Walk for wellbeing
Castlemaine-based suicide prevention charity HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies) is gearing up for its second annual HALT Community Wellbeing Walk
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Health
A conversation can save a life
Melanie Jorgensen is starting the conversation. She is making it her mission to encourage talk around mental health, after losing
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Join the campaign for No Packet November!
No Packet November encourages families to reduce their consumption of packaged food for one month and make a stand against
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Yandoit beekeeper has something to buzz about
Yandoit beekeeper Craig Terrell reckons he’s onto something. The local apiarist practises what he calls holistic beekeeping to produce resilient
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Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant upgrade works to begin
Coliban Water has announced the first phase of planned works to improve trade waste and treatment processes at the Kyneton
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HEALTH SERVICES JOINING FORCES
CHIRP Community Health and Castlemaine Health will conduct a year-long trial to see if combining their community health services in
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Ready, set … Run The Maine
This Friday public holiday is a big one for Castlemaine as the town hosts hundreds of runners for the annual
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Kyneton local saving lives with 700th blood donation
Kyneton local Paul Ruff has the distinct honour of having potentially saved more than 2000 lives. Paul made his 700th
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Castlemaine Seed Library seeks volunteers
Castlemaine Seed Library is keen to secure some more volunteers. While some multinational corporations might like to patent the stuff
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Cuts to home support services in Macedon Ranges
Macedon Ranges Shire Council will scrap at least three home support services in response to ongoing Commonwealth reforms across the
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