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Don’t kill your compost, it’s alive!
Good quality, home-made compost is teaming with life, and because of this we need to care for it, to the very end! When we have spent months making a great batch of compost, getting it just right, the last thing we want to do is kill it.At the heart of it, compost is about creating…
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Highlighting rich heritage
It’s been a roller coaster year for the Castlemaine State Festival, which is now preparing for its triumphant return in 2026 and its 50th anniversary celebrations. Following heavy losses from the 2023 festival, Australia’s longest-running regional multi-arts festival was forced into voluntary administration in March 2024. A few months later, the committee announced it had…
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‘The Rock’ on again
Pleasant mild conditions are applicable for today’s New Year’s Day race meeting at Hanging Rock. The program begins with the first race, a BM58 Handicap over 1600 metres, at 1.30pm. Small fields are the order of the day, with nine runners in the BM52 Handicap over 1800m at 4.05pm making it the day’s largest field. …
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Triples champions
A Kyneton Bowling Club team has won a dramatic Ballarat Highlands Bowls Region triples championship final. Earlier this month the trio of Glen Gascoyne, Graham Edwards and Greg Podesta (skipper) — all newcomers to Kyneton this season — won the final with a single shot on the first extra end after scores were tied 16-16…
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Club seeks director
Kyneton Football Netball Club is seeking a new senior women’s football director as it embarks on a new era for senior women’s football at the club for 2025 and beyond. Newly elected president Guy Nelson said the club had fielded junior, youth and senior football teams for many years. “We’ve had considerable success and remain…
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Christmas cricket at the MCG
Malmsbury and Taradale cricket clubs will face off in a 20/20 match in a joint fundraising effort this afternoon. There will be a raffle for hampers full of local goodies, a Santa visit, barbecue, drinks, Big Hit and Highest Catch competitions, and, of course, the game itself. The event will be held from 5pm at…
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Students learn bushfire readiness
Grade 5/6 students at St Ambrose Primary School in Woodend undertook an important project this semester, addressing a critical issue: the increasing risk of bushfires in Australia. Worsened by climate change, these events are becoming more frequent and severe, posing significant challenges to communities. Current research emphasises the value of place-based, action-oriented bushfire education to…
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Critical upgrades for primary school
Castlemaine Primary School will soon begin works to refurbish the school toilets which, with a ceiling that is collapsing, a hole in the floor and a leaking urinal, are in desperate need of repair. Utilising $499,879 allocated through a capital works grant, the school will also create a new gender-neutral toilet to ensure children of…
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Lancefield Market – one week early!
This Saturday the Lancefield and District Farmers Market moves forward one week to avoid the festive season and offers the opportunity for locals to stock up on all their needs for a fresh, nourishing and locally produced Christmas table this year. Spanning about 80 stalls, the market can provide shoppers with fresh fruits and vegetables,…
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A special Christmas market at Castlemaine
This Wednesday December 18 all are invited to attend a special Christmas market held by the Castlemaine Farmers Market from 2.30pm to 5.30pm at the Camp Reserve in Forest Street. All the regulars will be there, plus many extra local producers who tend to feature only once a month at the monthly market held on…
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Student’s artwork featured in Melbourne
Woodend RMIT student Lucinda Johnson-Cornes’ textile design will be featured on a range of new furniture installed by Melbourne Central Shopping Centre from December. The sofas and armchairs are manufactured by Indigenous furniture supplier Winya, where Johnson-Cornes undertook a work placement during her Bachelor of Textiles (Design) (Honours). The design is inspired by the native…
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Studio extension wins accolade
A master bedroom and ensuite extension at Carlsruhe has been recognised at the Master Builders Victoria Excellence in Housing Awards. Romsey based Macedon Ranges Building Services won Best Renovation Addition Under $300,000 for the build, and was also a national awards finalist. Project ‘Two Hares’ was a studio cottage extension to create a private space,…