Leisure
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The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Getting the carbon/nitrogen balance right Most of us know we need a blend of carbon-rich and nitrogen-rich ingredients to make a good compost mix. The perfect compost ratio recommended by most compost sources is approx 30-parts carbon to one-part nitrogen. But what is a carbon nitrogen ratio? All living things have both carbon and nitrogen…
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Film with local connections to screen
A film shot locally will be featured in a special movie screening in Castlemaine on Thursday night. The Cost boasts several local connections with Castlemaine actor Kevin Dee starring in one of the leading roles and former Castlemaine resident Cable Williams in the role of cinematographer. The film was mostly shot near Lauriston, with crew…
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The Wiz is set to wow
Kyneton Theatre Company’s production of The Wiz opened on September 29 to great crowds and rave reviews.
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Climate friendly gardens
Issues relating to climate change challenges in our gardens will be raised during a talk by Dr Peter May for the Kyneton Horticultural Society next Monday.
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Family fun at Romsey Market on Sunday
Bring your family and friends along and visit the Romsey Market on Sunday.
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The truth of small town living
A new production by Castlemaine Theatre Company threatens to reveal the hidden secrets of people living in small towns, including those in our region. Under Milk Wood is set in Wales, and Dylan Thomas finished writing it in 1953, but it explores themes that will still resonate with people in Newstead, Guildford and Chewton alike. …
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Flint Hill to support Woodend Fire Brigade
Woodend’s Flint Hill garden promises a captivating botanical experience and is opening to the public this Saturday to raise funds for the Woodend Fire Brigade. This is a one-off chance to visit one of the finest gardens in the state, which includes mature trees and plantings that are listed on the National Trust tree register. …
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Local author releases “The Unlucky Viking”
Castlemaine author and Monash University adjunct research associate, Cathrine Harboe-Ree AM, recently released her first book.
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From under the staircase
Live arts organisation Punctum is hosting a very special concert event this coming Sunday. Over the past two years in partnership with the Australian Art Orchestra and with support from the Australian Government through the Regional Arts Fund, Punctum has piloted a professional development program inviting regional musicians and sound artists to explore new music…
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More than a ‘who-dunnit’
Columbo – Prescription: Murder by William Link and Richard Levinson will be presented by Kyneton’s not-for-profit Cathouse Players, in their cosy pop-up theatre, at Kyneton’s Masonic Centre.
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Garden Lovers’ Fair returns to Bolobek
The much-loved Garden Lovers’ Fair will return to Bolobek, a magnificent property and garden situated at the base of Mount Macedon, on the weekend of October 7 and 8. More than 50 high-quality and specialist stallholders selling everything from rare plants to garden tools, food and wine, bulbs, native plants, succulents, trees, clematis, and many…
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Find a feathered friend
Kyneton and District Poultry Club is hosting another Helmsman style auction in October following the success of its April event. Once again up to 400 pens of poultry will be up for sale from young pullets and cockerels to older hens and roosters. There will also have an excellent selection of fertile eggs for sale.…