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Experience of a lifetime
In the early hours of this morning, many Macedon Ranges residents sat up to see Lauretta Hanson and her two Australian teammates compete in the 158 kms women’s road race at the Olympic Games in France. Hanson, a 29-year-old professional rider who grew up on a farm at Fern Hill, went to Tylden Primary School…
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Malmsbury Station blaze
The historic Malmsbury Railway Station was extensively damaged by fire last Wednesday evening, shutting down peak hour V/Line services on the Bendigo Line for several hours. The blaze erupted about 5.30pm in the original station and station master’s residence, quickly spreading into the roof of the 1862 bluestone building. Eight CFA brigades were supported by…
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Storm wreaks havoc
Storms that wreaked havoc on Christmas Eve have caused extensive damage to Kyneton Bowling Club, shutting the venue during one of its busiest times of year.
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Romsey pub opens
Romsey’s much-anticipated pub has opened: The 1860 celebrated its launch on Main Street at the weekend.
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Telstra upgrading Malmsbury mobile network
Telstra will be upgrading its mobile base station in Malmsbury by adding additional infrastructure to bring better 4G services and new 5G coverage to the community, but the works will require a series of temporary outages or reduction in mobile coverage. These improvements will temporarily impact Telstra mobile coverage from Monday November 27 to Thursday…
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Screening and discussion
As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, which starts later this month, there will be a screening in Kyneton of a short film about local football club, the Mount Alexander Falcons. The film, which documents the club’s origins and its fight for inclusion, will be followed by a panel discussion…
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Motor home destroyed in fire
A motor home was destroyed in a shed fire at Malmsbury yesterday afternoon. CFA brigades from Malmsbury, Taradale, Elphinstone and Kyneton responded to the scene just before 4.30pm, as the blaze engulfed the shed’s contents including the motor home. Large amounts of smoke could be seen across the local area, prompting additional support to be…
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Rising pop star’s new release
Rising pop star and artist Amalie is releasing her highly anticipated single, So Please. This addictive pop anthem is set to release on Friday October 13. The release of So Please follows the success of her latest single, Good Luck Black Cat. The 18-year-old Macedon artist began her musical journey full-time at the age of…
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Billy Cart Challenge returns Sunday
One of Castlemaine’s longest running fun-for-all-ages events – The Castlemaine Billy Cart Challenge – is set to return this Sunday October 1. The challenge will see a change of location in 2023. The new track in Bowden Street runs parallel to the Old Castlemaine Gaol, now home to the Bromley Collection Museum, and enjoys sweeping…
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Circus Mania hits!
The big top is up and Circus Mania is set to hit Castlemaine’s Western Reserve today when the circus-themed festival returns for its second year. This year’s festival will run over five big days from September 27 to October 1 and kicks off tonight with outrageous adults-only (15+) circus cabaret show ‘Whisky & Lace’ set…
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Road closure bid
St Mary’s School community is urging Macedon Ranges Shire Council to support a road closure for future growth and student safety at their Lancefield campus. Raglan Street has had boom gates closing the road to vehicles during school hours for the past 35 years. Making that road closure permanent is expected to help the school…
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B2B odometer hits 10 years
Russell Purchase has just celebrated his 20th season and 10 years of popular Channel 31 series Bumper2Bumper. The Lancefield car enthusiast, known to fans as Rusty, began the series as a passion project and now at least 10,000 people tune in to the series on a Thursday night. It evolved after talking to colleagues with…