Community News

  • 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…

  • Get tech savvy

    Get tech savvy

    Kyneton Community House is helping the community become computer savvy in 2023. During the first half of this year, KCH…

  • Connect and share skills

    Connect and share skills

    Castlemaine’s Offers and Needs Market can help people connect with community and share skills, services and resources. Hosted by Leanganook…

  • Helpers wanted

    Helpers wanted

    Meet new friends, wash dishes, reduce landfill – a winning combination. Mount Alexander Sustainability Group and the Taradale Mineral Springs…

  • Suitcase reveals extraordinary story

    Suitcase reveals extraordinary story

    Jade Jungwirth Last July, two local residents chanced upon a World War I diary written by a young Australian soldier…

  • Queer Art Prize decided

    Queer Art Prize decided

    The celebration of the That’s So Gay Queer Art Prize on Sunday at The Old Auction House in Kyneton was…