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April 3, 2026

Women in SES share skills at rescue event

MORE than 40 women from across the Loddon Mallee region took part in the VICSES Women in Rescue event in Echuca recently. Heathcote SES was...

March 31, 2026

Lifeline crisis support volunteers needed

LIFELINE Loddon Mallee is seeking caring community members from the Heathcote and Bendigo areas to consider becoming crisis support volunteers. Online volunteer information sessions are...

March 31, 2026

Improving Box-Ironbark forests

BIOLINKS Alliance held a successful public tour of Spring Plains Nature Conservation Reserve last weekend. The tour was part of a knowledge-sharing program related to...

March 30, 2026

Flowers, plants, photos and more

AUSTRALIAN Plant Society Heathcote will be running a photography competition in conjunction with the annual Flower Show and Plant Sale this year. Photos must be...

March 27, 2026

Cooking up some great displays

NEW owners at Gaffney's Bakery, Julia and Dave Gaffney, are making space available for community group displays. The first display featured is from Holy Rosary...

March 27, 2026

Rockin’ on the road for a reason

THE adventure of a lifetime will begin for two local men when they join a convoy of teams in Shitbox Rally, Australia's largest independently...

March 26, 2026

A tribute to ONJ and Elton

HEATHCOTE Golf Club will celebrate the sounds of two of the world's most beloved music legends with the Olivia Newton-John and Elton John Tribute...

March 25, 2026

Greater support to care for nature

GRANTS of up to $20,000 for projects and $500 for support are now available for Victorian Landcare and environment volunteer groups. THE Department of Energy,...

March 24, 2026

Seeking submissions for short film festival

THE Heathcote Film Festival has officially opened submissions for its 14th annual celebration of storytelling on screen The festival is set to take place on...

March 23, 2026

Catering for a healthier Heathcote

LOCAL café Fodder was recently approved to be included in the Catering for Good Directory. Owners Mohan Pun and his sister Lalita purchased the café...

March 21, 2026

Helping children understand dementia

PARTICIPANTS at last week's Dementia Alliance Carer's Lunch and students at Axedale Primary School were treated to a special story about Tom,...

March 21, 2026

Mini festival a zucczezz!

ALTHOUGH they delivered a scaled down Zucchini Festival - a Festival-ette - organisers were pleased with attendance and funds raised for SES Heathcote Unit...

March 20, 2026

Strong women strengthen community

HEATHCOTE Night Branch of CWA Victoria will present a Strong Women - Strong Community session on Sunday 22 March. "Community members are invited to hear...

March 16, 2026

Host an event for Heathcote’s 175th

MEMBERS of the Initiating Committee for Heathcote's 175th Anniversary celebrations have been busy trying to contact as many groups as possible to garner interest...

March 15, 2026

Birthday event a roaring success

HEATHCOTE Cars, Coffee and Bikes celebrated its second birthday last Sunday in ideal weather conditions. A large contingent supported the event with visitors from Melbourne...

March 14, 2026

Women celebrated over brekky

MORE than 50 women gathered at The Watering Hole on Wednesday morning for breakfast to celebrate International Women's Day. The event was a joint project...

March 14, 2026

Ending the season with a splash

AFTER a reduced season due to an electrical fault causing patrons to receive shocks, Heathcote Swimming Pool will mark the end of the season...

March 13, 2026

A whole new world for young dancers

DANCE classes are now on offer at Costerfield Hall for young people in Heathcote and the surrounding area. Fox Studio commenced classes last week for...

March 13, 2026

Harvest Festival the biggest yet

MORE than 1500 adults and children attended the Heathcote Harvest Festival last weekend, making it the biggest and most successful festival to date. There was...

March 9, 2026

Doing what he needs to do

ALTHOUGH Steven Stanley had always been interested in art and creating, the death of his brother was the catalyst for increasing his output and...

March 8, 2026

New kitchen garden grows more than veggies

AGED Care residents at Heathcote Health gathered last week for the unveiling of the new kitchen garden project. Produce from the garden will be used...

March 8, 2026

Bushfire preparedness and response inquiry submissions open

AFTER a devastating summer of bushfires, regional communities are being urged to have their say in the parliamentary inquiry into Victoria's preparedness and emergency...

March 7, 2026

Big effort, big cheque

HEATHCOTE Bowling Club Inc presented the Heathcote Community House with a very big cheque last week for the Food Relief Meal program. Despite the Australia...