Community News
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A family effort
The Kyneton Agricultural Society has honoured president and long-serving committee member, Vince Lakey, with life membership. Mr Lakey was an incredibly hard worker and a passionate advocate for the show in his 14 years on the committee, becoming president in 2019. Society secretary, Josephine Rutledge, said the life membership also recognised the efforts of the…
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Strike up the band
The Kyneton Municipal Band has proudly nurtured local musicians and represented its community since the late 1850s. In that time, the band has developed a strong tradition of performing at many local events including Daffodil Festival parades, Christmas Carols, Anzac Days, citizenship ceremonies, royal visits and many other events that require stirring music to be…
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Egg-citing milestone!
Egg-entrepreneur Josh Murray has achieved a major milestone. The ethical free-range egg business he started as a nine-year-old has given away its millionth egg to charity and is hoping to ramp up that figure. “Traditionally eggs had never been donated to charity,” says Josh, who is the face of the Macedon-based ethical free-range egg production…
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Kyneton classmates reunite after 70 years
Classmates Leo Halloran and Leon Fallon reunited in Kyneton last week after 70 years apart. Both 87 years old now, the pair went to school at the Marist brothers, Kyneton, from 1946 to 1950. Before last week, they hadn’t seen each other since they left school. Leo went to work in Melbourne and Leon stayed…
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From little things…
Five years after the seed of an idea was planted, Castlemaine’s innovative seed library has blossomed and this month is celebrating its fifth birthday by launching a new website. “If you haven’t come across it yet, the Castlemaine Seed Library is a wonderful community resource,” coordinator Eliza-Jane Gilchrist says. “People donate seeds, a group of…
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A call for kindness
Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary founder Pam Ahern will lead a series of library talks and virtual farm tours for Be Kind to Animals Week (October 1-7). The week is a time to reflect on the importance of being kind to animals and demonstrate how simple acts of kindness can have an enormous impact. Edgar’s Mission…
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Fireworks but no show
November’s 160th Kyneton Show has been postponed until next year. But the Kyneton Agricultural Society is planning to host a special fireworks display on the night the show would have opened, to give the community something to look forward to. Show secretary, Josephine Rutledge, said the show was famous for the scale of its Friday…
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Worthy winner of Tigers raffle
A chance footy club raffle win has replaced a broken-down ute for Donald resident Robert ‘Doormat’ Young. While not connected to the Kyneton Football Netball Club as a regular supporter, Robert took a $100 punt on purchasing an online ticket and came away the lucky winner of a brand new HiLux Rugged X ute. KFNC…
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Top shot from firie
Chewton Fire Brigade volunteer Steve Womersley has been named runner-up in the annual CFA National Volunteer Week Photo Competition.Steve snapped a picture of fellow brigade members in smoke at a fireground. “It’s a photo of my mate Mouse (Barry Mounsey) who’s always got a keen eye for a dangerous tree,” Steve said.“A fire had broken…
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MAIN Game footy fundraiser returns
The MAIN Game is an event like no other this side of the Great Divide and returns to Castlemaine on Sunday June 13.A community engagement and major fundraising initiative for 94.9 MAINfm, the day features a game of Aussie rules footy between the Radio Galahs and the Rockatoos at the historic Camp Reserve. The teams…
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Welcomer of babies
For three decades Chris O’Higgins has welcomed newborn babies into the Kyneton and district community.The recently retired maternal and child health nurse has seen the children of babies she first met when she began in the role in 1990 but can’t imagine how many babies that overall figure would equate to. “New babies alone, every…
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A recipe for success
Kyneton’s Ian Kohlman has made history as the first bloke to cook his way from the Kyneton Show to the state final in baking.“I’m feeling stoked,” he said. “Isn’t it ridiculous something like this and you feel so excited about it.” Kohlman won best carrot cake against a strong field of competitors at the last…