Connecting seniors
Physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, while essential to protecting older Australians who are particularly vulnerable to the virus, may be causing social isolation...
Grants cash splash
Maldon Urban Landcare has reason to feel well pleased with itself this week after being named among the local groups to secure some grant...
Sarah leaves her mark
For 20 years, Sarah Collier has led and nurtured a team of more than 150 staff to create a home-like environment for residents of...
Surprise rescue
Fryerstown CFA volunteers and local community members joined forces on Sunday to rescue a three-year-old horse from a ravine at Glenluce.
The owner of 'Surprise',...
A whole new world
Remember when you were a kid and libraries were quiet places where you got shushed?
Libraries these days are so much more than just books...
Pen pals multiply
The Pen Pal Project launched by the Rotary Club of Castlemaine last month has taken off!
Another 25 letter writers joined the initiative aimed at...
HELPING BATTLERS
Castlemaine's Bridge Hotel has teamed up with local businesses to offer free meals to those doing it tough during the coronavirus crisis as part...
Solidarity in times of crisis
It may seem a very long time ago now that Australia was shocked by the devastation of the summer's bushfires, but the kindness and...
Foodbanks meet changing needs
Foodbanks in Kyneton and Gisborne are preparing to meet the changing needs of Macedon Ranges locals amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kyneton Caring Community's Kerryn Wildenburg...
Community pantry up and running
Local volunteers, community groups and organisations are working together to provide food relief for residents in need in Mount Alexander Shire.
The newly created Mount...
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...
