TAKE THE MESSAGE SERIOUSLY
Authorities are urging people to take the self-isolation message seriously as Victoria steps up measures to flatten the curve in new cases of coronavirus.
Victoria...
‘Declare a climate emergency’: XR
Local Extinction Rebellion protesters last month launched coordinated protest actions across the Macedon Ranges to demand immediate action on climate change.
The actions took place...
Walk for wellbeing
Castlemaine-based suicide prevention charity HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) is gearing up for its second annual HALT Community Wellbeing Walk and is inviting interested...
A conversation can save a life
Melanie Jorgensen is starting the conversation.
She is making it her mission to encourage talk around mental health, after losing her 15-year-old son Lachlan to...
Join the campaign for No Packet November!
No Packet November encourages families to reduce their consumption of packaged food for one month and make a stand against the billion-dollar food manufacturers...
Yandoit beekeeper has something to buzz about
Yandoit beekeeper Craig Terrell reckons he's onto something.
The local apiarist practises what he calls holistic beekeeping to produce resilient bees.
"I don't require antibiotics or...
Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant upgrade works to begin
Coliban Water has announced the first phase of planned works to improve trade waste and treatment processes at the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant to...
HEALTH SERVICES JOINING FORCES
CHIRP Community Health and Castlemaine Health will conduct a year-long trial to see if combining their community health services in a joint working arrangement...
Ready, set … Run The Maine
This Friday public holiday is a big one for Castlemaine as the town hosts hundreds of runners for the annual Run The Maine.
Event director...
Kyneton local saving lives with 700th blood donation
Kyneton local Paul Ruff has the distinct honour of having potentially saved more than 2000 lives.
Paul made his 700th blood donation last Tuesday at...
Castlemaine Seed Library seeks volunteers
Castlemaine Seed Library is keen to secure some more volunteers.
While some multinational corporations might like to patent the stuff of life for shareholder profit,...
Cuts to home support services in Macedon Ranges
Macedon Ranges Shire Council will scrap at least three home support services in response to ongoing Commonwealth reforms across the aged care and disability...
