Celebrating 140 years
Members of Kyneton Fire Brigade celebrated 140 years of service to the community at a dinner held at the Shamrock Hotel on Saturday evening....
Biggest fish of the season
One of the Kyneton Angling Club's youngest members has landed the biggest fish of the season!
Lucas Davis was on a fishing trip with his...
Intergenerational games a hit
Mount Alexander Shire Council’s latest event for senior residents was an intergenerational games day.
The event was a collaboration between the council’s Community Wellbeing team...
Parenting teens and tweens
The next instalment in the Parenting in the Modern World series, 'All Things Teens and Tweens', will take place at Castlemaine Library this Thursday...
Film and soup night for Palestine
Join local Castlemaine community members for a film and soup night to raise awareness about the ongoing situation in Gaza, and much-needed funds for...
Holistic grazing workshop open
Local landowners have the opportunity to sign up for a short course in holistic grazing management.
The course will assist landowners to improve their skills...
Celebrating 90 years of healthcare
Trentham Bush Nursing Hospital was officially opened by His Excellency the Governor, Lord Huntingfield, and Lady Huntingfield, on September 7, 1934.
Ninety years later,...
Toys for Syrian refugee children
Kyneton Men’s Shed has made another donation of more than 50 wooden pull-along toys for Syrian refugee children bringing the total of the toys...
Community helps fund new tanker
Woodend CFA has recently taken delivery of a new 4WD medium tanker that was partly funded through the Victorian Government's Volunteer Emergency Service Equipment...
Adding soil, or not?
When looking back at many early recipes for compost making, I often see soil recommended as an important compost ingredient. Yet, many modern composting...
We walk so you can talk
Three Bendigo blokes and passionate advocates of mental health will begin an extraordinary 600km journey on October 7, walking from Canberra back to their...
Growing aged care services
As a reflection of the organisation's growth and increasing demand in the region, Uniting AgeWell has opened a new home care office in Castlemaine.
The...
