VCAT appeal win
Plans for a Kyneton special needs family refuge have been approved in a VCAT appeal despite its Farm Zone location.
Mark's Country Place proposes an...
Ecotherapy park celebrated
Years in the making, Romsey Ecotherapy Park was officially opened to the community last Wednesday.
The park is the result of a community-led initiative to...
First People’s exhibition opens
A permanent cultural exhibition, Boorp Boorp Boondyil (Passing Knowledge to our Children), was officially launched at the Castlemaine Visitor Centre last Friday.
The exhibit, situated...
Kyneton Cup at Bendigo today
The $125,000 bet365 Kyneton Cup for 2022 will highlight a nine-event program being run at Bendigo today (Wednesday).
The Kyneton...
Artists put environmental treasures into focus
Few know the value and majestic power of natural landscapes more deeply than visual artists.
It’s no wonder then, that so many artists have donated...
Volunteers call out dumping and looting
Volunteers at Kyneton's Uniting Church Op Shop are once again calling for people to be more considerate than to dump rubbish on their Market...
CLUB HOMELESS AFTER FLOOD
Amy Hume
Destructive floodwaters have rendered the Malmsbury Cricket Club homeless ahead of the imminent 2022-23 cricket season.
Ripped up fences and roadways, mould concerns, debris,...
Climate activist in court
Jade Jungwirth
Climate activist Trevor Scott appeared at Castlemaine Magistrates Court last Friday after gluing himself to the former federal treasurer’s Melbourne electoral office in...
Gallery closure looms
Lisa DennisCastlemaine Art Museum is facing closure in the middle of next year.
It needs a large injection of funding to be able to stay...
New space for Newstead
Newstead 2021 has received a grant of $19,799 to create a new community space on the old railway platform.
The funds will allow the community...
Bees mean business
Alarmed at the plight of bees under threat from disease and habitat loss, DO Pathways, the supported employment branch of Distinctive Options, has created...
Portrait selected for Hidden Faces
A portrait by Trentham artist Louise Otten has been selected in the 2022 Victorian Salon des Refuses – Hidden Faces Exhibition.
Hidden Faces showcases portraits...
