Community News
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You’ll never guess who lives down the road
“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”
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The Compost Conversation – Fungi, the quiet party guest
By Mikaela Beckley Neither a plant nor an animal, fungi are unique, often misunderstood, and essential to making a good compost. Often the first thing that comes to mind when we think of fungi is mushrooms, but in fact these are just fungi’s fruiting bodies. The actual fungi live under the ground growing in a…
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Together for tea and empathy
Tamil refugee Neil Para is a man with firsthand knowledge of the anguish experienced by refugees and asylum-seekers trapped in a bureaucratic limbo.
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The Compost Conversation – an homage to the bacteria
Over the next few weeks we thought it would be fun to take a deep dive into the microscopic world of our compost piles and meet some of our composting microbes. As composters we could see ourselves as microbe farmers, as like any farmer worth their salt we aim to provide our microbes with a…
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The Compost Conversation: Composting while taking a break
By Mikaela Beckley With the coming of spring, the warmer weather and perhaps some respite from weekend sporting commitments, many of us are heading off for a holiday. Yay! What does this mean for our compost, and our kitchen scraps? Before leaving, preferably at the height of packing madness, remember to take a moment to…
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Thank you Dr Priest
After serving the Kyneton and surrounding communities for 47 years, Dr Christopher Priest is retiring.
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Keg for Good is back
Shedshaker Brewing’s Keg for Good is back today and tomorrow, with Connecting Country being this month’s recipient. Since 2010, Connecting Country has worked with 450 landholders to restore over 14,000 hectares of land to support wildlife, including revegetation, fencing of remnant vegetation and weed control. Connecting Country director Lori Arthur said they had installed over…
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Kyneton’s new Aussie
Philippines-born Kyneton resident, Trianne Garcia McKenna, was among 29 new citizens welcomed to the Macedon Ranges last Tuesday night at a citizenship ceremony at the Kyneton Town Hall.
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Trentham Community Hub name decision
Social media has been active, with various suggestions, including ’The Billy O’Connell Hub’ and ‘Wombats Den’.
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Building life skills
Year seven, eight and nine students from Castlemaine Secondary College have begun a 16-week program combining physical training, mentoring and life skills for teenagers.
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The Compost Conversation – with Mikaela Beckley
Moisture monitoring: Give your compost a squeeze This week we’ll look at how to tell if your compost is wet enough, but first, let’s just remind ourselves why the correct moisture content is so important in our compost. The beneficial microbes that do the hard work in our piles need a thin layer of moisture…