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Local efforts impress
Young people today can come under a lot of criticism, but the youth of the region made an invaluable and fantastic contribution to this year’s record-breaking Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal collection. More than $18M was raised this year across the state, with local contributions impressive across the region. In the Kyneton district more…
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Unique partnership – Students launch youth mental health initiative
Chain Reaction – Your Choices Matter is the theme chosen for the award-winning Live4Life program in the Macedon Ranges for the next 12 months. The unique youth mental health promotion strategy, a partnership between the shire council, local secondary schools and key community agencies, has been operating locally since 2010. In that time more than…
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School rescue plan
A new plan to secure the old Kyneton Primary School site for future community use has this week been proposed by Windarring Disability Services. The community based organisation has already announced its plans to sell off its historic Hutton Street premises and now plans to make an offer to buy the school site from the…