Community News

  • 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…

  • Big-hearted fundraiser

    Big-hearted fundraiser

    Forest Creek Tattoo has raised more than $11,000 for the Mount Alexander Animal Welfare shelter following a ‘Flash Tattoo Fundraising…

  • Come visit the Shed

    Come visit the Shed

    Explore all the Woodend Men’s Shed has to offer at an open day on March 25. Everyone is welcome see…

  • Scouts win gold!

    Scouts win gold!

    The long weekend was time for the 1st Kyneton Scouts to showcase their camping skills in the Stradbroke Cup, a…

  • Aid desperately needed

    Aid desperately needed

    Help is needed by the Mount Alexander East Timor friendship group to assist a remote Timorese region whose crops for…

  • More than scones

    More than scones

    The Country Women’s Association Victoria is synonymous with many things, nothing more iconic than scones and jam. While CWA scones…

  • Women’s Shed grows

    Women’s Shed grows

    The newly formed Castlemaine Women’s Shed celebrated National Women’s Shed Week last Saturday at Castlemaine Community House. The women’s shed…

  • An Estonian connection

    An Estonian connection

    Angela CrawfordA celebration of the 105th anniversary of Estonia’s first-gained independence was hosted at the home of Kyneton resident, Lembit…