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Soccer registrations open
Kyneton District Soccer Club is currently welcoming anyone interested in joining their men’s and women’s senior teams. Everyone over the age of 16 is welcome to join and no prior experience is necessary. The teams train Tuesdays and Thursdays and play each Sunday. Player Jack Keane said the club was a space steeped in community.…
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RSL hailed at awards
Kyneton RSL was celebrated at the Victorian RSL annual Hall of Fame awards last month. The dinner, held on February 15 at the Frankston RSL Sub-Branch, recognised not only the work of the RSL Sub-Branches but also the also the achievements of individual employees. Kyneton RSL received the Commendation Award in Group 1, which acknowledges…
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Gisborne open space push
A small but valuable parcel of land could provide Gisborne with much-sought open space if Macedon Ranges Shire Council can acquire it. The 4.5 acres at 120 Aitken Street was donated to the local primary school for use as a pine plantation and bird sanctuary in the 1920s. At that time, 18 local families and…
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GROW festival exceeds expectations
A crowd of more than 560 people attended the GROW Festival of Regenerative Food and Farming at Kyneton Racecourse last month. The inaugural one-day conference and field day was a community project by Macedon Ranges Regenerative Farmers, part of the not-for-profit Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group. The organisers aim was to bring people together to achieve…
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St Patrick’s day is here!
Guinness, bagpipes and Irish dance will be part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations to be held on March 16 at Trentham East. The Sunday event kicks off at 11am at Sacred Heart Church, where attendees will hear stories from local Irish residents before setting off on an annual march, led by bagpipes, to the Pig…
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Umpires on the job
Umpires are part and parcel of cricket and many other sports. On Saturday, Emily Wilkinson, of Macedon, became the first woman to umpire a men’s grand final in the Gisborne District Cricket Association. Emily is pictured, as are Mick Jensen (at left) and Andrew Headberry, who were in charge of the thrilling Jensen 1sts grand…
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Grand finalists to go head to head
Castlemaine District Cricket Association semi-final contests were battled out last weekend across the competition. In A Grade matches, finals contenders undertook a two-day fixture to decide this year’s grand finalists, A Reserve played one-day encounters on Saturday and Sunday in qualifying, elimination and preliminary finals to decide their final two, and B Grade contested one-day…
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Gisborne on run spree
In excess of 400 runs in successive matches has boosted Gisborne’s confidence with McIntyre Cup finals coming up. The Dragons’ tally of 9/409 c.c. from 80 overs against Rupertswood at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday was highlighted by 154 (174 balls — 23 fours and a six) by run machine Riley Vernon. Gisborne welcomed back captain…
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One final reunion
The committee of the Northern District School of Nursing Graduates Association is hosting a final reunion for anyone associated with the School of Nursing during the years of 1950-1989. The Northern District School of Nursing opened at Bendigo in 1950 and was the only regional independent School of Nursing of its kind in the southern…
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Grow your club
Sports clubs and active recreation facilities in the Macedon Ranges and Sunbury are being offered the opportunity to increase their membership numbers. Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health is partnering with Macedon Ranges Shire Council to host a workshop delivered by Proud2Play, designed to build capacity in LGBTIQA+ inclusion. “We know that sport creates a community…
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Afternoon tea in an autumn garden
On Saturday March 22, Coliban Springs will open its tranquil five-acre garden oasis to aid The Sisterhood Project, a charity making lifesaving skills accessible to everyone. The organisation’s founder Grace Larson lives locally in Mia Mia and was the 2024 Victorian winner of the Agrifutures Rural Woman of the Year award and runner up for…
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Kyneton victorious
Hot favourite Kyneton took out the Highlands division one bowls pennant grand final against Romsey by 21 shots today. In ideal conditions at Woodend, Romsey began well but Kyneton methodically fought back to trail by a shot at half-time. The favourites maintained the pressure in the second half and finished up with an all fours up…