All twenty-one candidates for the upcoming Council elections for South, East, and West wards were invited to give responses to key survey statements and share their vision on sustainability. This is what they wrote. A big thank you to the fourteen candidates who provided responses.
Read MoreThe Terracycle Community Collection Hubs at Woodend Library and Neighbourhood House will be reopening soon, but without coffee pods. Read more to find out what you can do if you have pods to recycle.
Read MoreNew Victorian Prevention of Cruelty to Animals regulation (2019) to affect home fruit growers.
Read MoreAs we have been unable to conduct our usual face to face meetings where we endeavour to assist beekeepers with tools and knowledge to effectively manage their hives as the seasons change, the WBFS leadership team have come together to conduct our meetings via Zoom video.
Read MoreWELL! After months in lockdown, the folks at Renew and a bunch of generous householders around Australia have delivered an “ace card”, producing a Sustainable House Day event that looks set to eclipse all the others. Photo: Elemental House, High Camp, Vic, supplied by Renew
Read MoreThanks to grants from Bank Australia and Central Victoria Greenhouse Alliance/MASH and local leg-work from MRSG’s Sustainable Malmsbury action group the Malmsbury Fire Brigade will no longer have to worry about power outages during the bushfire season.
Read MoreGiven the unprecidented times with Covid restrictions we have come up with some exciting and creative changes for the 2020 festival.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe but exploration drilling is being undertaken in the Wombat State Forest on the edge of the Blackwood township.
You might want to support this petition below that calls on the State Government to ban all mineral exploration and mining in the Wombat State Forest and to cease all current exploration activities.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that the MRSG trialling a Proof of Concept for Farmers' Market Online, which will offer a direct link between local producers and shoppers and will operate in complement to the Woodend Farmers' Market. Farmers' Market Online is a social enterprise with all proceeds going directly to the farmers, producers, and volunteer organisations that assist.
Read MoreThe Terracycle Collection Trolleys are back from June 9th. Please check with the Library and Neighbourhood House for opening times and access protocols.
Read MoreMany families in the Macedon Ranges depend on farmers’ markets for their livelihood. In the interest of supporting local food producers and farmers and enabling residents to buy food during this critical time, the Woodend Community Farmers’ Market will continue to be held throughout the COVID-19 crisis on the first Saturday of each month, 9am to 1pm, at the corner of High and Forest Streets, Woodend, albeit in a drastically changed format and notwithstanding further advice from government authorities.
Read MoreWith the Terracycle collection now on hold, what can you do with your extra recycling?
Read MoreAutumn havest has been good and our March produce swap was bountiful!
Read MoreWe want to make sure that everyone has the support they need in the coming weeks and months.If you are unwell or need to stay at home, we are here to help.
Read MoreWe all know that the next few months promise to be extremely challenging. However, our local community is responding with compassionate action in the face of the health crisis.
Read MoreThe recent rain has been great and has encouraged some lush new growth.
February’s swap saw a fabulous array of home produce, eggs, seedlings and vege.
Free home energy audits: our aim is to save on energy bills, make our homes more comfortable and of course reduce our greenhouse gas emissions one house at a time!
Read MoreUpdate from Woodend Community Farmer's Market and Friends of the market celebration
Read MoreAt last! A CDS is coming to Victoria, along with $100 million towards fixing our broken recycling systems.
Read MoreMRSG is on the verge of signing an agreement to take over the running of a project that offers a range of sustainable home improvements to lower income households at no cost to the occupant.
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