Community News
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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…
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Adding soil, or not?
When looking back at many early recipes for compost making, I often see soil recommended as an important compost ingredient….
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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…
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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…
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Take it outside
Between the chopping board and the compost pile there sits another piece of composting ‘equipment’ that often gets overlooked, but…
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Garden appeal for KHS
Local businesses and community groups are being called upon to support an initiative by students and teachers at Kyneton High…
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Busters take to the streets
The newly formed Castlemaine Graffiti Busters took to the streets on Monday, beginning their epic battle to eliminate graffiti from…
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To lime or not to lime?
It used to be pretty standard advice to add sprinklings of garden lime to our compost as we built them,…
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Fundraiser for Yodhi
Lot 19 artspace and friends are throwing a party for their friend and fellow artist Yodhi Bergman – a benefit…
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New fire station for Mount Macedon
Mount Macedon Fire Brigade has welcomed a new fire station, better equipping volunteer firefighters to respond to emergencies and protect…
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The ‘Williams Manoeuvre’
I first met Lisa Williams when YIMBY were out looking for new composters in her street in north-west Castlemaine. We…
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Kindness to Elders felt in Ranges
Some of the shire’s most esteemed elders were in the spotlight for a ‘Kindness to Elders’ event at Jubilee Hall,…