Building life skills
Year seven, eight and nine students from Castlemaine Secondary College have begun a 16-week program combining physical training, mentoring and life skills for teenagers.
The Compost Conversation – with Mikaela Beckley
Moisture monitoring: Give your compost a squeeze
This week we’ll look at how to tell if your compost is wet enough, but first, let’s just...
Supporting local families in need this Christmas
Kyneton Baptist Church, Sunbury Cobaw Community Health and Macedon Ranges Shire Council are once again partnering to support local families in need at Christmas.
Hunter’s uphill fundraiser
Gisborne's Hunter Williams is cycling 3500km through Europe to raise funds for Australian families caring for someone with an eating disorder.
The 19-year-old is raising...
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Pre-soaking for happy summer compost
Now that the weather is getting warmer, our compost piles can start to suffer from drying out too much.
Letting...
Tee off for a local cause
Wooling Hill Memorial Estate is hosting a community charity golf day for Kyneton Health on Sunday, October 22.
The event at Kyneton Golf Club will...
A drawcard for refugee family fun
Dozens of refugee families from the city were among those enjoying the fun of Kyneton’s annual Daffodil Festival parade and fair.
The visitors, many of...
Braemar plants for a purpose
Samantha Lisle and Lucy Sykes, year eight, Braemar CollegeTerm three has been busy for a group of year eight students at Braemar College who...
Co-operative looks to take next step
A crowd of about 50 community members turned out to the public meeting convened by the newly formed Castlemaine Community Co-operative at Castlemaine Town...
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Chop till you drop?
Imagine what it might be like being a helpful microbe in a compost pile, building the proteins of your body from...
You’ll never guess who lives down the road
You'd be surprised at the number of famous people living just down the road, in hidden little valleys, tucked away in the bush, or...
The Compost Conversation – with Mikaela Beckley
Layer your compost like a lasagne!
Regardless of whether you are cold composting, hot composting, or somewhere in between, paying attention to your layering technique...
