Concern over church plan for Castlemaine
A proposed church development that would become the largest place of assembly in Castlemaine is currently before Mount Alexander Shire Council.
Residents have raised concerns...
Breaking down disability stigma
Breaking down the stigma faced by people with disabilities is a passion for disability champion Hayden Walsh.
Hayden has cerebral palsy but it doesn't prevent...
Filming in Fisher Street
An instalment of Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries was appropriately being filmed in Fisher Street Gisborne last week.
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church formed the backdrop...
Celebrating our differences
Today is the International Day of People with Disability.
Mount Alexander Shire Disability Action Group chair Lorraine Le Plastrier said one in five Australians lived...
Taking a stand against gender-based violence
Three local primary schools are making a pledge to be proactive in the prevention of family violence and the promotion of respectful and positive...
Respect women: call it out
Macedon Ranges Family Violence Network held its International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women event at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute grasslands last week.
The...
EV tax slammed
With the first of the region's new electric vehicle fast charge stations to roll out at Maryborough within days, advocates are slamming the state...
Busy, busy, busy at new Romsey Co-op
The new Romsey Community Co-Op was officially opened on Saturday.
An initiative of the Romsey Neighbourhood House, the strategically placed co-op shop serves multiple purposes,...
Creative residencies
Four local creatives have been given residency at the Phee Broadway Theatre in Castlemaine as part of the 2020-21 At Home program.
The Mount Alexander...
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...
Brave young students sing
Twenty brave Kyneton Primary School students took a leap of faith to take part in a Victorian State School Spectacular performance of a very...
Stand taken on thongs
The humble thong has long been a classic of stereotyped iconic Aussie footwear, and from now on they're also going to be smiled upon...
