Tag: Mount Alexander Shire
Concert supports orchestra
Acclaimed cellist Zoe Knighton, of Flinders Quartet, will present a benefit concert this month to support Resonance String Orchestra’s vital community music...
Growth target set for state
Macedon Ranges Shire is expected to accommodate an additional 12,700 houses by 2051 in the Victorian Government's latest draft housing targets.
‘Be curious and be kind’
Students and teachers from schools across Mount Alexander Shire came together at Castlemaine's Western Reserve on Friday, to offer heartfelt words of...
Record female numbers
Thirty years after Castlemaine Goldfields Football Club saw its first women’s team lace up their boots, the club is celebrating a record...
Tours on Country
In honour of his father Uncle Brien Nelson’s vision, Uncle Rick proudly announces the launch of his social enterprise, Uncle Rick’s Waaman...
Friendship captures hearts
A novel published last year, inspired by the extraordinary friendship of Mount Alexander based teenagers, Jarrah Podesta and Mathilde Cross, has won...
The Compost Conversation – with Joel Meadows
Carbon cap and store
There is a little trick you can do every time you add ingredients to your...
Feeling the heat?
It can be hard to stay warm during these winter months, and let’s face it, it can be hard to make it...
The harsh realities of living rough
People often talk about the pervasiveness of homelessness but what does that really mean?
There are a multitude...
The true cost of the housing crisis
Jade Jungwirth"I can't save money. I'm trapped paying way too much for rent and paying for rooms I don't even need and...
Flagship festival to launch
Now in its 47th year, the Castlemaine State Festival is launching its 2023 season with a preview event at Castlemaine Goods Shed...
Bin bandit put on notice
Castlemaine Police are seeking information from the public following a series of incidents where rubbish and recycle bins were mowed down by...