Community News
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Community plea for funding
More than a thousand postcards will make their way to parliament backing increased funding for Macedon Ranges’ strained Neighbourhood Houses….
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Kyneton unites for Christmas
Kyneton community groups are gearing up in collaboration this Sunday for a celebration of community and carols and all things…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Let’s celebrate diversity
Celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) by joining in a free community event in Castlemaine on Wednesday December…
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A more grounded kind of worm farm
Why keep our compost worms in a box when they are probably happier in the ground? In-Ground Worm Farms do…
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The house that Castlemaine built
Ten years ago, the Castlemaine community generously supported Mount Alexander Accommodation and Respite Group to construct a purpose-built respite facility…
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Get your show entries in!
The 171st Castlemaine and District Agricultural Show returns to the Camp Reserve this Friday and Saturday, October 31 and November…