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  • Mud pie on the menu

    Mud pie on the menu

    Midland Express

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    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

    Midland Express

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    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

    Midland Express

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    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!

    Midland Express

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    For the past couple of weeks we have celebrated the impressive skills of the bacteria and fungi in our compost…

  • Men’s shed going well

    Men’s shed going well

    Midland Express

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    There were plenty of positives to emerge from the annual meeting of Romsey Men’s Shed last month.

  • Students take lead on mental health

    Students take lead on mental health

    Midland Express

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    Kyneton High School student fundraising efforts will boost men’s mental health in the region though local charity HALT. A student-led…

  • The Compost Conversation – Fungi, the quiet party guest

    The Compost Conversation – Fungi, the quiet party guest

    Midland Express

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    By Mikaela Beckley Neither a plant nor an animal, fungi are unique, often misunderstood, and essential to making a good…

  • You’ll never guess who lives down the road

    You’ll never guess who lives down the road

    Jade Jungwirth

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    “I grew up in the Goldfields of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and if I die in the Dja Dja Wurrung Goldfields of Victoria, they’ll be nice little bookends”

  • Together for tea and empathy

    Together for tea and empathy

    Midland Express

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    Tamil refugee Neil Para is a man with firsthand knowledge of the anguish experienced by refugees and asylum-seekers trapped in a bureaucratic limbo.

  • The Compost Conversation – an homage to the bacteria

    The Compost Conversation – an homage to the bacteria

    Midland Express

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    Over the next few weeks we thought it would be fun to take a deep dive into the microscopic world…

  • The Compost Conversation: Composting while taking a break

    The Compost Conversation: Composting while taking a break

    Midland Express

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    By Mikaela Beckley  With the coming of spring, the warmer weather and perhaps some respite from weekend sporting commitments, many…

  • Thank you Dr Priest

    Thank you Dr Priest

    Midland Express

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    After serving the Kyneton and surrounding communities for 47 years, Dr Christopher Priest is retiring.