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Local heroes in spotlight
A Woodend couple has been recognised for their work helping children on the autism spectrum gain skills and confidence through acting. Jennifer and Drew Heriot are the founders of Full Spectrum Theatre and are 2025 Victorian Local Hero nominees in the Australian of the Year Awards. On Saturdays, the couple hosts tailored courses in film…
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Jane bound for the USA
Campbells Creek resident Jane Laidler has qualified to compete in the Official Strongman Games – World Titles in the United States in December. The beauty therapist and former local postie has been quietly toiling away in the gym for the past 18 months honing her craft and building her strength. She qualified for the World…
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It’s rainin’ sixes …..
In Jensen 2nds round 3 there were 24 sixes hit in the Blackwood versus Malmsbury one-day match. Malmsbury had two century makers in an extraordinary innings that yielded 3/315 off 40 overs. It’s picturesque at Blackwood, but some onlookers were wondering if they should have donned safety helmets such was the big hitting unleashed. Malmsbury…
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Batsman on fire in CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association A Grade and A Reserve sides contested one-day matches in round four on Saturday in balmy conditions. B Grade battled out round three and C Grade wrapped day two of round two contests. The Women’s competition finally got under way with round two bouts after the first of the fortnightly matches…
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Show turns 170!
Castlemaine and District Agricultural Society is gearing up to celebrate its annual show on the evening of Friday November 1 and Saturday November 2. The beloved local institution celebrates its 170th anniversary in 2024 – an incredible feat for the hardworking team behind the annual spectacle. The Friday evening Carnival Night is always a highlight…
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Tea with Miss Poppy
Join Parkside Winery and Farm’s Sparkling Rosé ambassador, Miss Poppy, as she launches her new La Coquelicot Rosé sparkling to coincide with THAT big horse event on November 5. Enjoy a full glass of rosé bubbles plus a treat of five savoury and sweet goodies to match the bubbles, all prepared and home-cooked at Parkside.…
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Postcards wanders Woodend
Travel and lifestyle TV show Postcards visited Woodend last week to highlight some of the wonderful food and leisure options available in town. The program included the lovely walk along Five Mile Creek through the middle of town, which has been the focus of Woodend Landcare’s revegetation works over the past 30 years. Presenter Brodie…
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The art of gardening at the Festival of Gardens
The bright banners are flying and the region is bursting with colour as we count down to the 17th biennial Castlemaine and District Festival of Gardens. For nine days during Melbourne Cup week, from Saturday November 2 until Sunday November 10, the festival will showcase stunning private gardens located in the Mount Alexander Shire. There’s…
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Busker honoured
Well-known Gisborne busking identity, Melvyn Cann, has been honoured in a ceremony at an Elbow Room Concert of the Melbourne Composers League. In its citation, the league celebrates his lifetime devotion to music performance and composition and to his honouring music as a higher calling. Melvyn won local hearts during Covid lockdowns when, miraculously, he…
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Mount Players present A Bunch of Amateurs
The Mount Players’ final production for the year opens Friday November 1 – A Bunch of Amateurs by Ian Hislop and Nick Newham. In a desperate plight to save their theatre from developers, a washed-up Hollywood star is flown in to play the title role in King Lear at ‘Stratford’ believing he will be appearing…
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Kyneton looks to next level
On Friday evening there was plenty of positivity voiced about the future of Kyneton Football Netball Club in the Riddell League next season. In many ways, 2024 was a transitional period for Kyneton after so long in the Bendigo League, and Hayden Evans — president for the past four years — and successor Guy Nelson…
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Transformation almost complete
Over the past five years, with the support of the thoroughbred racing industry, a number of major infrastructure and environment projects have been carried out at the Kyneton Racecourse. With the Spring Carnival in full swing, and the time-honoured Kyneton Cup meeting on Wednesday November 6, it seems appropriate an almost completed drawcard community ‘walk’…