March 28, 2025
A tribute to community dedication
MORE than 60 visitors joined Dementia Alliance for a Stage 1 Open Day at Reflections at Eppalock last week. The event showcased Costerfield House, an...
March 25, 2025
Breaking down the barriers
VETERAN Free Riders from Heathcote assisted and supported the Black Dog Ride in Seymour last weekend. The annual Veteran Free Riders 1 Dayer aims to...
March 22, 2025
Behind the scenes of an emergency
HEATHCOTE Fire Brigade secretary Laraine Leask has praised Bowling Club members for their tireless efforts in providing meals whenever the brigade is called to...
March 22, 2025
Celebrating 15 years of Heathcote Primary Health
DOCTORS, nurses and staff members from Heathcote Health and Heathcote Primary Health celebrated 15 years of working together this week with a special luncheon. Chief...
March 21, 2025
Good crowd at tractor pull despite heat
A HOT day in the high thirties didn't keep the Elmore Tractor Pull down last weekend. The event was run by Elmore Field Days, in...
March 21, 2025
Australia Day fundraiser proceeds put to good use
REPRESENTATIVES from Heathcote Bowling Club this week presented the proceeds from their Australia Day Charity Fundraiser to the recipients. Six thousand five hundred dollars was...
March 19, 2025
Do you want beginners’ Zumba in Heathcote?
HEATHCOTE Community House is calling for expressions of interest for beginners' Zumba classes. The initiative is a joint project by community house, Healthy Loddon Campaspe,...
March 15, 2025
Afternoon tea at Coliban Gardens
A FUNDRAISER for The Sisterhood Project will be held in the gardens at Coliban Springs on Saturday 22 March. The not-for-profit organisation, was formed by...
March 15, 2025
Special school holiday performance
THREE Dams Estate will hold a classical music concert featuring Peter and the Wolf on the first Saturday of the school holidays. The performance will...
March 14, 2025
In celebration of the autumn harvest
MORE-than eight hundred adults, children and their canine companions gathered at Barrack Reserve for the Heathcote Harvest Festival last weekend. The festival celebrates the beginning...
March 14, 2025
Sharing and caring on International Women’s Day
HEATHCOTE women gathered at The Watering Hole last Friday to celebrate International Women's Day with an informal breakfast. The event was organised by Heathcote Community...
March 11, 2025
A hall full of stories and laughter
COMEDIAN Damian Callinan will perform a night of comedy and storytelling at Heathcote RSL Hall next month. Hall Stories is a celebration of the quirks,...
March 10, 2025
Tractor pull back at home
THE Elmore Tractor Pull will return next weekend to where it started in 1976 at the Elmore Field Days. The tractor pull was the first...
March 8, 2025
Trivia and music combine for a Quiztriviganza
QUIZ buffs are invited to a night of trivia and live music at the SES Heathcote Unit Quiztriviganza. Funds raised will go towards the SES...
March 7, 2025
In praise of the humble zucchini
HEATHCOTE residents celebrated all things zucchini with competitions, displays, live music, food and fun last weekend at the community house. The inaugural Heathcote Zucchini Festival...
March 7, 2025
Mural inspired by nature
RESIDENTS at Heathcote Health Aged Care watched with interest the painting of a mural in their courtyard. Artist Melanie Capel was engaged to paint the...
March 5, 2025
With a little help from her friends
FAMILY and friends all pitched in to help hairdresser Sharlene Maddocks fulfil her childhood dream of opening her own hair salon. The Hair Barn opened...
March 3, 2025
A chance for Pyalong people to connect
PYALONG past and present community members are invited to meet and reconnect at the Pyalong Community Catch Up day. The event will be held on...
March 1, 2025
Stallholders sought for annual market day
COLBINABIBIN Primary School is seeking market stall holders for their annual Market Day. This year will be the 35th event. "It is an event that sees...
February 28, 2025
Gone but not forgotten
STAFF, clients and volunteers gathered last week to say farewell to Royal Flying Doctor Service Transport Program Coordinator Hayley Wallace. Ms Wallace has been working...
February 28, 2025
In celebration of the women in our community
TOGETHER with Mandalay Resources, Heathcote Health and the Watering Hole, Heathcote Community House is inviting women in the community to join them for an...
February 28, 2025
Helping Heathcote stress less
TWELVE months ago, Tracie Louise was a virtual recluse after separating from her husband and dealing with her adult ASD diagnosis. Ms Louise would only...
February 25, 2025
Supporting autism with art and literature
NEUROKIN, a new magazine written for neurodivergent adults by neurodivergent adults, was launched at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens last weekend. Heathcote writer Tracie Louise had...
February 24, 2025
One door closes, another opens
WHILE volunteers at Courthouse Crafts were sad to see the closing of the doors at the premises they have occupied for thirty-two years, they...
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