Health
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Making memories for Ethan McCulloch
Completing VCE, getting a driver’s licence and travelling the world sound like any teenager’s dream but for Gisborne’s Ethan McCulloch they top a bucket list that he is determined to achieve. Doctors have declared the bright 16-year-old “incurable” as he fights a rare aggressive cancer known as rhabdomyosarcoma, which forms in soft tissue. His mother…
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Maternity service a step closer
Castlemaine Health is a step closer to resuming maternity services with the announcement of the hospital’s new collaborative model of care. Women will be able to access locally-based maternity care via three distinct pathways under the new model. To receive care at Castlemaine Health, women will be able to self-refer or have their general practitioner…
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Golfers take up the challenge
Castlemaine Golf Club member Harvey Zepnick is forming a team to support the Cancer Council’s Longest Day fundraiser. Zepnick and his teammates, Marty Beck, Simon Duff and David Gaffney, will challenge themselves to play 72 holes at the Longest Day event at Castlemaine Golf Club on Sunday December 13. The event presents the ultimate golfing…
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Make an impact in Maldon
Ambulance Victoria is on the hunt for first responders to provide lifesaving care across the Maldon region. New team members are currently being sought to bolster Maldon’s Community Emergency Response Team team, which services Maldon, Nuggety, Welshmans Reef and surrounds. Maldon CERT trainer Kelli Jones said CERTs provided a vital service for rural communities. “Our…
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Running on high
With COVID putting an indefinite halt on big running challenges that typically attract throngs of keen contestants, a group of Castlemaine runners has set its own small group challenge. The keen local runners are heading off later this week to run about 100km through some of Victoria’s most breathtaking high country over three days. Castlemaine’s…
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Hula is happening in Castlemaine and Maldon
If you thought you were too old to take up hula hooping – think again! A new series of hula hoop classes soon to be delivered at Castlemaine Botanical Gardens and Maldon public gardens aims to get locals aged 65 and over up and hoollering. Or should that be hooping? Either way it’s hoped the…
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Mosley to feature on Castlemaine radio program
After only 12 weeks on air, the new Go Well radio program hosted by Cate Mercer on Castlemaine’s 94.9 MAINfm has secured its first internationally acclaimed guest with two exclusive interviews with Dr Michael Mosley set to be broadcast on November 19 and 26. The interviews will focus on the topics of fasting and sleep;…
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Plans shaping up for Romsey Ecotherapy Park
Detailed design planning for stage 2 of Romsey Ecotherapy Park is under way, with construction scheduled to start next year. Stage 2 of the master plan will deliver a sensory therapeutic space and an arts/culture open space for people of all ages and abilities. Macedon Ranges Council is working in partnership with the community group…
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Jo to make strides
Kyneton local Jo Hudgson will hit the tracks this month to walk 100 kilometres in support of stroke survivors like her own mother Maureen Green. She is stepping up for Stride4Stroke, which encourages people to get moving to reduce their risk of stroke and raise funds for vital Stroke Foundation programs. At 85 years old,…
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Samson goes the chop
Unlike his biblical namesake, Woodend’s Samson Briscomb has decided himself to lop off his locks. It’s a big move for the 12-year-old whose tresses measure about 80cm in length, and will help power the Leukaemia Foundation through the World’s Greatest Shave fundraiser. Samson’s aversion to the hairdresser has seen his golden curls grow out for…
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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 to reduce their consumption of packaged food for one month to decrease the rubbish going to landfill and improve the health of our children. Kate, who is a nutrition and…
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Brush with death – Heart attack survivor’s message for others
Three brushes with death within 24 hours has launched a new way of life for Macedon Ranges identity Tony Dixon. The 64-year-old is now using his experience to urge others to recognise the signs of heart attack, learn CPR and save a life as part of Ambulance Victoria’s Shocktober Restart a Heart campaign. Tony suffered…