Community News

Midland Express Community News

Good Friday Appeal online not on foot

For more than 40 years, CFA brigades in the Mount Macedon and Mount Alexander regions have been collecting for the Royal Children's Hospital Good...

Never lonely with letters

Cheerful letters, drawings and paintings have been making their way to elderly residents across the Macedon Ranges to help them stay connected during the...

Dancing a jig with dad

By Sandy Scheltema It's been two years since Matt Harding, an internationally renowned sculptor living and working in Trentham, tragically died from suicide, leaving behind...

Funds needed to boost Macedon hub

A bold plan to transform Macedon's much-loved former maternal and child health centre into a community hub is fast gaining community support. A group of...

In Mark’s memory

The Maldon and district community has rallied around the family of the late Mark Brasser to make his final dream a reality. The proud family...

Community leads bushfire relief concert in Macedon Ranges

A community-led bushfire relief concert with an impressive line-up is expected to attract up to 400 people in Kyneton on Saturday, February 1. Lancefield siblings...

Walking the walk…Nordic pole style in Castlemaine

Castlemaine's Johanna Winchcomb admits she loves few things better than a bracing Nordic pole walk. "Nordic pole walking is actually fitness walking," says Johanna, one...

A home of their own

Providing secure, affordable and accessible housing options for local people with intellectual disabilities has been one of two major priorities for the Mount Alexander...

Castlemaine event to connect a community …

The unprecedented fires impacting Victoria and other states, and the underlying issue of climate change, is upsetting not just for those directly involved -...

Hospital hampers help

Staff at Castlemaine Health went above and beyond for this year's annual 'Christmas Tree Project' food drive for Castlemaine Housing Service donating...

Tears and joy for special show prize

One of the great joys of the Kyneton Show is the joy that fills the pavilion when people run in to see their entries...

A lasting legacy

Vale - Ernie Barker January 25, 1945 - November 26, 2019 Ernie Barker's life and achievements impacted so many, and thoughts are with family, friends, and...

Latest