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Fundraiser a smash hit
Australian music legend Daryl Braithwaite joined local talent Taylor Sheridan to blow the roof off the Kyneton Town Hall on Sunday in a special fundraising concert for the Malmsbury Fire Brigade. Before a full house, the two performers played their own sets before uniting to perform Braithwaite’s hit The Horses, drawing raucous applause from an…
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Bolobek Garden Fair is back
It’s that time of year again! More than 60 specialist stallholders selling everything from rare plants to garden tools, bulbs, native plants, succulents, books, trees, clematis, sculpture and many other garden-related products, will be in attendance at the Bolobek Garden Fair on Saturday and Sunday, October 5 and 6, from 10am – 4pm. There will…
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Bulldogs back from the brink
Chasing back-to-back premierships, Gisborne A-grade netballers were in a shaky position nine goals in arrears halfway through the third quarter of Saturday’s grand final. Kangaroo Flat had worked hard to establish the lead, and the Bulldogs needed to lift. Experienced coach Tarryn Rymer was proud of her side’s response under pressure, particularly as some players…
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Gisborne set for QEO
Gisborne Football Netball Club has a record-breaking seven teams in Bendigo League Grand Finals at the Queen Elizabeth Oval tomorrow (Saturday). The Bulldogs won the senior football grand final in 2022, missed the finals last season, and won the A-grade netball premiership by a goal last season. As Gisborne president John Wood pointed out this…
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How to discover more
Most of us would imagine that people visit galleries and museums in much the same way that everyone else does, but in fact, careful observation shows this is not the case. Perhaps most people amble through the exhibits in a random way, reading the labels about those objects that have especially caught their eye. It…
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Concert supports orchestra
Acclaimed cellist Zoe Knighton, of Flinders Quartet, will present a benefit concert this month to support Resonance String Orchestra’s vital community music education and performance work in Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander Shires. All proceeds will go towards Resonance’s work in empowering regional communities to make great music. Zoe will perform Charlie Mackesy’s The boy…
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Sign up for business expo
Sign up for the Village Business Expo in Maldon this October and be part of a unique gathering of government representatives and organisations supporting small businesses who willshare how they can help your business thrive. This is not just another event – it is a movement. But to make this vision a reality, they need…
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Stage set for brigade fundraiser
Music legend Daryl Braithwaite and local rising talent Taylor Sheridan will fill Kyneton Town Hall with music to raise funds for Malmsbury Fire Brigade this Sunday. Braithwaite’s illustrious career spans decades. From his iconic solo days, to his early years with teen-heartbreakers Sherbet, he will take fans on a journey through his greatest hits, including…
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Who is telling the truth?
It’s the 1950s. In a rented chalet in the French Alps, newly-wed Daniel Corban calls the local police inspector reporting that his wife Elizabeth is inexplicably missing. A local priest arrives to tell Daniel that his wife has come back, to beg for his forgiveness. A stunned Daniel immediately rejects her as an imposter, that…
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Royal High Jinx at Lauriston Hall
Lauriston Hall is again hosting an event with wonderful music and entertaining cabaret-style performance in October. Melbourne’s ‘The Royal High Jinx’ is a highly original contemporary world music band whose music is inspired by European traditions, peppered with gypsy jazz, balkan, latin and swing with a pinch of folk cabaret. They are known for their…
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Juriansz is back
Castlemaine resident David Juriansz hasn’t played an original gig for over a decade. So he was shocked to find one of his songs being used in a TikTok video. Even more surprising was when his teenage son recognised David’s song Intelligent Popstar in a fellow student’s Spotify playlist. David, 57, a 5Rhythms dance teacher, decided…
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World premiere of new music
Three esteemed local musicians who now call the Castlemaine region home are set to feature in a special one-off concert at The Old Church on the Hill in Bendigo this Saturday September 21. Anthony Pateras (electronics), Natasha Anderson (recorders/electronics) and Lizzy Welsh (viola d’amore/electronics) will use the concert as an opportunity to debut their newest…