Inspirational and dynamic
AFL Women's best and fairest winner Maddy Prespakis is a shining example to a cavalcade of juniors players -- both girls and boys --...
Join the fun at Mondo Lounge
Friday afternoons look a little different for young people at the moment so Mount Alexander Shire Council's youth initiative Mondo Lounge has moved online.
Mondo...
A budding horticulturist
A Macedon Ranges flower show has been the seed of inspiration for young green-thumb Bethany Thompson.
The nine-year-old scooped prizes in both senior and junior...
The Royal experience – at home!
Castlemaine's Theatre Royal had been hosting a series of monthly popup screenings in the lead up to the 2020 Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival.
Organisers had...
Malmsbury in isolation
Malmsbury photographer Adam Brentnall has embarked on a project to document this never-before-experienced pandemic lockdown on his community.
Faced with the prospect of the majority...
Help keep VGR on track
Like the rest of the world, the Victorian Goldfields Railway has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Castlemaine and Maldon Railway Preservation Society...
A date with destiny
Big weddings are out during the coronavirus pandemic, so Macedon Ranges newlyweds Fernada and Raymond DeMack found a new way to reach their 300-plus...
Treetop rescue – Wildlife carers urge responsible dog ownership
A young koala's brush with death in a canine encounter at Mount Macedon has wildlife carers urging responsible dog ownership.
The koala, Amigo, suffered deep...
Solidarity in times of crisis
It may seem a very long time ago now that Australia was shocked by the devastation of the summer's bushfires, but the kindness and...
Trees desecrated at Ravenswood
Residents of Soldier Road at Ravenswood contacted the Express last week angered at the desecration of a number of mature eucalypt trees on a local...
Return to the post-punk scene
Castlemaine author Kirsten Krauth has launched her second long-awaited novel, Almost a Mirror.
The book was seven years in the making and was developed while Krauth...
Secrets of the past
On April 16, 1970, the Kyneton Folk Museum opened its doors to the public. Fifty years later, the building now known as the Kyneton...
