Community News

  • Jarrah’s fight for sight

    Jarrah’s fight for sight

    Jarrah is a typical nine-year-old boy. He’s bright, funny and kind and has a wonderful group of friends at his…

  • Postie pilgrimage to make tracks

    Postie pilgrimage to make tracks

    A pilgrimage of old iconic Australian ‘postie bikes’ led by locals will make tracks this September to raise funds and…

  • Centre performs swimmingly

    Centre performs swimmingly

    Kyneton Toyota Sports and Aquatic Centre’s learn to swim program has been recognised for its excellence by Life Saving Victoria…

  • The simple joy of walking

    The simple joy of walking

    Marita Brown is one of the original Lancefield ‘Movers and Shakers’. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 18 years ago…

  • Chicken art hatches enterprise

    Chicken art hatches enterprise

    There’s something about chicken art. People seem to go just a bit clucking mad about it. “It’s just egg-cellent really,”…

  • Parma charmer

    Parma charmer

    When Castlemaine youngsters Kate Hemphill and Ainsley Nash heard about the impacts of the drought in NSW they decided they’d…

  • Pick up a Perry’s pupcake

    Pick up a Perry’s pupcake

    The team at Perry’s Stockfeed and Saddlery in Kyneton are unsurprising all avid animal lovers. That’s why it’s no surprise…

  • Parma night for the farmers’ fight

    Parma night for the farmers’ fight

    Local pubs, clubs and restaurants are serving up parmas with added incentive. They have backed the widespread ‘Parma for a…

  • Gisborne SES wants you

    Gisborne SES wants you

    Gisborne SES is calling for daytime responders to keep up with demand across the region. Gisborne SES deputy controller of…

  • Foundry’s first grads

    Foundry’s first grads

    One of Kyneton’s newest foodie hotspots, the Social Foundry on the corner of High and Mollison Streets, is celebrating the…

  • Cash windfall boosts budget

    Cash windfall boosts budget

    Public submissions and an unexpected cash windfall of $465,000 in federal government grants has changed the shape of Macedon Ranges…

  • Brigade calls on community

    Brigade calls on community

    Langley-Barfold Fire Brigade volunteers are appealing for community assistance to replace their stolen support vehicle. The Ford Ranger was found…