A pause on packaging
After noticing a young child with seven packets in their lunchbox, Kyneton mother-of-three Kate Coleman decided to create 'No Packet November'.
The campaign encourages families...
Trio of golden Delicious wins
Three producers from the region have secured gold medals and national recognition in the 2020 Delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards.
Sutton Grange's Holy Goat Cheese,...
Exploring degrowth
Castlemaine activist, scholar and author, Anitra Nelson, will be speaking on the topic of degrowth as part of an online event this Thursday evening.
Nelson...
Parlour gone, but ice cream lives on
Pressures from the coronavirus pandemic have led to the closure of Castlemaine's much-loved Icecream Social ice cream parlour at the corner of Forest and...
Dining heads outdoors
Central Victoria will experience summer in a whole new way this year, as hospitality businesses begin to reimagine the way they work.
Macedon Ranges Council...
‘We all have stories to tell …’
Castlemaine resident Isis Jordan is thrilled to be the new manager for Lancefield and District Farmers Market.
"We all have stories to tell, and I'm...
Farm plans fast-tracked
Madeleine Jenkins and Tim Harvey had the rug pulled out from under them before they found solace in farm life at Tylden.
The couple had...
Foodies connect
A community of passionate Macedon Ranges cooks and foodies has formed to share ideas, recipes, tips and tricks, and swap food.
Three mums who parked...
Lancefield market makes a comeback
The Lancefield and District Farmers Market has been rescued by a passionate group of locals and will go ahead this Saturday at a new...
Juicy prospects for new brew
A Harcourt family business has developed a new alcoholic mango beverage that's poised to take off nationally following uptake by a large Australia-wide retail...
Support grows for local producers
The face of farmers markets has changed across the region since coronavirus hit and has given rise to a more serious and intentional shopper,...
Cheese venture ripens
Castlemaine's new artisan cheesemaking business is on track to produce its first trial batches of cheese by mid-July and be fully operating by October.
And...
