Community News
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Emergency guide launched
Mount Alexander Shire residents now have access to a new Emergency Essentials Guide thanks to the Castlemaine SES and input from other local emergency services.
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Radio gives kids a voice
A new radio program ‘Mount Alexander Kids Radio’ (MAK Radio) is giving local kids a voice on community radio station MainFM 94.9.
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Charity lunch at Trentham
The Cosmopolitan Hotel will host an inaugural International Women’s Day Charity Lunch in Trentham on Friday March 8.
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Swap keeps clothes from landfill
The Trentham Fashion Swap team is hosting the first of four clothing swaps for 2024 on Sunday February 18, in a great new location at the Trentham Neighbourhood Centre.
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Reflections of a composter
In this week’s Compost Conversation, the team from YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) bid farewell to their very first YIMBY composter. Melinda Jane took a leap of faith and joined YIMBY at the beginning of 2021. During this time, 2834 kgs of food scraps were processed in her backyard. She collected 919 buckets from…
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The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
The big chop It’s important to chop our compost ingredients fine enough so that they have the right consistency to break down perfectly in our compost piles, not too coarse, not too fine, think about every bit of nitrogen-rich food scrap being small enough to be in good contact with some carbon-rich ingredient. Let’s have…
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Sowing seeds of kindness
A robust community garden in New Gisborne is helping to put fresh food on the table for vulnerable residents.
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Making Riddell resilient
Riddells Creek 72 Hour Emergency Team will ensure its community has a plan immediately following a disaster event.
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Woods in charge
Leading Senior Constable Erik Woods is the new officer in charge at Macedon Police Station and has a strong focus on community connection.
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Hundreds impacted by storms
Hundreds of Macedon Ranges residents have experienced flood and storm impacts since Christmas Eve and Macedon Ranges Shire Council has been working to prioritise and address concerns.
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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.