Entertainment
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Time travel team launches series
A friendship formed playing and coaching basketball has led to a children’s book series collaboration between two talented Macedon Ranges men. Chris ‘Roy’ Taylor (Woodend artist, illustrator and author) and James Crabtree (Kyneton writer), are the creators of the recently released Tina and Tom’s Time Travelling Toilet, which combines some brilliant moments in history with rip…
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A tree-change tale from Kyneton
The challenges of renovating a rundown country home in Kyneton provided ample material for playwright Tahli Corin and her screenwriter husband Josh Tyler to produce a short film for an exciting new performance initiative. The couple’s contribution is one of 16 new plays about the places we live destined for both live performance and digital…
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Get your ISO scarecrows ready!
While the Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival has been postponed, a favourite part of the event can still be enjoyed by the inventive Kyneton community in 2020. In view of Stage 3 restrictions until at least mid-September, the much-loved scarecrow competition will take place after lockdown finishes. Festival secretary Marg Dearricott said there would be…
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Circus aims to bring a smile
The creators behind the inaugural Castlemaine Circus Festival are watching COVID-19 developments closely and continuing to plan their highly anticipated event. Campbells Creek couple and international circus performers Caz Walsh and Mason West said their November show would definitely go ahead either way. Caz said they had been working closely with Mount Alexander Shire Council…
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Marvellous masks
We’re loving our masks! That some people have gained a few minutes of fame by refusing to wear one doesn’t just shine a light on their totally self-centred nature but their complete lack of being able to grab it while the going is good! Like any other workplace, at the Midland Express office we’re all…
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Events play a role in recovery
Events will play an important role in Macedon Ranges’ economic recovery from the impacts of coronavirus, according to the draft Macedon Ranges Event Strategy 2020-25. The strategy suggests establishing ‘signature events’ of state or national interest and support for events that promote the shire’s ‘brand strengths’ such as arts, culture, nature and produce. It also…
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Castlemaine star on the rise
One of Castlemaine’s latest imports, hip hop artist Dallas Woods, performed his new single If it glitters it’s gold with his Castlemaine band live on ABC TV’s new show ‘The Sound’ on Sunday afternoon. The episode was filmed at the iconic Castlemaine Rod Shop. The Sound puts live Australian music back on free-to-air TV. Each…
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C-DOC returns to the Royal
It’s been swings and roundabouts but the 2020 ‘In The Clouds’ Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival is set to go ahead this weekend, July 17-19. The C-DOC team is thrilled to announce that limited ticketing is now available for the screening of its three scheduled films at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal. Those lucky enough to secure one…
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Castlemaine State Fest offers grants to creatives
Virus or no virus, come March next year the Castlemaine State Festival will happen, its director says. Exactly what form it takes will be guided by the level of restriction in place at the time, but festival director Glyn Roberts says planning for the March 19-28 festival is factoring in adaptation to the shifting COVID-19…
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Legendary muso becomes new citizen
He’s considered one of the most genuinely talented figures in Australian music still at the top of his game and now Australia can officially lay claim – and Kyneton too! The Black Sorrows frontman Joe Camilleri had called Australia home for 70 years before he was made one of the Macedon Ranges’ newest citizens last…
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C-DOC in the clouds
Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival will return to screens big and small in 2020 despite the recent COVID-19 shutdown. The C-Doc team team has been fermenting and bubbling along in hibernation during lockdown, unable to resist the urge to bring audiences the sixth annual event and a ‘break in the clouds’ in the middle of winter.…
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Radio to rock the Royal
Castlemaine’s not-for-profit radio station MAINfm kicked off its week-long ‘2020 Radiothon’ fundraiser on Saturday evening with an epic PubSing Castlemaine online sing-a-long to this year’s theme ‘Here Comes the Sun’, live from The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing. The radiothon continues this week and will culminate with another massive virtual live music event – the Big…