Community News
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Housemates appear on SBS
Castlemaine’s Cate Mercer will appear in an episode of SBS’s Insight program next week to talk about ‘convenient relationships’. Cate shares a house with Hansraj Shah and the housemates appear on the show to talk about their living arrangements. Cate has been living with housemates for most of her life and loves it. “I do…
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Neurodiversity picnic and sensory disco
Neurodivergent community members and their allies are invited to get along to the Winters Flat Neurodiversity Picnic and Sensory Bubble Dance on Tuesday April 9. This special school holiday event will be held on the Winters Flat Primary School oval from 2pm-3pm and will feature stigma-smashing hits from the world’s most popular neurodivergent musicians. The…
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One million containers and counting
In the past six months, the staff at the Chewton Service Station have sorted more than one million containers as part of the state government’s Container Deposit Scheme, which equates to more than $100,000 back to the community and a huge reduction in waste going to landfill. To celebrate, the owners of the local service…
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Profile of a composter
This week we are taking a stroll around the Taradale garden of long-time Mount Alexander Shire councillor, Christine Henderson, and having a look under the lid of her compost bins. Christine and Team Henderson have a rural property on the edge of Taradale nestled into the surrounding bush. Productive gardens around the house provide food…
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Celebrate contributions
“Often the achievements and contributions of women are under-acknowledged.” These are the words of Macedon Ranges disability advocate Shanleigh Meldrum who wants to be part of turning that around. Shanleigh was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women last year and is now encouraging people to nominate other local women for the honour roll…
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Kyneton’s new senior sergeant
Frank Docherty has wasted no time getting to know the community in his new role as Kyneton Police Station’s senior sergeant. He aims to build on the community’s positive relationships with local police and is encouraging more interactions. “Kyneton has a strong sense of community, which is good,” Sen-Sgt Docherty said. “I enjoy the people…
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The Compost Conversation – Light, dry and unhappy
Continuing our exploration of compost density, this week we look at what happens when our compost is too light and too full of air pockets.
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You’ll never guess who lives down the road…
This month features Doug Falconer, Hunters and Collectors drummer, who chatted with the Express about the ups and downs of being in a band, his seven years of study to to become a doctor and the pressures of running a brewery.
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The Compost Conversation – Compost too dense?
Imagine you live at the very bottom of a compost pile. As the pile is added to every week or so, the volume above you gets larger and heavier with every new compost making session. Before too long you are living under a few hundred kilos of breaking-down compost, the air getting squished out and…
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Fostering a love of music
Do you have a little one with a love of music? Well, you will be delighted to learn that RazzBerry JAMZ is offering weekly ‘ToddlerJAM’ workshops at the Uniting Church Hall in Castlemaine.
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Biography program comes to the Ranges
Older people living in aged care residences in the Macedon Ranges can now have their precious memories recorded in a biography to share with families and friends. The biography is produced free of cost by trained volunteers from the not-for-profit organisation, Beyond Words. Beyond Words chairman, Richard Hill, said the program provided an important, life-affirming…
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Tony Davis wins another accolade
Macedon Ranges’ Citizen of the Year for 2024, Tony Davis, has won another accolade.