Spreading kindness
The members of the Kyneton Country Women's Association have been dubbed Hunger Heroes for donating $1000 to The Kindness Collective's Christmas hamper drive.
Money raised...
Laps for Live4Life
LAP it UP has made a splash for Youth Live4Life raising $38,926.
The fitness and fundraising challenge encourages people to swim laps for youth mental...
The giving tree spirit
Kyneton's Little Swallow Cafe is once again opening its Giving Tree to donations for community members in need this Christmas.
The spectacular three-metre-high Christmas tree...
Woodend gives back
Woodend Neighbourhood House will be able to help more locals this Christmas, thanks to a generous donation from the craft groups at Gemlife Woodend.
Susan...
Double the Christmas joy
Kyneton Community House is again hosting two inclusive community Christmas lunches on Tuesday December 20 and Wednesday December 21.
Things will look a bit different...
The mask of disability
Jade Jungwirth
A large group gathered in the sunshine at the Castlemaine Botanic Gardens to celebrate this year's International Day of People with Disabilities. It...
Bank backs community
The Lancefield and Romsey community is celebrating an investment of $296,837 in 2022-23 sponsorships and grants.
Community Bank Lancefield Romsey announced the funds at a...
Zonta says no to violence
Wednesday November 25 was the International Day for the elimination of violence against women and December 10 is Human Rights Day.
The 16 days that...
Our versatile band
Castlemaine's Thompson Foundry Band, now in its 137th year, is getting into the swing of Christmas.
Bandmaster Dan Bendrups told the band's recent annual meeting...
A little bit of Christmas magic
Jade Jungwirth
A group of local women has spent endless hours making hand-crafted Christmas wreaths to place around the townships of Castlemaine and Maldon.
Seventy-three-year-old Lana...
Laundry service for friends in need
A new initiative in Castlemaine is providing a free laundry service to people experiencing homelessness and members of the community doing it tough.
The ‘Laundromat...
Celebrating our goldfields past
Chewton Domain Society and Parks Victoria are holding a double celebration to mark the 20th birthday of Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park and to...
