HelloPlus: Exploring Life & Philosophy.
-
Backup at the Olympics
Malmsbury chiropractor Lisa Don is heading to the Paris Olympics to support Ballarat high jumper Yual Reath. Lisa flies out on August 4 and will stay there for a week. She has been treating Yual for about three years after first meeting his coach Paul Cleary. “I’m an Olympic tragic and I’m just so excited…
-
Celebrating 140 years
Members of Kyneton Fire Brigade celebrated 140 years of service to the community at a dinner held at the Shamrock Hotel on Saturday evening. The dinner was attended by CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan, Commander Michael Hembrow, deputy mayor Janet Pearce, Cr Jennifer Anderson, and Mary-Anne Thomas MP, as well as members of Kyneton Brigade…
-
Romsey busy on and off the field
Romsey Football Netball Club is extremely busy on and off the field, with various activities inter-related with the club’s 150th year. The annual Sponsors’ Day on Saturday gave the club an opportunity to say thank-you to the generous group of individuals who support the Redbacks. Australian Paralympics representative Patrick French came along and spoke about…
-
A celebration of words
Poets, writers, creative souls and lovers of language and storytelling will delight in this year’s Words in Winter lineup. The Trentham festival has been fostering creativity and spreading the love of words since its beginning in 2004. This year organisers have promised the festival’s most ambitious program yet with everything from writing workshops to evenings…
-
No confidence in executive
The Victorian Ambulance Union last week conducted a vote of no confidence in the Ambulance Victoria executive. The VAU conducted an SMS poll of its AV members and asked if they endorsed a request that the Minister for Ambulance Services take urgent action to appoint new management that will be able to build and maintain…
-
‘Bureaucratic madness!’
Six years ago, Castlemaine resident Hilary Finch bought a small red-flowering gum to replace a dead tree on her nature strip. She lovingly tended the tree, watering its roots regularly during the hot summer months and ensuring its survival in dense soil. The beautiful native, while small, is thriving. The street in which Hilary lives…
-
Hawks lead in netball
Wet conditions were encountered at many of Riddell League round 15 netball matches on Saturday. Reigning premier and ladder-leader Woodend-Hesket fielded its strongest team for six weeks and proved too strong for Romsey, winning 58-38 to virtually wrap up top place. Romsey’s Hope Hamilton scored 24 goals in her 400th game, with Sarah Duff, Ty…
-
Local Landcare heroes celebrated
Founding member of Golden Point Landcare Group, Marie Jones, has been awarded the prestigious Joan Kirner Landcare Award. Marie was one of several local residents recognised for their contributions maintaining and restoring the natural environment at the 2023-2024 Victorian Landcare Awards at Marvel Stadium on July 18. The Joan Kirner Landcare Award honours a long-term…
-
Costa in my back yard
ABC’s Gardening Australia program paid a visit to Castlemaine last Tuesday to meet a group of innovative composters. Program host Costa Georgiadis explored the gardens of ‘Yes In My Back Yard’ members Mikaela Beckley and Sarah Newsam. The film crew also followed the composters as they collected kitchen scraps from their neighbours. “It was very…
-
Dice rolled on gambling policy
Legal advice has terminated plans for Macedon Ranges Shire Council to categorically oppose new electronic gaming machines at its owned and managed sites. MRSC’s stance on pokies applications formed part of its draft Gambling Harm and Prevention Policy, which has since undergone changes and been deferred. Legal advice highlighted concerns with having a predetermined position…
-
Saints march over Bulldogs
Trentham triumphed over the Avoca Bulldogs in a spirited encounter at the Trentham Reserve last Saturday in round 15 of the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League season. With three rounds to go in the home and away season, Trentham remains in third spot on the ladder. The dominant performance firming up their status as a…
-
Overdue win at Murtoa
Consistent Macedon Ranges galloper Fiftysevenyears broke through for his second career win when he raced at Murtoa on Saturday. The win for the four-year-old came after he had notched up six placings in his last nine outings. Ridden patiently by Jack Hill in a Restricted 58 Handicap over 2050 metres, Fiftysevenyears started as a $4.40…