Community News
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You’ll never guess who lives down the road
You’d be surprised at the number of famous people living just down the road, in hidden little valleys, tucked away in the bush, or living in plain sight.From the super famous to the somewhat famous, and even the famous adjacent, we’re going to bring you their stories in this monthly column.This month features multi-award winning…
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The Compost Conversation – with Mikaela Beckley
Layer your compost like a lasagne! Regardless of whether you are cold composting, hot composting, or somewhere in between, paying attention to your layering technique will help your compost microbes stay alive, and thrive! Picture a delicious piece of lasagne. Each layer spread evenly across the surface, thin enough for just a hint of the…
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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 high-energy duo is playing at Kyneton Bowling Club this Friday (September 8) in a bid to support Team Strang’s fundraising efforts for breast cancer. Kyneton local Nicole Strang was diagnosed with breast cancer in…
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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 no matter how many kitchen scraps and garden prunings you put in it, never seems to be rich or crumbly? It could be that a tree is stealing your compost. Now, don’t write me off…
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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 facility hosted seven members from Castlemaine, Gisborne, Marong and Heathcote – with assistance from two regional trainers and six additional Castlemaine unit members – where they worked together as a team to complete activities such…
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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 – but here it is. For more than 30 years, in the heart of Castlemaine, Over the Moon Dance and Yoga Studio has been an expressive and artistic centre for all ages. Toddlers come with parents…
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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 Celsius for three days or more. They can still make good compost if we follow a few simple rules. The lower temperatures of cool compost mean we can’t trust the heat of our pile to…
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Friendship captures hearts
A novel published last year, inspired by the extraordinary friendship of Mount Alexander based teenagers, Jarrah Podesta and Mathilde Cross, has won a national literary award. The Children’s Book Council of Australia announced on Friday that August & Jones, by Sydney based author Pip Harry, had been voted the CBCA 2023 Shadow Judging Book of…
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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 for their outstanding achievements at a Kyneton Town Hall ceremony last week, this year’s winners were: Toby Birkett (Willpower), Casey Carew and Akira Zutelia (Skilling It), Alexander O’Hanlon (Good Deeds), Charlie Jackman (Pure Imagination), Lachlan…
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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 compost, but there are benefits to turning that are worth the effort. Turning our compost gives three distinct benefits; aerating the whole pile, blending the different layers of ingredients and seeing what is happening right…
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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 of the year, people2people Recruitment 2023 OZ Top Dog competition. Jess and Dog work at a small marketing and design studio for the equestrian industry and our spend every day 9am-5pm in the office with…
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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 centre is now complete and the operators want to invite the whole community along for an Open Day event. Taking place from 11am to 3pm on Saturday August 26, Embracia is offering free activities for…