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  • Project spreads festive cheer

    Project spreads festive cheer

    Dhelkaya Health’s much-loved Christmas Tree Project is back for another year, continuing its mission to support local families and individuals…

  • Santa is on his way!

    Santa is on his way!

    Past Apex Club of Castlemaine volunteers will be out in force once again tomorrow morning, Christmas Day, visiting streets across…

  • Lighting up Kyneton

    Lighting up Kyneton

    Kyneton has a festive glow thanks to a new Kyneton Christmas Collective lights and decoration competition this year. The newly…

  • Giz Asaurus’ grand reveal

    Giz Asaurus’ grand reveal

    The identity of Gisborne’s loveable sign-baring dinosaur Giz Asaurus has been revealed as he moves to pass the suit on….

  • Don’t kill your compost, it’s alive!

    Don’t kill your compost, it’s alive!

    Good quality, home-made compost is teaming with life, and because of this we need to care for it, to the…

  • Students learn bushfire readiness

    Students learn bushfire readiness

    Grade 5/6 students at St Ambrose Primary School in Woodend undertook an important project this semester, addressing a critical issue:…

  • Student’s artwork featured in Melbourne

    Student’s artwork featured in Melbourne

    Woodend RMIT student Lucinda Johnson-Cornes’ textile design will be featured on a range of new furniture installed by Melbourne Central…

  • Call to restore creek

    Call to restore creek

    Romsey residents are seeking action to clean up Five Mile Creek and improve the surrounding area for passive recreation. A…

  • Is that mulch or is it compost?

    Is that mulch or is it compost?

    There is no agreed definition of what compost actually is or isn’t, and a huge array of commercial products sold…

  • Local talent to shine

    Local talent to shine

    The 2024 Rotary Carols in the Park returns to Castlemaine’s Victory Park this Friday evening and is once again set…

  • ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’

    ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’

    Festooned with hand-made Christmas trees, bunting and bows, Castlemaine resembles the township of ‘Whoville’ from the Christmas classic How the…

  • Gardens make progress

    Gardens make progress

    The Friends of Kyneton Botanic Gardens group is ending 2024 with increased membership and major progress in the gardens. Members…