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Kyneton back in contention
“Our season is not over yet … It would be nice to get a win over one of the big three.” These prophetic words from Kyneton coach Ethan Foreman translated into reality as the inspired Tigers led throughout to topple reigning RDFNL premiers Diggers Rest by 19 points on Saturday. The Kyneton Tigers were freshened…
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Riddell now a Premier League
Riddell District Football Netball League is being elevated to Premier League level. Member clubs have been verbally informed of the decision by AFL Victoria. “One positive is that it will make it a lot easier for clubs to recruit really good players, and to retain them,” the league’s operations manager, Grace Bibby, said yesterday. League…
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History-making win for Magpies
Castlemaine FNC is flying high after a history-making weekend for the Magpie seniors as they achieved the club’s first ever win at Tannery Lane against Strathfieldsaye. The Magpies made a strong start in the opening term kicking four goals in the slippery conditions and holding third-placed Storm to three. Castlemaine led by four points at…
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Gisborne pulls out all stops
Gisborne senior footballers had to pull out all stops to keep a resolute Golden Square at bay on Saturday. Earlier in the season the Bulldogs won by eight goals but this time the match was at Square’s home ground in Wade Street. Coming off a runaway margin of 127 points against Golden Square, Gisborne soon…
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Club secures Wills
Gisborne Cricket Club has signed exceptional young pace bowler Josh Wills from Netherfield Cricket Club in Cumbria, England. The tall 19-year-old left-arm speedster was recently clocked at 84mph (135kmh). Wills has played in the Northern Premier Cricket League for Netherfield, and was part of the Cumbria County Cricket team in the National T20 competition. Gisborne’s…
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Showjump bonanza
A handful of riders from Kyneton Pony Club braved the wet and windy conditions on Saturday to compete at the Gisborne Pony Club Showjumping Bonanza. Rose Coleman and Heartwind were fifth in the Pony Club C Grade second round. In the Pony Club E Grade division, Natalia Scuteri was sixth on Rex in the second…
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Chasing extra players
Gisborne Football Netball Club needs some additional players to ensure it fields a strong women’s team at the top level in the Essendon District Football League next season. Highly credentialed coach Bernadette ‘Bernie’ Marantelli has been working for several weeks with a core group to build up numbers. “We need to make sure we have…
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Anh Do to return
Anh Do’s bestselling book The Happiest Refugee has made readers laugh and cry, and his stage show, coming to Kyneton, takes it a step further. Do combines stand-up comedy with real-life stories, photos and filmed pieces to retell his amazing story. When one of Australia’s most talented comedians delves deep into his own life’s joys…
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Recreation hot spot open
Taradale has new dedicated active recreation facilities following completion of a new pump track, hit up wall and other features. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas joined Mount Alexander Shire mayor, Cr Matthew Driscoll, and community members to officially open the youth recreation space last week. “Mount Alexander is home to a passionate and growing community of…
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Biggest fish of the season
One of the Kyneton Angling Club’s youngest members has landed the biggest fish of the season! Lucas Davis was on a fishing trip with his father and brother in Yarrawonga earlier this month when he caught a 115cm murray cod.It was an epic struggle on relatively light rod and gear. Lucas has a technique that…
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Inspired by music
During August, The Gallery Mt Macedon will feature an exhibition titled Inspired by Music. Jess Buzbee, a painter, and Colleen Weste, a textile artist, have combined to illustrate how music is central to each woman in defining their richly creative lives. “My life as an visual artist began when I could no longer play my…
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Intergenerational games a hit
Mount Alexander Shire Council’s latest event for senior residents was an intergenerational games day. The event was a collaboration between the council’s Community Wellbeing team and Youth Advisory Committee, who ran the event. The day was Paris Olympic themed, and included trivia, craft, theatre games, geo-guessing and muso bingo. Plus, prizes for the winning team.…