Community News

  • Weaner sale on next week

    Weaner sale on next week

    The Annual Kyneton Weaner cattle sale will be held at the Kyneton Saleyards on Wednesday, January 21. The sale will…

  • Ranges residents can dispose of their festive tree for free

    Ranges residents can dispose of their festive tree for free

    Macedon Ranges residents can opt to dispose of their real Christmas trees for free this month only. Resource recovery facilities…

  • RSPCA Victoria warns pets suffering in dangerous hot weather

    RSPCA Victoria warns pets suffering in dangerous hot weather

    RSPCA Victoria is calling on all pet owners to protect their animals during this week’s scorching weather. The RSPCA Inspectorate…

  • Gathering the community

    Gathering the community

    Castlemaine’s Community Lunch has provided nourishment and companionship to the community for more than 25 years. Local chef Duang Tengtrirat,…

  • 2025, a big composting year!

    2025, a big composting year!

    This year has been a big year for YIMBY community compost in Castlemaine and surrounds. We end the year with…

  • Kids try to reduce kangaroo deaths

    Kids try to reduce kangaroo deaths

    Grade five and six students at Chewton Primary School have collaborated with Mount Alexander Wildlife Watch on a project protecting…

  • Students offer free health checks

    Students offer free health checks

    A group of first year La Trobe University Bendigo nursing students are currently visiting Castlemaine and surrounds as part of…

  • Community plea for funding

    Community plea for funding

    More than a thousand postcards will make their way to parliament backing increased funding for Macedon Ranges’ strained Neighbourhood Houses….

  • Kyneton unites for Christmas

    Kyneton unites for Christmas

    Kyneton community groups are gearing up in collaboration this Sunday for a celebration of community and carols and all things…

  • Dry grass and pea straw, not what you might think

    Dry grass and pea straw, not what you might think

    With the fertility of spring drawing to a close and the dry of summer approaching, we often find ourselves with…

  • Time to light up Kyneton

    Time to light up Kyneton

    Get ready to light up the town for the Kyneton Christmas Light and Decoration Competition. The Kyneton Christmas Collective competition…

  • Memorial gates’ new gleam

    Memorial gates’ new gleam

    Malmsbury’s heritage World War I memorial gates have a new shine with restoration works now complete. Friends of Malmsbury Gardens…