Disability champion honoured
A Macedon Ranges SES volunteer and disability advocate has been inducted into the 2023 Victorian Honour Roll of Women for her efforts.
Laptop drive for Hoi An
Old, discarded laptops and electronics from the Macedon Ranges are changing lives of everyday people from Hoi An, Vietnam.
Mud pie on the menu
Mud pie is sure to be on the menu for the budding chefs making use of newly crafted RAD Dad mud kitchens across the Macedon Ranges.
Hear about housing initiatives
Residents can hear updates on a range of projects and initiatives under way that address the region’s housing crisis at a free community forum being held in Castlemaine at the end of the month.
Zonta says no to violence
Did you know the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence originated from a petition circulated during the 1991 United Nations World Conference on Human Rights?
The Compost Conversation – Nutrient cycling: everyone’s doing it!
For the past couple of weeks we have celebrated the impressive skills of the bacteria and fungi in our compost piles. We have looked...
Men’s shed going well
There were plenty of positives to emerge from the annual meeting of Romsey Men’s Shed last month.
Students take lead on mental health
Kyneton High School student fundraising efforts will boost men's mental health in the region though local charity HALT.
A student-led community Family Fun Day at...
You’ll never guess who lives down the road
"I grew up in the Goldfields of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and if I die in the Dja Dja Wurrung Goldfields of Victoria, they’ll be nice little bookends"
The Compost Conversation – Fungi, the quiet party guest
By Mikaela Beckley
Neither a plant nor an animal, fungi are unique, often misunderstood, and essential to making a good compost.
Often the first thing that...
Together for tea and empathy
Tamil refugee Neil Para is a man with firsthand knowledge of the anguish experienced by refugees and asylum-seekers trapped in a bureaucratic limbo.
The Compost Conversation – an homage to the bacteria
Over the next few weeks we thought it would be fun to take a deep dive into the microscopic world of our compost piles...
