Community News

  • Locals helping locals

    Locals helping locals

    Mt Alexander Community Enterprise Inc has donated $4000 to local groups in support of their COVID-19 work in the community….

  • Connecting seniors

    Connecting seniors

    Physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, while essential to protecting older Australians who are particularly vulnerable to the virus, may…

  • Grants cash splash

    Grants cash splash

    Maldon Urban Landcare has reason to feel well pleased with itself this week after being named among the local groups…

  • Sarah leaves her mark

    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…

  • Surprise rescue

    Surprise rescue

    Fryerstown CFA volunteers and local community members joined forces on Sunday to rescue a three-year-old horse from a ravine at…

  • A whole new world

    A whole new world

    Remember when you were a kid and libraries were quiet places where you got shushed? Libraries these days are so…

  • Pen pals multiply

    Pen pals multiply

    The Pen Pal Project launched by the Rotary Club of Castlemaine last month has taken off! Another 25 letter writers…

  • HELPING BATTLERS

    HELPING BATTLERS

    Castlemaine’s Bridge Hotel has teamed up with local businesses to offer free meals to those doing it tough during the…

  • Solidarity in times of crisis

    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,…

  • Foodbanks meet changing needs

    Foodbanks meet changing needs

    Foodbanks in Kyneton and Gisborne are preparing to meet the changing needs of Macedon Ranges locals amid the coronavirus pandemic….

  • Community pantry up and running

    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…

  • Good Friday Appeal online not on foot

    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…