is a collaboration of diverse organic...
You can’t compost that…can you?
Have you been told that you can’t, or shouldn’t, compost a particular thing?
Perhaps it is onion skins...
Rory named ‘Chef of the Year’
The head chef at Campbells Creek's historic Five Flags Hotel, Rory Brown, has been named 'Chef of the Year' at the Australian...
‘Be curious and be kind’
Students and teachers from schools across Mount Alexander Shire came together at Castlemaine's Western Reserve on Friday, to offer heartfelt words of...
