Local identities headline event
Several special guests were featured at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute on Sunday June 15 as Macedon Ranges Shire Council and the Kindness to Elders...
Big ideas for small business
Artists, makers, creative entrepreneurs and arts-focused business owners will get a boost for their business skills at Mount Alexander Shire’s Micro and Small Business...
Does your compost pass the Pub Sniff Test?
You may have heard of ‘The Pub Test’, a conceptual check of a political idea with people down the pub. You might have also...
The three axes
In previous compost conversations we have looked at the importance of carbon/nitrogen ratios, getting the moisture levels of our compost right and getting the...
Parky Pals welcome you
Parkinson’s disease is affecting more and more people world-wide and no-one really knows why.
A Parkinson’s diagnosis is a confusing and challenging time and the...
Soil saviours gather at Sidonia
Another successful 'Healthy Landscapes' course has been run with record attendance from landholders attending from all over the region and an average of nearly...
Solstice sale!
To celebrate the winter solstice three local op shops in Castlemaine will be having an incredible half price sale this Friday.
The Salvation Army...
Five common compost myths
Now in our fifth year, and with hundreds of compost piles under our belts, YIMBY has a wealth of compost knowledge to draw on....
Makers market makes for success
Last year, Taradale Primary School's year 2/3 class raised $756 to support the Charles Sturt University peregrine falcon live-camera project, in Orange, NSW.
"The...
Dog rescued after days in mineshaft
Trentham Fire Brigade members have rescued a dog last Monday after it fell into an eight-metre-deep mine shaft on Pronk Track in Trentham.
A labradoodle...
Spice up your afternoon (tea)
"The country risks a lost generation as educated women are essential for its development. Afghanistan – or any other country – cannot advance if...
Free lunch – no strings attached
Pipers Creek Landcare Group members want to dispel the myth that “there is no such thing as a free lunch” by inviting members and...
