A welcome to babies
Dhelkaya's Aboriginal Health Liaison team partnered with Mount Alexander Shire Council to bring a much-anticipated event to Castlemaine – the very first Welcome Baby...
A different ability
Mel Stephens has zero vision and no complaints.
If someone offered to restore her vision, she would tell them to "go jump in the river...
Humus, magic or myth?
Gardeners who are tuned in to the benefits of healthy soil probably know the term ‘humus’ and likely have a sense of what soil...
Macapella to screen on world stage
A short documentary created in Castlemaine has been officially selected for The Women’s International Film Festival in New York City, hosted by Women in...
Reconciliation for Hepburn
Hepburn Shire Council is officially launching its Reconciliation Action Plan INNOVATE (RAP) as part of NAIDOC Week celebrations, marking a significant step in its...
Cow manure. Great, if you can get it
Cow manure is one of the best manures for our compost pile and many early compost recipes recommended cow (dairy) or cattle (meat) manure...
Conversations about life, death and dying
The monthly Good Grief Lounge returns to the Northern Arts Hotel in Castlemaine this Saturday.
This month's special guests are lawyer Vesna Pocuca of Robertson...
Feasting and daring to believe
For 12 years, Mohammad (not his real name) lived with uncertainty and dread. Now, he can at last dare to believe.
In 2013, he fled...
Keeping warm in winter
With temperatures plummeting at the arrival of winter, tenants of rented homes can now access a video on how to make their home more...
New chapter for book store
Lancefield residents are so fond of their local bookstore they have hatched a plan in a bid to keep it open.
Red Door Books' owners...
Lancefield Neighbourhood House enters new era
Lancefield Neighbourhood House's 'townhouse' has relocated and entered a new era.
The community asset has provided the town with social connections, support and services for...
A one hundred year lesson
What is the lesson a father, poet, farmer, black jack player and WWII veteran learnt in life?
At Bupa Aged Care in Kyneton, Rachel Hewitt...
