HelloPlus: Exploring Life & Philosophy.
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Spanish summer memories
El Pintxo Melbourne is returning to Lyons Will Estate at Lancefield to celebrate the end of summer with a series of Spanish lunches. Iker and Shirin, from El Pintxo, dedicate so much of their lives to celebrating food and eating. They relish in the experience and are passionate about their Spanish heritage. In 2024, they…
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The freshest produce
The monthly Castlemaine Farmers Market is on this Sunday March 2. Go along to the 80-plus spread of local produce happening on the Western Reserve this Sunday from 9am to 1pm. BYO bags, baskets and trolleys. Friendly dogs welcome on a leash.
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Artistic understanding beyond her years
Thirteen-year-old Hume artist Amaya De Silva will present her first solo exhibition at The Gallery, Mount Macedon, next week. When Amaya was a little girl she developed a love of art – in particular the drawing of animals. To foster her passion for creativity, her mother Anu, sought the assistance of old friend and art…
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Building strong communities
Three local men’s sheds will share in more than $110,000 in state government funding to enable them to build two new sheds and improve another. Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation was successful in obtaining $93,705 to help them complete capital works for a First Nations men’s shed and Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club was provided $76,000…
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Castlemaine Idyll is back
The highly anticipated Castlemaine Idyll, lot19’s annual fundraiser, is back on Saturday, March 15. This one-of-a-kind event brings together local performers, incredible live music and community spirit, and in 2025 will celebrate the best tunes of the 80s, 90s and 00s. Returning with an extended running time, Castlemaine Idyll Kids Karaoke, delicious food and drinks,…
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Does composting really reduce greenhouse emissions?
I’m sure we have heard that putting food scraps in our general waste bin, then burying them in a landfill site produces greenhouse emissions and that home composting is a “climate action we can take now”. But isn’t it just the same organic material put in a different place? How can this make such a…
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Clean up at the res
Local fishers, environmentalists and community members are joining forces on Sunday March 2 for a Clean Up Australia Day event at Upper Coliban Reservoir near Kyneton, ensuring this vital waterway remains healthy and pristine for future generations. Organised by the OzFish Campaspe Loddon Chapter and Kyneton Angling Club, the clean-up will take place at the…
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United in solidarity
The Upstander event held at Castlemaine’s lot19 arts precinct on February 8 was a resounding success, bringing people together for an evening of solidarity in support of the freedon and safety of women. With more than 250 people in attendance, the event far exceeded expectations, both in engagement and fundraising, with an incredible $7333 raised…
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Crew goes above and beyond
With the buzz about the pending arrival of the crew filming the latest Liam Neeson movie on the nearby Calder Highway, Red Box Wildlife Shelter operator Nikki Medwell contacted the crew and asked if they had considered the local wildlife? With car chases and high-speed action anticipated and an increase in traffic in the region,…
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Parking, parrots and potential fires
Mount Alexander Shire Council is seeking a permanent speed reduction along a one-kilometre stretch of Golden Point Road at Chewton to address road safety issues at Expedition Pass Reservoir. Following on from the article ‘An accident waiting to happen?’ (published in the Express on January 7), which outlined community concern about haphazard parking along the…
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Gravestones unearthed
Two rare wooden gravestones and two footstones have been returned to their rightful homes thanks to three local residents. Parks Victoria ranger Lachlan Cullum, who discovered the artefacts in a storage shed in Wattle Gully, contacted Castlemaine Cemetery Trust chair Debra Tranter who went straight out to have a look. “If a family couldn’t afford…
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Kyneton Tigers issue statement
Kyneton Football Netball Club has finally issued a statement following a week of media attention on the club and its culture. Late last year, the senior women’s football team defected from the club to form its own stand-alone club as the Kyneton Eagles Women’s Football Club. Last week in the media, allegations were reported that…