Queen bee takes title
Claire Moore has won the prestigious Victorian AgriFutures Rural Women's Award, with a plan to boost bee population and genetic diversity through artificial insemination.
Minister...
Our own voices
Hundreds of Castlemaine school students joined Friday's global School Strike for Climate Action calling on the nation's leaders to take more decisive action to...
Market turns 16
Lancefield Farmers Market this Saturday will mark its 16th anniversary.
While the Macedon Ranges has a farmers market somewhere on most Saturdays each month, Lancefield...
Fun for a cause
For the second year running the family fun day event Race Ya will be held in Maldon supporting the Asthma Foundation in memory of...
Support for micro-abattoir
Woodend farmer Ben Falloon is fast gaining support for an on-farm poultry micro-abattoir model that could revolutionise the way small producers operate.
The pastured chicken...
Cartoon lab
Castlemaine State Festival goers will have the opportunity to take a sneak peek at Trace Balla's next graphic novella set in Jaara country, as...
Tales from Turkey
Food and storytelling has always been a way for communities to come together and feel connected.
The Social Foundry in Kyneton is about to launch...
It’s bean a big learning curve
A teenage entrepreneur from Newstead has used the skills he learned as a barista and trainee coffee roaster to start up his own coffee...
One in a million
Rather than wait to leave a will bequest after they're gone, a Castlemaine couple have donated $1 million to help make the world a...
Men unite!
A fun and social evening for men covering topics including men's health, nutrition, fitness and mental health will be held next week in Kyneton.
Hosted...
Reckless ignorance
Local fire brigades were left in disbelief when they discovered a group of campers in the Wombat State Forest had lit a potentially disastrous...
Anti-logging protesters hold up effort
Anti-logging protesters tied to a Romsey contractor's machinery have hindered bushfire response in Gippsland.
VicForest called on Brad Meyer to aid firefighting efforts last week...