August 12, 2024
New seats for netball club
PYALONG Netball Club has been scoring goals in more ways than one. A Tiny Towns Fund Grant of $11,411 has enabled the club to purchase...
August 11, 2024
Restoring Spring Plains Nature Conservation Reserve
SPRING Plains Watershed, a vital part of the local environment, has received a much-needed makeover thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Biolinks Alliance...
August 10, 2024
Helping to build community resilience
A safeTALK workshop will be held in Heathcote on Thursday 15 August aiming to equip community members with the skills to become suicide alert...
August 10, 2024
Helping to share some dignity
THROUGHOUT August, CWA Heathcote Night are assisting Share the Dignity in collecting feminine hygiene products for their Dignity Drive. Share the Dignity is a charity...
August 9, 2024
Tooborac playgroup fires up
TOOBORAC Playgroup had a visit from the local CFA fire truck this week. Children enjoyed getting on board, hearing the siren and talking to CFA...
August 9, 2024
The changing role of women in ambulance
LAST week marked thirty-seven years since the introduction of female paramedics in Victorian ambulance services. Women now make up more than 52 per cent of...
August 6, 2024
Preparations under way for Heathcote Show
THE Heathcote agricultural show society committee will be applying for a grant in the 2024/25 Agricultural and Pastoral Society Grants Program. A successful application would...
August 5, 2024
Riding high in winter woolies
HEATHCOTE & District Pony Club held its fourth annual Winter Woolies Show last weekend. The event raised $2000 for the club with a raffle and...
August 4, 2024
Successful open day at The Barn
ALMOST two hundred dollars was raised for the Heathcote and District Pony Club at a fundraising sausage sizzle at The Barn open day. Co-owner Sharon...
August 3, 2024
Two fun nights for film festival
TICKETS for the Heathcote Short Film Festival's Picnic and Popcorn, and Gala Dinner nights are on sale. The popular festival is in its twelfth year. "We...
August 2, 2024
More accolades for local French restaurant
FINALISTS for this year's Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards were unveiled this week with Chauncy being named in two categories. The restaurant owned by Louis Naepels...
August 2, 2024
Encouraging start for running club
ORGANISERS of the inaugural Heathcote Running Club run were pleased with the number of participants who joined them last Saturday. Participants ran along a five-kilometre...
August 2, 2024
Everyone’s a winner!
AS Australia's best athletes compete against the rest of the world in Paris, residents at Heathcote Health Aged Care are enjoying their own special...
July 28, 2024
A night of hypnotic entertainment
HEATHCOTE Football Netball Club is hosting a comedy hypnotist night for its end-of-season function. The event will follow the last home game against White Hills...
July 28, 2024
Have a cuppa and a chat at craft hub
AFTER a difficult start to the year, Samantha West, proprietor of Paper Creations Paper Craft, has added a new dimension to the business. Cup 'n...
July 27, 2024
Bowls club calls for historic memorabilia
HEATHCOTE Bowling Club will celebrate its one hundred and twentieth anniversary later this year. The committee is seeking any old photos or memorabilia for displays...
July 27, 2024
New life for historic building
REDESDALE Cafe has been restored to its historical beauty and is set to open as Bek's Cafe on Wednesday 7 August. The cafe is a...
July 26, 2024
Spreading warmth this winter
HEATHCOTE Health and Heathcote Community House this week launched the Winter 2024 Coat and Blanket Drive. Community members are being encouraged to donate excess bedding...
July 26, 2024
Up and running
MEMBERS of the newly formed Heathcote Running Club will set off on their inaugural five-kilometre run tomorrow. Runners will start with a stretch and warm-up...
July 24, 2024
Sporting grant eases financial pressure
PYALONG Netball Club was one of four hundred statewide sporting clubs selected for the latest Victorian Sporting Club Grants Program. The $1000 State Government grant...
July 22, 2024
Share in Spring Plains watershed repair
BIOLINKS Alliance are inviting members of the public join them for a day of planting and community at the Spring Plains Watershed Repair Project. The...
July 21, 2024
Parkrun a possibility in Heathcote
HEATHCOTE Health is sponsoring a La Trobe University Occupational Health student project called the Heathcote Parkrun Pilot. The project is supported by Healthy Loddon Campaspe...
July 20, 2024
Slow down, save our wildlife
WILDLIFE carers are calling for drivers to slow down after a high number of injuries to kangaroos, wombats and other animals and birds in...
July 20, 2024
Bust a move, me hearties!
SILVER Star Line Dancers held their annual mid-year social last weekend with a pirate theme. Dancers from Tooborac, Kyneton and Nagambie joined with the Heathcote...
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