Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health
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Strength, vision and legacy
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee celebrations took place last week across the country and included an event at Gisborne Secondary College on Saturday. It was organised by the Sunbury Aboriginal Committee and sponsored by the Macedon Ranges Shire Council and Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health. This year marks the 50th anniversary of NAIDOC…
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Kitchen garden grows
Kyneton High School has partnered with Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health and successfully secured a $50,000 grant from the state government to grow a kitchen garden. The project is one of 84 recipients who successfully outbid over 600 applicants to receive a share of $4.87 million from VicHealth. A spokesperson from VicHealth said this application…
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Grow your club
Sports clubs and active recreation facilities in the Macedon Ranges and Sunbury are being offered the opportunity to increase their membership numbers. Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health is partnering with Macedon Ranges Shire Council to host a workshop delivered by Proud2Play, designed to build capacity in LGBTIQA+ inclusion. “We know that sport creates a community…
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Hear from a lived experience
Award-winning writer, speaker and appearance activist, Carly Findlay, will be heading to Kyneton next week as part of an event that highlights the role of lived experience in creating inclusive health services for those with a disability. Carly lives with a rare, severe skin condition called ichthyosis and is a regular contributor to news outlets…
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Levy to impact tourism, but boost housing
Macedon Ranges accommodation providers are nervously awaiting the outcome of major changes to their industry and expect tourism to also take a hit. Short stay rentals will become more costly from January next year following the Short Stay Levy Bill introduced to Parliament last week. The legislation introduces a 7.5 per cent levy on short…
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Community gathers to support homeless
Local staff and volunteers supporting those who find themselves at risk of homelessness gathered in Kyneton last week for a barbecue lunch. The event, organised by Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health and catered for by The Kindness Collective Kyneton and the Kyneton branch of the Rapid Relief Team, was held to mark Homelessness Week. The…
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Garden appeal for KHS
Local businesses and community groups are being called upon to support an initiative by students and teachers at Kyneton High School to redevelop their community garden. The garden, which was established a number of years ago on the old tennis court at the school, has become overgrown and run down and late last year all…
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Screening and discussion
As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, which starts later this month, there will be a screening in Kyneton of a short film about local football club, the Mount Alexander Falcons. The film, which documents the club’s origins and its fight for inclusion, will be followed by a panel discussion…
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Supporting local families in need this Christmas
Kyneton Baptist Church, Sunbury Cobaw Community Health and Macedon Ranges Shire Council are once again partnering to support local families in need at Christmas.
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Queer Art Prize decided
The celebration of the That’s So Gay Queer Art Prize on Sunday at The Old Auction House in Kyneton was full of laughter, great music and friends. It was a close call but the judges managed to decide the winner of the inaugural queer art prize as Christos Linou for A Stich in Queer Time.…
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LGBTIQA+ human rights campaigner to speak
Former Tasmanian Australian of the Year, Rodney Croome, is coming to Kyneton this week as guest speaker at the final Birds of a Feather lunch for 2022. Rodney has been advocating for LGBTIQA+ human rights for over 30 years. He fronted the campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in Tasmania and was founder and national director of…