Community News

  • Locals’ chance to shine

    Locals’ chance to shine

    Maldon’s very own Stephen Howard was one of 72 local extras who worked on new comedy series Gold Diggers, which…

  • Scintillate the senses

    Scintillate the senses

    A renowned Indigenous chef is coming to Kyneton Town Hall in July in celebration of NAIDOC Week 2023, featuring a…

  • Woodworking women

    Woodworking women

    Six women completed an all-female woodworking course with the Woodend Men’s Shed this month. The women were selected by ballot…

  • Gisborne stirs a cuppa

    Gisborne stirs a cuppa

    Four cafes in Gisborne threw their support behind World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with Stir a Cuppa events last week….

  • Trade, exchange and connect

    Trade, exchange and connect

    An Offers and Needs Market will be held in Castlemaine next month, giving people an opportunity to meet to identify…

  • A lasting legacy

    A lasting legacy

    A much-loved member of the Woodend community has left the town she loved a lasting legacy. Jo Clancy died in…

  • Food for the soul

    Food for the soul

    The Cup of Kindness Community Food Van is a new initiative designed to offer a little help to local people…

  • Fundraiser for Jirrahlinga

    Fundraiser for Jirrahlinga

    Jirrahlinga Dingo Conservation and Wildlife Education Centre in Chewton is holding a fundraising evening and silent auction at the Cumberland…

  • Water in her bloodline

    Water in her bloodline

    Lauren Adele Stevens was born into a family of plumbers, so it was fitting when she founded a charity to…

  • Big Freeze fundraiser

    Big Freeze fundraiser

    Arcare Castlemaine is hosting a Big Freeze Fundraiser to raise money for motor neurone disease research this Friday and invites…

  • Second birthday sale for Good Op Shop

    Second birthday sale for Good Op Shop

    The Good Op Shop at Castlemaine will celebrate its second year of being open with a mini sustainability expo and…

  • Pause 4 Parkinson’s

    Pause 4 Parkinson’s

    Campbells Creek community and surrounds will Pause 4 Parkinson’s to rally behind one of their own with a family day…