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Murphy throws support behind Lap it UP
This time last year, Nathan Murphy was in the thick of AFL finals, about to fulfil his childhood dream of playing in and winning a Grand Final in front of 100,024 people. Twelve months later, he is at peace with the decision to retire from the game for his health and turning his focus to…
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Riders earn ribbons
Three riders from Kyneton Pony Club competed at the Maryborough Horse Trials and Combined Training Day on the weekend with all three earning ribbons. Ruby Fraser and her horse Rupert received Best Dressage, second place in the Horse Trials and second in the Combined Training for the Grade 3 Pony Club division. Claire Barron and…
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Best for Redbacks
Recently appointed as playing coach for next season, Nathan Blair has captured Romsey’s senior best and fairest football award for 2024. Captain for the past five years, Blair had an extremely consistent season with the Redbacks, as did runner-up Corey Pertzel, with experienced campaigner Matt Burkett third. Charlie Jedwab was most improved, and Chris Petroro…
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First round in GDCA season
After all the excitement of the 2024 football season dies down, Gisborne District Cricket Association’s 2024-2025 season begins with a one-day round this Saturday. The powerful A-grade reigning premier, Gisborne, looms large once again as the side to beat in McIntyre Cup Firsts competition. One-day matches kick off the season, with quite a number of…
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Sir Albert Howard – Compost Pioneer
Back in the early 20th century, Sir Albert Howard (often called the father of modern organic agriculture) brought the Indore method of hot composting from the farms of India and China to a ‘western’ audience. Hot composting, as we now practise it, is a direct descendant of that work. Howard was born in Shropshire, England,…
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Time for the Best. Party. Ever.
The Kyneton-based creators behind Threshold have found a fun way to bridge the distance between grandchildren and grandparents who live apart. ‘Best. Party. Ever.’ is an interactive digital theatre production utilising technology to enhance family connections. The interactive show is hosted on Zoom and has been made especially for grandparents and their loved ones aged…
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Amess Road decision imminent
A decision is imminent on controversial plans that could change the face of Riddells Creek forever. Victorian Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny will this month determine the fate of the Draft Macedon Ranges Planning Scheme Amendment C161macr at Amess Road. The amendment would allow a housing development that is anticipated to urbanise and double the size…
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Felix wins again
Fresh off his Logie Awards win in July, young Macedon Ranges acting talent Felix Cameron continues to build momentum. His portrayal of courageous teenager Eli Bell in Boy Swallows Universe has now earned him the Best Actor in a Leading Role – Australia at the 2024 Asian Academy Creative Awards. The win positions him as…
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Big ruckman takes Bowen
Woodend-Hesket’s dynamic on-baller Daniel Toman was a hot favourite to win the Riddell League’s Bowen Medal for the second year in succession, but he had to share second place with Kyneton’s versatile Caleb Fisher. The winner with 21 votes was giant Wallan ruckman Chris Stewart, a 37-year-old who may well be the oldest player to…
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Shepherd claims Ryan Medal
Kyneton A-grade defender Tilly Shepherd has won the top individual netball award, the 2024 Ryan Medal, in the Riddell League. The 22-year-old university student was elated, and also surprised, to top the absorbing medal count by one vote at the league’s presentation night on Thursday evening. The agile, quick-moving Shepherd played every game and felt…
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Macedon’s West Indian import
A Barbados player whose father was the only West Indian test cricketer to be born in England arrives this week to play for Macedon. Excitement is building within Macedon Cricket Club, and among players and supporters, with Alex Browne expected to be a decided asset to the club on and off the field this season.…
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Engines ready for October
Kyneton’s Calder Classics car club is revved up for another season of drives from October and invites new members to join the fun. The club formed in 2023 with the intent to create a calendar of fun, family-friendly drives in the region during the warmer months. President Darren Parnis said the group had grown to…