Community News
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Monster celebration this Saturday
Take a trip back into our goldfields past at the annual 1851 Diggers’ Monster Meeting celebration at Chewton this Saturday. The commemorative event will take place on the original site of the historic meeting on the banks of Forest Creek in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park at Chewton from 3pm. The meeting on December…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Donate to support residents in need
Increasing cost-of-living pressures has seen a surge in demand for local foodbank services.
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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.
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Laptop drive for Hoi An
Old, discarded laptops and electronics from the Macedon Ranges are changing lives of everyday people from Hoi An, Vietnam.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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 piles. We have looked at how they each work away at decomposing their specific, and quite different, dietary preferences, incorporating the nutrients they access into their microscopic bodies. So how do our plants get access…
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Men’s shed going well
There were plenty of positives to emerge from the annual meeting of Romsey Men’s Shed last month.