Education
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Platypus protectors
Lucky students from four primary and secondary schools in our district are learning how to become Platypus Protectors and care…
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AM for career in theology
Charles Sherlock spent 26 years among the exclusive membership of the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission. Just 18 scholars of…
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Parlez-vous Francais?
The hot, dry bushland of Walmer is a very long way from Canada’s French Quebec famed for its icy winter…
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Student project a hit
Cafe visits to Kyneton’s Social Foundry have been made more fun for children since the unveiling of new purpose-built play…
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Rock and Roll stars
Forty-five enthusiastic students at Trentham District Primary school helped plant, fence, tag and monitor 32 nationally endangered basalt peppercress (Lepidium…
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Students ‘strike’ for climate change
A group of young Castlemaine students say federal government inaction on climate change is threatening their future and have staged…
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School in strife – From 43 students down to eight
Langley Primary School began this year as a small but vibrant school with an enrolment of 43 students. Ten months…
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It takes a village
Gisborne Leading Senior Constable Jason Azzopardi could not stand by as he saw the impact of issues like bullying, mental…
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Platypus project begins!
About 130 people gathered on the banks of the Campaspe River in Kyneton on Friday for the launch of the…
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‘Big K’ a big hit
Young Ava Coleman has taken the war on waste and waistlines to her school canteen. The grade six Kyneton Primary…
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400 reasons to celebrate
Ask learner drivers Lily McMahon and Tilly Donkin what they’ve got out of doing a unique intensive local learner driver…
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Colour runs riot
What better way to celebrate life in all its charm, chaos and occasional confusion than with a riotous celebration of…