Community News

  • Community gathers to mark Sorry Day

    Community gathers to mark Sorry Day

    Lisa DennisThe community gathered at Castlemaine Secondary College on Friday for a moving ceremony to mark National Sorry Day. Dja…

  • Community to gather and reflect

    Community to gather and reflect

    Mount Alexander Shire Council will be recognising Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week with a number of events open to…

  • Macedon and Mount Macedon Landcare Group launches

    Macedon and Mount Macedon Landcare Group launches

    The Macedon and Mount Macedon region has a new landcare group. A launch event was staged last month at the…

  • Calling all bakers!

    Calling all bakers!

    Fancy yourself as a baker? Enter KFNC’s cooking competition at Rural Round on May 27! Kyneton Football Netball Club wants…

  • Peer support for carers

    Peer support for carers

    Carers are people who have unique needs as they selflessly help others with their day-to-day living. This includes caring for…

  • MAIN Game puts the fun in fundraiser!

    MAIN Game puts the fun in fundraiser!

    MainFM’s ‘award-winning’ annual footy match fundraiser, The MAIN Game, returns on the long weekend in June, bigger and better than…

  • The good coat drive

    The good coat drive

    Jade Jungwirth The idea for a coat drive began when Lara, who works at the community bank in Maldon, bought…

  • Gentlemen, start your engines

    Gentlemen, start your engines

    Angela CrawfordCastlemaine motorcycle enthusiasts will don their best gentleman’s gear to ride their favourite – often classic – bike later…

  • Thanking our first responders

    Thanking our first responders

    Castlemaine Art Museum and Dhelkaya Health are hosting a special event to acknowledge the dedication of our paid, and volunteer,…

  • Ross goes on dream holiday

    Ross goes on dream holiday

    Well-known Kyneton local Ross Kilner had wanted to visit the Gold Coast for many years, but barriers stood in the…

  • Feeding the belly, warming the heart

    Feeding the belly, warming the heart

    Sri Lankan chef Niro Vithyasekar has faced discrimination, detention and uncertainty – but none of that has lessened his determination…

  • Mega raffle for Good Friday Appeal

    Mega raffle for Good Friday Appeal

    The staff members at Maxi IGA Castlemaine have pulled out all the stops to create their fifth mega Easter Raffle…