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  • Stepping up to breast cancer with The Pierce Brothers

    Stepping up to breast cancer with The Pierce Brothers

    After selling out venues across Australia and headlining venues all over the globe, the Pierce Brothers are coming to Kyneton….

  • The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows

    The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows

    A tree stole my compost! Does your compost pile never seem to fill up, always seems dry and powdery and…

  • SES hits the training track

    SES hits the training track

    Castlemaine’s SES unit recently ran a Crew Member 2 training program for both local and regional members. The Scotts Avenue…

  • Passing on the baton

    Passing on the baton

    Antonia Barron It’s not often the opportunity arises to buy a business that’s also a lifestyle encompassing positive ideologies –…

  • The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows

    The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows

    Is your cool compost… cool?Most backyard compost piles are cool, which means they don’t achieve consistent temperatures over 55 degrees…

  • Friendship captures hearts

    Friendship captures hearts

    A novel published last year, inspired by the extraordinary friendship of Mount Alexander based teenagers, Jarrah Podesta and Mathilde Cross,…

  • Youth shine in awards

    Youth shine in awards

    A big-hearted cyclist, young art entrepreneur and LGBTIQA+ community advocate are among Macedon Ranges Youth Award winners this year. Celebrated…

  • The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows

    The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows

    The great turning There is both fear and mystique surrounding the turning of compost piles. Many people never turn their…

  • Who’s for top dog?

    Who’s for top dog?

    Two border collies from Darraweit Guim are among the finalists to be named Top Office Dog in the feel-good campaign…

  • See the new centre

    See the new centre

    Embracia Childcare and Kindergarten is Kyneton’s newest childcare centre located on the heritage-listed ‘Old Kyneton Hospital’ site. Construction of the…

  • Student-led project to help homeless

    Student-led project to help homeless

    An innovative new project aims to assist young people and families facing homelessness in Mount Alexander Shire, while also helping…

  • The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows

    The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows

    Carbon cap and store There is a little trick you can do every time you add ingredients to your compost…