Community News
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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…
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There’s a fly in my compost
Occasionally we get a distressed call at YIMBY informing us someone has fruit fly in their compost…Common names can be a bit misleading, and it turns out quite a few flying insects get the name ‘fruit fly’. Although Queensland ‘fruit fly’ (Bactrocera tryoni) is a serious agricultural pest, the fly that people are seeing in…
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Postcards wanders Woodend
Travel and lifestyle TV show Postcards visited Woodend last week to highlight some of the wonderful food and leisure options available in town. The program included the lovely walk along Five Mile Creek through the middle of town, which has been the focus of Woodend Landcare’s revegetation works over the past 30 years. Presenter Brodie…
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Busker honoured
Well-known Gisborne busking identity, Melvyn Cann, has been honoured in a ceremony at an Elbow Room Concert of the Melbourne Composers League. In its citation, the league celebrates his lifetime devotion to music performance and composition and to his honouring music as a higher calling. Melvyn won local hearts during Covid lockdowns when, miraculously, he…