Community News

  • Christmas at Angie’s

    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.

  • Monster celebration this Saturday

    Monster celebration this Saturday

    Take a trip back into our goldfields past at the annual 1851 Diggers’ Monster Meeting celebration at Chewton this Saturday….

  • Collective spirit shines through

    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.

  • Rotary needs you

    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.

  • A partnership for success

    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.

  • Donate to support residents in need

    Donate to support residents in need

    Increasing cost-of-living pressures has seen a surge in demand for local foodbank services.

  • Disability champion honoured

    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

    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 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

    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

    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!

    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…