Little Swallow Café
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Chefs forced to leave
Visa restrictions and sponsorship cost challenges could see Kyneton’s Little Swallow Cafe lose three valued chefs as their visas expire. The chefs have been filling worker shortages at the cafe since 2023 but the federal government has not offered them optional permanent residency at the end of their visa period. “As their 485 visas expire,…
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New community lunch partnership
Kyneton Community House is joining forces with Little Swallow cafe to bring a new dimension to the weekly Community Lunch program. Little Swallow recently opened their café for dinners on Friday and Saturday nights and a branch of the business is now supporting the KCH Wednesday lunches. Daniel Richards and Austin Stevens from Little Swallow…
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Café with a heart of gold
It would be no surprise if one day Kyneton’s ‘Little Swallow Café’ was renamed the ‘Big Heart Café’! The generosity of the café owners is once again apparent with their offer to host the upcoming fundraiser for the not-for profit, community owned RM Begg Kyneton Aged Care. On Friday June 24, an event will be…
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Mural delights diners
A striking community mural has been installed at Little Swallow Café. Unveiled last week, the work was part of the Kyneton Community House’s Learn Local Community Art Program with students from Windarring. The project came about when Daniel Richards from Little Swallow put out the call for local artists to create a mural in the…
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Kind-hearted generosity
We only have to witness the trials and tribulations leading up to the belated 2020 Olympics in Tokyo to realise that even a big budget and teams of people cannot guarantee a successful event in these challenging times. But that didn’t deter the kind-hearted ‘good sports’ that surround Kyneton’s not-for-profit, community-owned aged care facility RM…
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Hospitality hit hard
Labour market shortages and COVID uncertainty are placing strain on Macedon Ranges’ hospitality industry. Many have successfully pivoted to takeaway models during COVID lockdown periods but some have been forced into temporary closure and are struggling to keep staff.Those reliant on Melbourne and tourism trade have also taken a financial hit during last week’s state…
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It takes a village
Perhaps now more than ever, we are all keenly aware of just how important it is to shop local and rally community support for those most in need. As aged-care facilities around the world are under unprecedented duress and small businesses, particularly in hospitality, are under enormous financial strain, a wonderful good news story has…