Community News
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Community benefits from garden fair
Five local community organisations and one national charity will share in more than $28,000 as a result of the success of the most recent Garden Lovers Fair held at Bolobek in Macedon in October this year.
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Co-op plans progress
Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative’s plans to purchase The Hub building are progressing.
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School holiday fun is here!
Macedon Ranges Shire Council is hosting a range of fun activities and events for children and young people in the shire throughout the 2023/24 summer school holidays.
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Finding comfort in company
A program offering a three-day retreat to dementia sufferers and their carers has been praised by the Minister for Health Mary- Anne Thomas.
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Christmas at Angie’s
Angie’s Cafe and Bakeshop and t2zero have joined forces to deliver a free community Christmas lunch for Kyneton people doing it tough this year.
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Monster celebration this Saturday
Take a trip back into our goldfields past at the annual 1851 Diggers’ Monster Meeting celebration at Chewton this Saturday….
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Collective spirit shines through
Castlemaine’s collective commitment towards creating innovative solutions to help address the region’s housing crisis shone through at My Home Network’s Community Housing Forum in the Castlemaine Good Shed last week.
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Rotary needs you
Since its establishment in 1967, Kyneton Rotary has been an active force, especially in engaging with young people, students, community activities and organisations. Unfortunately, the club is facing a challenge – a shortage of active members.
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A partnership for success
Castlemaine Art Museum recently celebrated the first anniversary of its partnership with local businesses Boomtown Wine and Love Shack Brewing Company.
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Donate to support residents in need
Increasing cost-of-living pressures has seen a surge in demand for local foodbank services.
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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.
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Laptop drive for Hoi An
Old, discarded laptops and electronics from the Macedon Ranges are changing lives of everyday people from Hoi An, Vietnam.