Community News
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Kyneton Show competition smashes records
The Kyneton Show has again set records with the biggest crowd ever at the Friday night carnival. The showgrounds were abuzz with about 9000 people across the two-day show. Kyneton Agricultural Society president, Andrew Ferrington, congratulated all who attended, entered and volunteered to make the 162nd show such a success. “We aim to improve every…
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Kyneton up to the challenge
Kyneton High School is powering up for the Energy Breakthrough challenge this week. For weeks, students have worked together to design and construct a human-powered vehicle to compete in a 24-hour endurance race. Kyneton High will have 16 students participating across two teams, aged from year nine to 12. KHS’s racing team coordinator Megan DeMoel…
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Meet the author
Woodend Library will host a talk with Macedon Ranges author and pilot Kathy Mexted in celebration her latest book Take Flight. Mexted celebrates the determination, skill and expertise of 10 Australian women who have beaten the odds to find success and joy in our skies. Beautifully written with captivating stories about amazing female pilots, from…
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Invisible, persistent killer
‘Synthetic auxins’ are a group of herbicides that have been quietly killing off backyard and market gardens in our region for some time now. ‘Aminopyralid’ is a type of synthetic auxin, but is commonly used as a name for the whole class of these herbicides. I have seen dozens of gardens devastated by synthetic auxins,…
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Eleanor Bryant remembered
Macedon Ranges residents have shown an outpouring of support for the family and community of Eleanor Bryant who died at the scene of a truck crash at Riddells Creek last Monday. The beloved teacher’s aide was killed, and a boy injured, when a water truck veered off the road and crashed through the playground at…
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Safe Space finds a home
A new facility in Castlemaine is offering a community led, non-clinical, inclusive and comfortable sanctuary to anyone who may be in emotional distress or experiencing suicidal thoughts. After more than two years of dedication and perseverance, the Castlemaine Safe Space volunteers officially open the doors to their permanent base at 74 Mostyn Street last Thursday.…
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Drumming up interest
YIMBY composters teamed up with ‘Dig It’ MainFM program and Growing Abundance and took to the streets in the Castlemaine Show Parade last week to make some noise! These three down-to-earth institutions in Mount Alexander Shire highlight the fun and serious business of composting and gardening. By all accounts, much fun was had in the…
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The best day of family country fun
Round up the family on November 23 and head to Woodend Primary School’s Carlsruhe Country Fair. The kids play old-fashioned games, whizz through some of the amazing rides or enjoy all-day entertainment, including sheep shearing and circus tricks. Meanwhile, you can wander the kitchen garden, load up a basket with plants or flowers, purchase homemade…
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Woodend CFA to host open day
Woodend CFA is holding an open day at the fire station in Urquhart Street on Sunday from 10am to 2pm. This is a great opportunity for the community to see the impressive facilities at the CFA and SES, to meet some of the local emergency response volunteers and find out more about what they do.…
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Market’s 20-year ‘backing local’ celebrations
Kyneton Farmers Market has announced a special raffle for its upcoming 20th-anniversary celebrations on Saturday, with proceeds to be donated to Kyneton Primary School’s Music Program. Anyone attending the market at St Paul’s Park can purchase a single ticket for $2 or three for $5, for the exciting chance to win hampers of goods from…
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Award honour for Anwyn
Local therapist Anwyn Stekerhofs of ‘Awakenings with Anwyn’ was acknowledged at the recent 2024 Australian Achiever Awards for the Health, Fitness and Wellbeing Services category. Anwyn achieved an overall customer satisfaction score of 96.73 per cent, which won her the ‘Highly Recommended’ accolade. Many people will remember Anwyn as the friendly face behind Castlemaine’s former…
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Senior achiever awarded
Alan Moor has spent the past decade helping to fill the lives of older residents with interest and enjoyment. The 79-year-old Kyneton local has held leadership roles with Kyneton U3A and the Kyneton Community House and has now been acknowledged for his efforts with a Council on the Ageing Victoria Senior Achiever Award. Alan set…