HelloPlus: Exploring Life & Philosophy.
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It’s hot, when you’re not
There is nothing quite so satisfying for me as heading outside on a frosty morning to feed the chooks, passing the compost pile and scratching the ice of the thermometer dial to reveal it is a very steamy 65 degrees in there, just under the straw. Now, you may have heard (because it is repeated…
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Fundraising for friendship
The annual Kyneton Antique Fair is the premier fundraising event for Macedon Ranges Friends of Turiscai. Funds raised will support various projects established through a partnership with the community of Turiscai, located in the remote mountains of Timor-Leste. Macedon Ranges Shire Council partners with MRFoT in this friendship agreement and supports the activities and helps…
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Wind, rain, cloud and sun
Wind and rain and cloud and sun – just four elements that have so much power over the earth and our lives. Wild weather, torrential downpours, oppressive heat, we get them all, and they’re increasing in number and extremity. On September 12, Macedon and Mt Macedon Landcare group is hosting an evening session with Dr…
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Alarm raised over Amess Road consultation figures
Riddells Creek residents have raised alarm over the integrity of community consultation for a major Riddells Creek planning application conducted via Engage Victoria. Riddells Creek Planning Group has written to Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny seeking the process be immediately stopped and reviewed following a discrepancy in data. On July 19, planning group members met…
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Devastated volunteers return home
Local volunteers travelling to Uganda to support the charity I Am Someone were devastated to learn they had to cut their trip short due to a sudden outbreak of Monkey Pox. Fourteen dedicated volunteers, 10 of whom live in and around Castlemaine, made the trek to Uganda for a month-long trip to try to improve…
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Felix triumphs at Logies
Macedon Ranges teenager Felix Cameron has won not just one but two Logie Awards at the awards ceremony in Sydney on Sunday night. Felix claimed the Graham Kennedy award for Most Popular New Talent and Silver Logie for Best Lead Actor in a Drama for his role in the Netflix hit series, Boy Swallows Universe.…
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Residents face eviction
Nine residents of RM Begg Aged Care units in Kyneton are facing imminent eviction from their rental properties with little hope of finding similar affordable housing locally. The units, in Epping and North streets, are an extension of the main RM Begg Aged Care facility nearby but offer independent low-cost housing. Helen Metcalfe and Helen…
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Cats Premiers – by a point
Macedon’s women’s football team hung on desperately to hold off a very late Kyneton challenge to win the 2024 Rookie Me premiership on Saturday evening. Fortunes ebbed and flowed in the grand final played at Woodend’s Gilbert Gordon Reserve, and the Cats ended up going through the season undefeated in only the second year of…
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One-sided at Gardiner
Wet conditions prevailed at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday, as Gisborne had some big wins against Castlemaine. In seven of the eight matches (three football, five netball) the Bulldogs were never in danger. The one exception was the thrilling 17&Under netball match where scores were tied 37-37 at siren time. With this result, Castlemaine’s young side…
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Club shows calibre
Three members of the Woodend Hanging Rock Petanque Club have been chosen to represent Victoria in the Interstate Challenge in Queensland this coming weekend. Rod Gell, Ruth Giddings and Shirley Marshall will join nine other Victorian team members to compete against players from across Australia at the event, held from August 24-25. “We have another…
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Artist explores Australian urban life
From super cool hipsters to art world afficionados, street artists, mums and dads, commuters, dog walkers and lackadaisical youth, Castlemaine’s own Rob McHaffie has keen observations of everyday surroundings, which reveal the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of contemporary Australian urban life with colour, whimsy and humour. McHaffie’s latest major exhibition surveys his recent work including new…
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Gardens put on a show
Explore stunning private gardens during the Castlemaine and District Festival of Gardens this November. A curated selection of 24 gardens will open their gates to the public for nine days during Melbourne Cup week, from Saturday November 2 until Sunday November 10. A number of properties are located in Castlemaine itself; while others can be…