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...
Cellulose, chitin or lignin?
The bodies of all living things, from the largest trees to the smallest microorganisms are mostly made of carbon, organised in microscopic...
Giz Asaurus to roar again
How do you make a stranger smile? A creative Gisborne teenager has found just the right combination of silly, fun and lovable...
How to use your ‘mind blender’
We have talked before about the importance of getting the moisture content of our compost piles right. Our favourite image for the...
Doing it for Dal
Members of the Castlemaine and Kyneton communities and music lovers everywhere are urged to get along to the inaugural 'Live at The...
Farmers learn regenerative agriculture
It was a perfect autumn day as farmers from the region met for the final day of this year’s 'Healthy Landscapes –...
The leaves are falling
“Did you see the wind today, blow the autumn leaves away? From on high they fluttered down, some were red and some...
