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Magpie women claim the four-peat
The Castlemaine Football Netball Club faithful were on cloud nine Friday evening at the Queen Elizabeth Oval when the Magpie women’s football side defeated Golden Square to complete their fairytale run winning their fourth consecutive grand final! It was a particularly special day for the Cochrane family with longtime coach Jordan Cochrane and his three…
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Ebb and flow –a worthy final
A huge crowd at the Kyneton Showgrounds certainly got its money’s worth in a memorable football preliminary final between Macedon and Kyneton on Saturday. These two evenly matched Riddell League sides gave their all, with the outcome in the balance right up to the time the Cats extended a very narrow lead through a decisive…
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CSC soccer side off to states
The Castlemaine Secondary College’s Year 11-12 Senior Girls soccer side is set to feature in the 2025 School Sport Victoria Secondary Football State Finals tomorrow at the Darebin International Sports Complex in a bid to claim state honours. The highly competitive local side finished third in 2023, second in 2024, and are determined to try…
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Start your engines
The Australian Ride On Lawn Mower Racing Association is holding a race in Mia Mia at 14 Westblade Rd on Saturday, September 6. The non-profit organisation is run by racing enthusiasts and friends to raise vital funds for local CFA branches and other community organisations. Modified lawn mowers will race around the track and spectators…
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From steam to satellites
Steam trains once defined the Victorian Goldfields Railway, carrying miners and goods across central Victoria. Today, those same tracks are playing host to something very different: a testing ground for the future of safe and reliable navigation. Space and spatial experts at social enterprise, FrontierSI, have launched Australia’s first Positioning, Navigation and Timing Labs, a…
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Push for dine-in dogs
Should dogs be allowed in Australian cafes and restaurants? Riddells Creek resident, Kristy Gadsby, thinks it’s a move that could boost business and foster bonds with man’s best friend. She has launched a petition seeking change to legislation that currently restricts them to outdoor dining areas only, unless they are a service dog. “I went…
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Artwork to celebrate trailblazing women
A major public art commission by local artist Laura Woodward will celebrate the seven trailblazing women who established the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Museum in 1913 (now the Castlemaine Art Museum). Known as the first women of Castlemaine Art Museum, the group included Mary Leviny, Lilian Sheridan, Alice Waterhouse, Winifred Brotherton, Elsie Barlow, Mary Brough…
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Riddell to double in size
A controversial development set to double the size of Riddells Creek has been approved by Victorian Government powers against local council and community wishes. The Amess Road development will create 1360 homes for 3808 new residents on 131.8 hectares, despite substantial push-back from Macedon Ranges Shire Council and residents. Last week, Mayor Dom Bonanno said…
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Reserve plan funded in good time
It didn’t make the budget but now Macedon Ranges Shire Council has found unspent funds for a Riddells Creek Recreation Reserve master plan. Last week, councillors agreed to allocate leftover Community Funding Scheme funds of $37,779.27 to the master plan project. The current plan for the reserve is more than 16 years old and no…
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Fingers and Toes Festival is nearly here
It is nearly here! Fingers and Toes Festival Day is on Saturday, September 6, at the Red Brick Hall, Yaldwyn Street West, Kyneton. View all the wonderful hand-knitted and crocheted entries from near and far at this one-day festival. The festival will open from 10am to 4pm. Entry is by gold coin donation, and free…
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Kyneton’s astounding win
A dramatic last quarter in Sunday’s knockout semi-final between Kyneton and Diggers Rest senior footballers will be talked about for generations. There were nine goals kicked in the term, and Kyneton virtually came from nowhere to force extra time. The Tigers’ momentum continued before the enthralled crowd at Gilbert Gordon Oval in Woodend, and three…
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Magpies soar over Hawks
The Castlemaine Magpies Reserves have taken the next step in the Bendigo Football Netball League finals series after winning their elimination final against Eaglehawk on Sunday at the Queen Elizabeth Oval. Both teams took some time to shake off the finals nerves before the Hawks finally goaled via Ryan Wellington. The Magpies found a quick…