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Tigers launch 2026 season
“We’re looking ahead to the future, and the 2026 season promises to be a very good one for Kyneton Football Netball Club,” new Tigers’ president Julie Priestley said at the conclusion of numerous activities at the club’s recent season launch at the Showgrounds. A committee member for the past seven years, Julie took over the…
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Superstar signs up
Kyneton Football Netball Club has seemingly made the recruiting coup of the season, with highly rated Kristiana Manu’a coming to play at Tigerland. The New Zealand born star has been playing at the top level for the past 11 years, and has decided to step back from her professional career. A former Australian Diamond who…
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Calling all Harcourt tradies
Hope Assistance Local Tradies (HALT) will be hosting a breakfast for tradies in Harcourt next Tuesday at James Park. The grass-roots suicide prevention charity organises and runs events for tradies to raise awareness of mental health and connect people with local and national support services. Concerned about the wellbeing of tradies in Harcourt following the…
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Market celebrating 23 years on Saturday
Locals are invited toget behind the spread of 85 local and regional producers at a special Lancefield and District Farmers Market this Saturday, celebrating 23 years of trading along the historic High Street centre plantation. What started as a fledgling 23-stall array of producers has become a ‘real deal’ each month and offers space to…
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Theme set for Mount Dawn Service
Planning is well under way for the 2026 Mount Macedon ANZAC Day Dawn Service, with the volunteer organising committee announcing the theme for this year’s event. The theme for 2026 will be ‘Passing the Torch, Enduring Bonds’, reflecting the way remembrance and service is carried forward by new generations, while recognising the unbreakable connections between…
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3AW hosts visit Castlemaine, Harcourt
In a boost for local tourism businesses, 3AW Breakfast broadcast live from Shedshaker Brewery on March 16, celebrating autumn with a special show designed to encourage people back to the region. Supported by Visit Victoria, this live show saw hosts Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft showcase all there is to do and see in Castlemaine…
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Women and girls take the helm
Over two sunny Sundays in February and March, 21 women and girls discovered the joy of sailing at Cairn Curran Sailing Club in Baringhup. With funding provided by Australian Sailing for the two events, the female sailors built their confidence and skills on the water, learning how to rig and sail dinghies. In the welcoming…
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Call for improved access to water
A group of Mount Alexander Shire locals is petitioning Coliban Water to improve water access from public standpipe taps. Petition organiser Rosemary Sorensen said the shire was well behind other shires in the region when it came to this basic service. “We want Coliban and the council to plan now to make the necessary changes,…
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Food relief under pressure
Kyneton Community House’s food relief service is under pressure as grant funding ends and increasing costs of living continue to put strain on households. Last year, the not-for-profit organisation provided 4850 community meals with support from a state government Community Food Relief grant. That funding ended in December with Kyneton Community House continuing the high…
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Bumper State Festival launches
Melbourne-based dance crew, the Jungle City Dancers, pumped up the crowd during Castlemaine State Festival’s opening-night dance party in Mostyn Street last Friday night. Launching 10 days of events celebrating the festival’s 50th year, the enormous and varied program includes the highly anticipated production of Castlemaine The Musical, eight nights of entertainment at the Castlemaine…
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Rescuer threatened as birds die
An experienced Trentham wildlife rescuer has been threatened with arrest by Game Management Authority officials and has had his game licence suspended as he attempted to report a duck hunter breaking the law at Lake Leaghur near Kerang. Manfred Zabinskas OAM from the Five Freedoms Animal Rescue watched a shooter blast a duck from the…
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Premiers decided in CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association grand final sides battled it out for premiership honours last weekend across the competition. Highlights of the round were Barkers Creek A Grader Bailey Henderson’s 53 with the bat, while Newstead Women’s team member Eve Righetti claimed 5-7 with the ball. Results were: A Grade Two-Day Barkers Creek and Muckleford faced…