Events
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Kyneton Show shines with record crowds
Organisers have declared the 159th Kyneton Show an enormous success with perfect spring weather on Show Day setting new attendance records. Kyneton Agricultural Society secretary Josephine Rutledge said more than 5800 people went through the gates over the two days, well up on the 5000 last year. She said the country-styled parkour obstacle course was…
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Free fun at Kyneton Show time
The creative team behind the Kyneton Show has put together two big days of family fun this coming weekend for the 159th show with loads of free farming activities and things to make to take home. See if you can make a whip crack with free lessons and demonstrations on Friday night as Keira Buzza…
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Fiesta de Salsa!
Castlemaine’s getting set to salsa. On Saturday November 16 the town’s Theatre Royal hosts Fiesta de Salsa. Fronting the fiesta is local salsa dance instructor Camila Serrano, originally from Colombia but now well established in Castlemaine where she’s helping locals unlock their latent love for things Latin with regular dance classes through her Salsa Social…
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Castlemaine Art Museum reopens its doors
A revitalised Castlemaine Art Museum reopened to the public last Thursday after a short closure for refurbishment works. CAM will celebrate its re-opening with a launch party for its four new major exhibitions this Saturday November 9 from 2pm-5pm and invites the whole community to come along and check out the fresh new spaces. CAM…
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Melbourne festival looks to Malmsbury
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival has set sight on Malmsbury to host its iconic ‘Village Feast’ in 2020. Festival organisers have put the proposal to Macedon Ranges Council for the event that encourages local businesses, growers and producers to showcase their food and beverage. As organisers, MFWF is seeking a financial contribution from the council…
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Rise. Resist. Unite. Dance! … 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
Let us rise, resist, unite and dance together to kick off the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. Recognised globally each year, the 16 Days of Activism runs from November 25 to December 10, beginning on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year, the Macedon Ranges Family…
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It’s go, go, go for the Lancefield Show
The countdown is on to the staging of the 2019 Lancefield Agricultural Show this Sunday. A huge amount of work has gone into organising the show, one of the annual drawcard activities in the Macedon Ranges, and it promises to be a family-friendly something-for-everyone show. “Nearly all the local businesses have been fantastic with sponsorships,…
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Kyneton foodies unite to celebrate RM Begg aged care
Kyneton producers are coming together to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the town’s oldest and best-loved not-for-profit aged care facility RM Begg. At the famed St Agnes Homestead guests of the fundraising event will be able to enjoy finger food, local wine, music and the opportunity to bid on some unique auction items. Last year…
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Party in the park for Kyneton Music Festival
Now eight years old and grown in stature, Kyneton Music Festival will hit the town on October 25-26. A huge lineup for this year’s festival has just been announced with Ali Barter, Stonefield, Jade Imagine, The Putbacks, Hobsons Bay Coast Guard, Martin Frawley, Black Cab, Glitoris, Buried Feather, Ben Salter, Ryan Downey, Cry Club, Quivers,…
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Who brews? Home brew comp comes to Kyneton Show
Do you have a mini-brewery in your garage or back shed? Do you brew your own pale ale, pilsner or lager? Do you make a stronger beer, a stout or dark ale? Perhaps you brew wheat or rye beer, sours, or fruit beers? No matter what your concoction, there’s a class for you with a…
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Sculpture in motion at Hanging Rock Winery
The first sculptures featuring in Hanging Rock Winery’s new exhibition, Art in the Vines – Sculpture in Motion, have moved into place. During the coming weeks, 15 kinetic sculptures will be installed throughout the winery’s grounds in preparation for the exhibition’s opening day on Saturday October 26. Following on from the hugely successful Art in…
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Ready, set … Run The Maine
This Friday public holiday is a big one for Castlemaine as the town hosts hundreds of runners for the annual Run The Maine. Event director Gavin Krasner says the half marathon course has been particularly hitting the mark with strong registrations from runners keen to tackle the 21km distance that will follow the Maldon to…