Community News
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Stories of service
Each Anzac Day, the Mount Macedon Memorial Cross provides a spectacular, evocative setting for one of the largest dawn services…
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New community lunch partnership
Kyneton Community House is joining forces with Little Swallow cafe to bring a new dimension to the weekly Community Lunch…
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Housemates appear on SBS
Castlemaine’s Cate Mercer will appear in an episode of SBS’s Insight program next week to talk about ‘convenient relationships’. Cate…
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Neurodiversity picnic and sensory disco
Neurodivergent community members and their allies are invited to get along to the Winters Flat Neurodiversity Picnic and Sensory Bubble…
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One million containers and counting
In the past six months, the staff at the Chewton Service Station have sorted more than one million containers as…
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Profile of a composter
This week we are taking a stroll around the Taradale garden of long-time Mount Alexander Shire councillor, Christine Henderson, and…
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Celebrate contributions
“Often the achievements and contributions of women are under-acknowledged.” These are the words of Macedon Ranges disability advocate Shanleigh Meldrum…
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Kyneton’s new senior sergeant
Frank Docherty has wasted no time getting to know the community in his new role as Kyneton Police Station’s senior…
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The Compost Conversation – Light, dry and unhappy
Continuing our exploration of compost density, this week we look at what happens when our compost is too light and too full of air pockets.
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You’ll never guess who lives down the road…
This month features Doug Falconer, Hunters and Collectors drummer, who chatted with the Express about the ups and downs of being in a band, his seven years of study to to become a doctor and the pressures of running a brewery.
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The Compost Conversation – Compost too dense?
Imagine you live at the very bottom of a compost pile. As the pile is added to every week or…
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Fostering a love of music
Do you have a little one with a love of music? Well, you will be delighted to learn that RazzBerry JAMZ is offering weekly ‘ToddlerJAM’ workshops at the Uniting Church Hall in Castlemaine.