The New Woodend Star

04/03/2026

⚠️ Location Correction – Transport Information Session

Please note there is an error in this month’s newsletter.

The Transport Information Session advertisement incorrectly listed the location as Kyneton.

The correct location is:
📍 Gisborne Library, 8 Hamilton Street, Gisborne
🗓 Tues 24 March 2026
🕙 10–11am

We apologise for the confusion and appreciate your understanding. Please help us spread the word!

https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/Live-Work/Older-People/Village-Connect

05/11/2025

Got a bit of time next month? Time to give blood and change lives?

1 in 3 people in the Macedon Ranges and Sunbury will need blood, and they need people like you to give it. We’re popping up in Sunbury from November 17th to 28th.

Walk-ins are possible, but better to pre-book your spot at lifeblood.com.au, on our app or via 13 14 95.

29/10/2025

🎶 Celebrate local talent at the Kyneton Show Youth Stage! 🎶

Music in the Sticks (MITS) presents: the Kyneton Show Youth Stage - showcasing some of the Macedon Ranges’ most exciting young performers 🌟

📅 Friday 14 November 2025
🕕 6 - 9PM
📍 Kyneton Showgrounds, 184–194 Mollison St, Kyneton

🎤 Featuring performances by:
- Junkyard Wizards
- Rhiannon Wi******er
- Felonys
- Mousie Coco

Bring your friends and family for an evening of great music and community spirit! ✨
Standard Kyneton Show entry fees apply.

All-ages | Drug, alcohol, smoke & v**e free
More info: mrsc.vic.gov.au/MITS

Proudly supported by Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Youth Services, Music in the Sticks, Amplify, and the Victoria State Government 💜

03/10/2025

The Woodend Rotary Club invites you to our FREE Community Halloween Party!

🕔 Friday 31st October | 5–8PM
📍 Woodend Children’s Park
🎶 Music • 🍬 Treats • 🌭 Sausage Sizzle • 🎃 Fun for the whole family!
Costumes encouraged - let’s get spooky! 🧙🦇🧛

👉 Bookings essential:
Scan the QR or book here:
🔗 https://www.trybooking.com/DFUHW

01/10/2025

Join us for Polio Day 2025 – Gadgets and Us, a day dedicated to real conversations, practical solutions, and the lived experiences of polio survivors. Hear from a panel of survivors and health professionals as they unpack the evolving impacts of polio, share new therapies and equipment making a real difference, and offer insights into managing pain and physical changes.

There’ll also be plenty of time to connect, swap stories, and explore what gadgets actually help in daily life, from opening jars to putting on socks.

🗓️ October 22

🕥 10:30am – 3:00pm

📍 Quality Hotel Lakeside, 286 Napier St, Bendigo

💵 $45 includes lunch and refreshments (bring cash for raffles)

🔗 Book now: https://events.humanitix.com/polio-day-2025-gadgets-and-us

Questions? Contact [email protected] 📧

29/08/2025

Join Woodend Landcare volunteers 9am-noon, Sunday 31 August at Ruby Mac Park for a morning looking after the indigenous habitat along Five Mile Creek. See flyer for details.

04/06/2025

Trentham groups are coming together on the 24th of June to launch Voices of Hope, a sponsor-a-tutor program to help young girls in Afghanistan continue their education.

The Trentham Voices of Hope launch is timed for Refugee Week, an annual celebratory week across Australia to promote greater awareness of refugees and highlight the issues they face and their contributions to the Australian community.

Scan for tickets or head to https://events.humanitix.com/voices-of-hope-trentham

20/03/2025

Melanoma is one of the most common cancers in Australia. The Melanoma March aims to raise awareness and funds for melanoma research and support, so participating means taking steps toward early detection, better treatments, and ultimately, a cure.

Walk, reflect, and support those affected by melanoma.





Source: SkinGP Woodend

25/10/2024

🎃✨ Halloween is just around the corner! Join the Woodend Rotary Community Halloween Party on Thursday, October 31st, at the Woodend Children's Park!

It’s a free event full of fun, costumes, and delicious treats like fairy floss and a sausage sizzle. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! Please confirm your attendance here for catering purposes: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1286028

03/10/2024

Join us Thursday 31st Oct for the Woodend Rotary Community Halloween Party 🎃 👻

A fun-filled costumed event held at the Woodend Children's Park and hosted by the Rotary Club of Woodend as a thank you to the community for supporting our projects and fundraising activity. It is a free event, that includes sausage sizzle, fairy floss and other treats.

To help us with catering we ask you to please confirm your attendance via the following link: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1286028

07/07/2024

Congratulations Pen Longton for receiving the Paul Harris Recognition award at our Woodend Rotary Changeover. It is given to a Rotarian or a member of the community that has made an outstanding contribution to the community. Thank you Pen for all your work.

09/05/2024

A free talk courtesy of Startup Central Victoria for aspiring or emerging businesspeople--while the event is being held in person in Bendigo, it's open to other central Victoria LGAs, including Macedon Range Shire, via a streaming link.

The event is free, but RSVPs are required--more detail behind the link.

Anyone can be a problem solver and entrepreneur. Just ask TV personality Jane Bunn!

Join us on Tuesday 28 May for a FREE lunch in Bendigo or via livestream to be inspired by her personal startup journey with Jane's Weather App.

Please register early as places are limited.

https://startupcv.com.au/events/janes-weather/

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