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June 7, 2025

Serving up a night of funny, Faulty dining

AFTER the success of Fleetwood Mac and The Beatles tributes at Heathcote Golf Club two years ago, locals have been looking forward to the...

June 7, 2025

Have your say about future active living services

THE 2025 Active Living Census (ALC) has commenced, giving residents a chance to have their say about programs, recreation spaces and services in our...

June 6, 2025

Ikigai Community Care’s grand opening a heartwarming success

THERE was a buzz of excitement as Ikigai Community Care officially opened its doors last week. Founder and director, Leanne Slee, said she was thrilled...

June 6, 2025

Mad hats and marvellous food

HEATHCOTE Health Aged Care marked the conclusion of the Maggie Beer Foundation Trainer Mentor Program with a Mad Hatter's Tea Party for residents, staff...

June 2, 2025

New split system for community house

HEATHCOTE Community House will soon have a new heating and cooling split system for its enclosed outdoor room. The system will be an asset to...

May 31, 2025

Public meeting draws results

SIXTY members of the Redesdale community attended a special meeting last week, to discuss the future of Redesdale CFA. Brigade members were pleased with the...

May 31, 2025

Milestone birthday for Heathcote CWA Night Branch

CWA Heathcote Night celebrated its tenth birthday recently with afternoon tea at Heathcote Bowling Club. Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland and three founding members, Alison...

May 31, 2025

Exhibition by local artists

MEMBERS of Heathcote Artists Inc will display of their artwork in the Heathcote Winery Gallery until 30 June. There are 40 works displayed by 14...

May 30, 2025

Health service marks Volunteer Week

VOLUNTEERS at Heathcote Health enjoyed afternoon tea with Aged Care residents last week to celebrate Volunteers Week. National Volunteer Week 2025 celebrated the power of...

May 30, 2025

Indigenous Film Festival tonight

THE Heathcote screening of the Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival will be held tonight in the McIvor Room at the Barrack Reserve Hall. The free...

May 26, 2025

Free microchipping for catsand dogs

BENDIGO Animal Relief Centre (BARC) is offering Heathcote residents the opportunity to have their cats and dogs microchipped for free today. The event will take...

May 24, 2025

Ikigai Community Care: A vision brought to life

IKIGAI Community Care has officially opened the doors to its brand-new community hub. It's a welcoming, inclusive space designed to support people living with disability...

May 23, 2025

Catching up with old mates

A GROUP of current and former Heathcote residents have been meeting for lunch twice a year for the past 18 years. This week, 36 friends,...

May 23, 2025

Celebrating volunteers

VOLUNTEERS from the Heathcote Community House (HCH) met for breakfast at Gaffney's Bakery this week to celebrate National Volunteer Week. The week is about highlighting...

May 19, 2025

Volunteering for SES offers benefits

THE SES Heathcote Unit is recruiting new members to join the team. Becoming a VICSES member is a way to connect with the community and...

May 17, 2025

Pyalong Op Shop sales support Biggest Morning Tea

PYALONG Neighbourhood House has once again registered for the Cancer Council Biggest Morning Tea. Instead of holding a morning tea event, sales from the Op...

May 16, 2025

Locals learn to pickle like pros at workshop

PARTICIANTS at the community house pickling and fermenting workshop last weekend learnt how to pickle their own veggies. The workshop was facilitated by Melanie from...

May 16, 2025

Chase away the winter blues

AS winter approaches it's cold outside, but there's always a warm welcome at any number of the varied community groups in Heathcote. Whatever your interest,...

May 13, 2025

Help to desex your cat

BENDIGO Animal Relief Centre (BARC) wants to help cat owners in targeted areas of Bendigo to have their cats desexed. The targeted areas are Heathcote,...

May 12, 2025

Hilarious Hall Stories

FIFTY-five audience members enjoyed a night of laughter at comedian Damian Callinan's presentation of Hall Stories recently. Mr Callinan is currently visiting venues across Australia...

May 10, 2025

The Festival of Bev

HEATHCOTE Health resident Bev Grubb enjoyed a ninetieth birthday high tea with fellow residents and friends this week as part of a year of...

May 9, 2025

Everyone a winner

FREE community activities and heroic race performances were highlights at the Heathcote Community Games and O'Keefe Challenge last weekend. There were events for all ages...

May 9, 2025

New partner for Dementia Alliance

DEMENTIA Alliance has joined National Care Economy CRC which is based at La Trobe University and unites sixty care organisations across the country. The newly...

May 7, 2025

Red Shield Appeal gets underway

THE Salvation Army in the Goldfields region is calling on the community to sign up for this year's Red Shield Appeal, raising money to...