Art with heart
Grade three/four students at St Mary’s Primary School Castlemaine have been working on an art collaboration with Castlemaine Health this term.
The students have worked...
Café with a heart of gold
It would be no surprise if one day Kyneton’s 'Little Swallow Café' was renamed the 'Big Heart Café'!
The generosity of the café owners is...
Come join the choir
There are many benefits attached to choir singing – it creates a strong sense of community and social inclusion.
It increases self-esteem, is an ideal...
Passionate makers of jam
Recipes for jam always look simple and the first-time jam maker is often blessed with beginner's luck.
As you get cooking you realise that skill...
Refugee film screening fundraiser at Chewton
Chewton Film Society in partnership with Rural Australians for Refugees is presenting a fundraising event at the Chewton Senior Citizens Centre on Sunday June...
Positive planting
New native trees and plants have spread their roots at Kyneton Primary School.
Students in the school's Gardening and Sustainability Group helped to plant out...
Edgars Mission calls on ewe
A sassy three-legged lamb named Snow White and her vision-impaired friend Willy Wonka are the beloved ambassadors of Edgar’s Mission’s end of financial year...
Pandemic impacts on mental health
A new door-to-door mental health and wellbeing survey has found that one in four householders in the Macedon Ranges said they were living with...
Festival to celebrate ‘Jubilee Gold’
‘Jubilee Gold’ is the celebration theme for Kyneton’s Daffodil and Arts Festival its 50th year in 2022 from September 1-11.
Gold for daffodils and gold...
An irresistible picture book
Jess McGeachin works at his dream job during the day as a communications designer at Melbourne Museum.
But at night he crafts his stunning illustrations,...
Halloran history documented
The Halloran family has a long a fascinating history in the Kyneton area and Michael Halloran has penned it in The Hallorans of Kyneton and...
Forging connections
Gisborne Men’s Shed has earned the title of 'Best Shed in Australia' for connecting their members and community.
The Australian Men’s Shed Association awarded the...
