Chewton

  • Lightning Queens bound for Shitbox Rally

    Lightning Queens bound for Shitbox Rally

    Local hot rodding identities Sharon Soldatos and Stacey Raselli are set to take part in the July edition of the…

  • Preserving life’s memories

    Preserving life’s memories

    Talented Chewton filmmaker Noora Niasari is offering residents an incredible opportunity to document their loved-ones’ stories, immortalising their memories forever….

  • Push for safer parking

    Push for safer parking

    Liberal MP for Northern Victoria Wendy Lovell spoke in parliament last week asking that the Minister for Environment fund construction…

  • Nurturing connection on Country

    Nurturing connection on Country

    An excited crowd of local First Nations and non-Indigenous community members gathered on Friday at Me-Mandook Galk Indigenous Education and…

  • Celebrating 50 years of wildlife rescue

    Celebrating 50 years of wildlife rescue

    For 50 years, Tehree and Hamish Gordon have been rescuing and caring for Australian wildlife, first in Barwon Heads and…

  • Old ‘Res’ needs some TLC

    Old ‘Res’ needs some TLC

    A project is under way to explore options for strengthening the dam wall of Expedition Pass Reservoir, near Castlemaine. The…

  • Parking, parrots and potential fires

    Parking, parrots and potential fires

    Mount Alexander Shire Council is seeking a permanent speed reduction along a one-kilometre stretch of Golden Point Road at Chewton…

  • Dingoes thriving at Jirrahlinga

    Dingoes thriving at Jirrahlinga

    Jirrahlinga Dingo Conservation and Wildlife Education Centre at Chewton has been a hive of activity over the school holiday period…

  • An accident waiting to happen?

    An accident waiting to happen?

    As the weather heats up, so too does public outrage at the parking situation at the ‘Res in Chewton (Expedition…

  • A defining moment in history

    A defining moment in history

    In December 1851, 173 years ago, 15,000 gold miners gathered for a Monster Meeting at Forest Creek to defy colonial…

  • Stolen relic recovered

    Stolen relic recovered

    The Friends of Wattle Gully Gold Mine and the Prospectors and Miners Association have recovered a heritage-listed item stolen from…

  • Roo on road to recovery

    Roo on road to recovery

    Volunteer rescuers from Wildlife Victoria, Wildlife Rescue and Information Network and local community members joined forces last week to rescue…