Big backyard bird count
Campbells Creek's Jane Rusden has her trusty binoculars at the ready as she gets set for this month's Aussie Backyard Bird Count.
Jane is convenor...
CWA aims to beat scone record!
For many, the humble scone is just something to enjoy for morning or afternoon tea, with jam and cream, or maybe just butter!
But for...
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...
Reflection on a pandemic
Goldfields Libraries are inviting community members to share their experience of life in lockdown.
Contributions will be included in an online blog, printed book and...
Students look forward to face-to-face learning
Kyneton High School students are looking forward to returning to school next week after months of home schooling due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Students from the...
Gisborne planning an election focal point
Proper planning for Gisborne's future has emerged as one of the biggest election issues for Macedon Ranges' south as ratepayers look to the polls.
Attesting...
Inside the election office
Dean Curtis is clearly enjoying his job as election manager for the Mount Alexander Shire Council election.
Staffing the election office set up in Castlemaine's...
Jobs boost for CHIRP
CHIRP Community Health in Castlemaine will be able to employ eight new staff members thanks to a funding boost from the state government.
Minister for...
Kyneton street name tarnished with blood
A Kyneton resident who believes his street name is tarnished with the blood of slaughtered Indigenous people has begun a campaign to have it...
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...
Alarm at tree harvesting
Malmsbury East residents have become increasingly alarmed at the number of live trees being cut down, chopped up and removed from the Metcalfe Forest,...
