Community News

  • Celebrating 140 years

    Celebrating 140 years

    Members of Kyneton Fire Brigade celebrated 140 years of service to the community at a dinner held at the Shamrock…

  • Biggest fish of the season

    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…

  • Intergenerational games a hit

    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…

  • Parenting teens and tweens

    Parenting teens and tweens

    The next instalment in the Parenting in the Modern World series, ‘All Things Teens and Tweens’, will take place at…

  • Film and soup night for Palestine

    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,…

  • Holistic grazing workshop open

    Holistic grazing workshop open

    Local landowners have the opportunity to sign up for a short course in holistic grazing management. The course will assist…

  • Celebrating 90 years of healthcare

    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,…

  • Toys for Syrian refugee children

    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…

  • Community helps fund new tanker

    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…

  • Adding soil, or not?

    Adding soil, or not?

    When looking back at many early recipes for compost making, I often see soil recommended as an important compost ingredient….

  • We walk so you can talk

    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…

  • Growing aged care services

    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…