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Romsey pokies rejected
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has rejected a bid for 50 electronic gaming machines at Romsey Hotel. Romsey Football Netball Club applied for 50 EGMs last year amid plans for a $10 million overhaul of the 90-94 Main Street pub. The application reignited a community fight from years earlier following a similar bid…
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Aussie title to Akasha
Akasha Fortune played her first official game of bowls for Romsey Bowling Club as a eight-year-old, when the club was desperately short of pennant players. Progressively she became hooked on the sport, and on the Gold Coast on June 21, won the Australian Open under 18 girls’ singles bowls championship. The 17-year-old Kyneton High School…
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Arabella to play for NT
A very talented young basketballer from Kyneton will play for the Northern Territory at the Under 16 Footlocker National Championships in Bendigo from July 6 – 14. Arabella Dietz had originally hoped to gain selection in the Vic Country side, but an ankle injury in an early practice match meant she was sidelined, dashing her…
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Top trio join the Giants
Gisborne Giants Football Netball Club has just appointed three very well credentialed leaders to guide the club’s full affiliation with the Riddell League next season. Andrew Hall, Aaron McLean and Adrian ‘AJ’ Craske come to the Giants after a long recruitment process. “These are significant appointments to help strengthen the club and create strong pathways…
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To lime or not to lime?
It used to be pretty standard advice to add sprinklings of garden lime to our compost as we built them, it’s how I was taught to compost and a rule I followed for years without questioning, but is adding lime essential for a healthy compost? Garden lime is simply powdered limestone, a natural material that…
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Logie contender
Macedon Ranges’ own rising acting talent Felix Cameron has been twice nominated in the upcoming TV Week Logie Awards. Felix is up for the Graham Kennedy award for Most Popular New Talent and a Silver Logie for Best Lead Actor in a Drama category, for his role in the Netflix hit series, Boy Swallows Universe.…
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Taylor tops the charts
Macedon Ranges singer/songwriter Taylor Sheridan has soared to the top of several charts with his self-produced debut album, Troubadour. On June 14 the album reached Number 1 on the Aria Country Album chart, Number 1 on the Australian Independent Album chart, Number 4 on the Aria Australian Album chart, Number 1 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter…
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Fundraiser for Yodhi
Lot 19 artspace and friends are throwing a party for their friend and fellow artist Yodhi Bergman – a benefit to help her through cancer treatment and recovery. ‘Yodhi Fest’, as the special event has been dubbed, will take place at the artspace in Langslow Street, Castlemaine, on Saturday July 20. The event will kick…
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Riddell ready to fight
Pressure is mounting for the state government to reject the Amess Road Precinct Structure Plan that would trigger substantial development of Riddells Creek. A public meeting last week saw the town’s community centre reach capacity with residents ready to fight the plans for a second time. The current proposal has increased lots slightly on the…
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Chewton chillout playlist
The recent, and highly controversial, speed reduction on the Pyrenees Highway in Castlemaine has inspired the Chewton 50 Chillout Spotify playlist. Featuring more than 100 songs and more than 10 hours of listening, it is sure to help drivers ‘chill out’, have a laugh and sing along, during the extra drive time to and from…
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Bulldogs hold off late surge
For three quarters Gisborne senior footballers were clearly superior to their top-of-the-ladder Sandhurst opposition on Saturday, then the match developed into an absolute thriller. The unbeaten Dragons suddenly found their best form, ramming home 6.4 to 3.1 in the last term at Gardiner Reserve.The Bulldogs hung on to win by six points. Proven big occasion…
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Tiger women dominate
Saturday delivered real footy conditions when Kyneton women took on Lancefield at the Showgrounds for Pink Round. With four U19 debutants coming in, it was unknown how Kyneton would fare against the continually improving opposition. Slow to start, the game offered plenty of back and forth with prolific ball winners Chloe Hodgson and Teagan Ainslie…