A tiny house journey
Gaining a ute-load of nifty building skills has been one of the biggest bonuses of building a tiny house for Castlemaine's Rainer Cook Tonkin.
The...
Characters from another world
The Gardeners are a pair of characters from another world. It is as if they have emerged from a remote rural property of another...
No Djoke for refugees
The recent controversy embroiling Novak Djokovic has shone an international spotlight on Australia’s detention of refugees.
Supporters of the Serb champion were outraged by his...
Back to the wild
Woodend Golf Club is going back to the wild in a plan to future-proof the sport there.
Members have seized an opportunity to pilot a...
New chapter for Soldier and Scholar
It's just shy of two decades since Joyce Sanders opened her character-packed bookshop on Castlemaine's Barker Street.
The Soldier and Scholar second-hand store rapidly became...
Get to know your grower
With the issues currently faced by supermarkets in being able to keep the shelves stocked due to high rates of COVID-related absenteeism, Macedon Ranges...
In the Hall of Fame
The precision that Gisborne’s Stevie McGee displayed as an aircraft mechanic for about 40 years is in many ways reflected in the attributes that...
House’s handy courses
A new course aimed at equipping local women with handy fix-it skills is among the diverse swag of offerings to be found in Castlemaine...
Out of the shadows
Four Macedon Ranges artists will soon unveil their works in a new project that uses visual expression to explore mental health issues.
The Art Bomb...
Bike workshops now in Castlemaine and Newstead
For the fourth year in a row the On Your Bike! school holiday program, supporting teens and tweens to ride safely to school, will...
Strawberry summer
It's a bumper season for strawberries.
In fact it's the best they've ever had out at the Blackwood Orchard in Harcourt, providing a welcome foil...
Holiday park a finalist
BIG4 Castlemaine Gardens Holiday Park is a finalist in the 2021 Victorian Tourism Awards.
Nominated in the Caravan and Holiday Parks category, it is the...
