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Kyneton grandmother gobsmacked by Tatts win
A Kyneton grandmother has started the week in a wonderful whirlwind after discovering her TattsLotto ticket in the weekend’s draw scored a life-changing $1.8 million prize. The Macedon Ranges resident held one of the 11 division one winning entries nationally on Saturday, and looks forward to a total prize of $1,818,181.82. When an official from…
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Sophie vaults into championships
Hard work has paid off for Gisborne gymnast Sophie Strano, with the teenager having just qualified for the Gymnastics Victoria State Team. The 16-year-old’s milestone comes after years of dedication, having first stepped onto the mats at Gisborne’s Jets Gymnastics as an energetic two-year-old. By age four, she had earned a spot in the pre-squad,…
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‘Race still on’ for Clarkefield
“Premature, insufficiently resolved, and not yet justified” is how Macedon Ranges Shire Council has described controversial plans to transform Clarkefield into a new township. The council has called for the development to undergo a full public hearing before an independent planning panel in its preliminary submission to the state government. The planning amendment in question,…
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Composting advocate hails rare opportunity
A leading Australian community composting advocate says Mount Alexander Shire has a rare opportunity to build on an already thriving grassroots movement rather than replacing it with a one-size-fits-all waste solution. Churchill Fellow and community composting researcher, Clytie Binder, visited Castlemaine last week to learn more about YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard), the volunteer-run…
Sport
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Truly a winter sport!
The tenth round of Riddell League football on Saturday had more than its share of wet and cut-up grounds, mud and conditions that brought out the best in many players, and proved others would much prefer a dry day. In the match of the round at Riddell, the Bombers asserted their superiority by restricting Kyneton…
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Bombers stop Kyneton’s run
Kyneton A-grade netballers’ five-game winning streak came to an end at Riddell on Saturday, the fourth-placed Bombers winning 50-47 to enhance their overall improvement. Round 10 results were significant with reigning premiers Woodend-Hesket beaten in a low-scoring battle against Macedon, and Lancefield ousted from top position by Wallan. The battle to earn a spot in…
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Yet another Chloe triumph
Kyneton Bowling Club is in celebratory mood after its greatest-ever player Chloe Stewart combined with superstar Selina Goddard to win the Australian Women’s Pairs Championship for the second year in a row on Friday. Stewart’s extraordinary record in lawn bowls was further enhanced after winning the final with Goddard at Broadbeach Bowls Club. They beat…
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Showdown at Bomberland
There was plenty to like about the way Kyneton and Riddell senior footballers won their ninth-round matches on Saturday — now these two sides clash at Bomberland in the match of the round this weekend. Kyneton’s playing coach Ethan Foreman turned back the clock by kicking nine goals against Gisborne Giants as his side piled…
Community
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Last push to release aid
Last year, a group of dedicated volunteers in Mount Alexander Shire spent countless hours gathering and filling a 40-foot shipping container with essential items to send to Uganda through the charity organisation I Am Someone. The shipping container, which has travelled across the world to Mombasa, Kenya, has unfortunately been detained by customs for more…
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Community advocate’s vision for carer support
Long-time Macedon Ranges community advocate Cherry Servis has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours for her service to community health. Ms Servis, now living in Koroit, was honoured for decades of work supporting people living with dementia and their carers, much of it inspired by…
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Red carpet for culinary star
Malmsbury author Yoko Nakazawa has been awarded a prestigious James Beard Award. Her book, The Japanese Art of Pickling & Fermenting, won Best Single Subject Book at a ceremony in Chicago. Known as the ‘Oscars of food’, the James Beard Awards are the highest honours in the American culinary industry, recognising exceptional talent in chefs,…
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Tiny book makes epic journey
A small book has made an unexpected overseas journey and returned to its original purchaser’s family in Castlemaine more than a century later. It is believed a member of the Tingay family, who lived in Castlemaine at the time, purchased The Illuminated Scripture Text-Book For Every Day from a book store in Victoria in 1881.…
Leisure
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Take a walk on the wild side
Families across the Macedon Ranges are invited to rug up, get curious and come face-to-face with some of Australia’s most extraordinary wildlife these winter school holidays, as TV Zoologist Chris Humfrey and the Wild Action Team bring their unforgettable live wildlife workshops to Jubilee Hall, Macedon. Running from Tuesday July 7 to 10, with sessions…
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Let’s rock for a reason!
Two of Castlemaine’s community groups are joining together for the first time to present a fundraising event – Rock for a Reason. Castlemaine Safe Space (CaSS) is a non-clinical drop-in space for anyone in emotional distress or experiencing loneliness or suicidal thoughts. Community designed and led, and staffed by trained peer volunteers with lived experience,…
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Move Ya Body at Cdoc!
We are just two days out from the 2026 Castlemaine Documentary Festival June 26-28 at the Theatre Royal Castlemaine and tickets are selling fast. Saturday night will once again be a highlight with the screening of Move Ya Body – The Birth of House at 8pm, and a chance to try out some of those…
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Creative couple make mixed media show
Local Macedon Ranges creatives, Darcy Prendergast and Josie Mackerras, have long been tinkering away on a gentle kids show concept, but now that dream takes one step closer to our screens, securing production funding from both Screen Australia and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. Pit Pats is a gentle mixed media show, combining the duo’s…