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...
Stepping up to breast cancer with The Pierce Brothers
After selling out venues across Australia and headlining venues all over the globe, the Pierce Brothers are coming to Kyneton.
The high-energy duo is...
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
A tree stole my compost!
Does your compost pile never seem to fill up, always seems dry and powdery and no matter how many kitchen...
SES hits the training track
Castlemaine’s SES unit recently ran a Crew Member 2 training program for both local and regional members.
The Scotts Avenue facility hosted seven members from...
Passing on the baton
Antonia Barron
It’s not often the opportunity arises to buy a business that’s also a lifestyle encompassing positive ideologies – but here it is.
For more...
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Is your cool compost… cool?Most backyard compost piles are cool, which means they don’t achieve consistent temperatures over 55 degrees Celsius for three days...
Friendship captures hearts
A novel published last year, inspired by the extraordinary friendship of Mount Alexander based teenagers, Jarrah Podesta and Mathilde Cross, has won a national...


















