HelloPlus: Exploring Life & Philosophy.
-
Kyneton too strong
Kyneton’s unbeaten run in Highlands division one pennant bowls continued on Saturday, with a nine-shot overall margin against arch rival Kyneton Golf. There were a couple of big margins in a fluctuating afternoon — the home side’s top recruit Greg Podesta won by 26 shots, while Golf’s Peter Linehan finished 22 shots up. Kyneton seemingly…
-
‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’
Festooned with hand-made Christmas trees, bunting and bows, Castlemaine resembles the township of ‘Whoville’ from the Christmas classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Unfortunately, the resemblance does not end there. Like every classic tale, a villain appeared and stole the ladder the volunteers were using to decorate the town. The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole…
-
Festival fun at Gisborne today!
The Gisborne and District Lions Club is looking forward to delivering another great Gisborne Festival for the town and surrounding communities. This free community event will be held today. The festival kicks off at 4.30pm on Gardiner Reserve with live music by local group GSM and musician David Allen, and entertainment including the Bendigo Chinese…
-
IT’S ELF-FICIAL!
Mark your advent calendars and set your jingle bell alarms, Santa Claus is enroute to Bendigo! Elf Academy is returning to Central Deborah Gold Mine from December 19-23, with tickets now on sale via central-deborah.com. To mark Santa’s arrival, the surface of Central Deborah Gold Mine will be transformed into an enchanted Christmas wonderland where…
-
Golden glow for Miss M’s
Miss M’s Lounge at Kyneton has claimed the title of Best Cocktail Bar/Cellar Door in the 2024 Golden Plate Awards. Judges said it was personality, warmth and creativity that put Miss M’s Lounge on top. “Warmth, friendliness and personality make Miss M’s special. It was so lovely to be greeted with warmth and friendliness by…
-
Gardens make progress
The Friends of Kyneton Botanic Gardens group is ending 2024 with increased membership and major progress in the gardens. Members are also celebrating two successful tours as part of the Daffodil and Arts Festival, a successful plant sale with Kyneton Horticultural Society in November and significant plans for the year ahead. The Friends have worked…
-
Bike repair station opens
A new bike repair station has opened at Macedon’s Ash Wednesday Park and a community launch to celebrate will offer a prize to one lucky attendee. The bike repair stand is where cyclists can access a range of tools to make small bicycle repairs and instructions to do so by QR code. It is the…
-
Dynamic and enchanting
Hailing from Castlemaine and surrounds, Daisypicker band will make their first appearance at the brand new Shedshaker Taproom venue in Castlemaine on Saturday December 14 from 8pm. Daisypicker will bring their gritty folk rock, driven by the fervent lyrical lens of love, longing and loss. The band’s dynamic instrumentation and enchanting vocals will make your…
-
Campbell House claims bronze
Castlemaine Boutique Accommodation’s magnificent heritage property, Campbell House, has claimed bronze at the Victorian Tourism Awards. Proprietors Donna Greenway and Rod Printz were thrilled to accept the award in the Self-Contained Property category at the November 21 event at Palladium at Crown. The pair founded Castlemaine Boutique Accommodation in 2012 and are the caretakers of…
-
A sprinkling of Christmas sparkle
Newham CFA members have brought Christmas sparkle to their home village … and a lot of it is clever recycling! While a mass of hundreds of solar-powered twinkling lights give the intersection where the fire station stands a festive glow at night, during the daytime the recycled decorations stand out in pride of place. Wooden…
-
Woolies signage installed
While supermarket giant Woolworths was in the national news last week due to its ongoing union negotiations concerning workers at four of its distribution centres, the Castlemaine supermarket build continued to forge ahead. The first official Woolworths signage was installed on the building last Wednesday and Thursday. Local history buff and photographer David Williamson has…
-
A defining moment in history
In December 1851, 173 years ago, 15,000 gold miners gathered for a Monster Meeting at Forest Creek to defy colonial governor Charles La Trobe’s plans to double the cost of their gold licence. The annual celebration of the Diggers’ 1851 Monster Meeting at Forest Creek is set to take place once again this Sunday December…