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Council denies permit
Jade Jungwirth Mount Alexander Shire councillors aired mixed views on the refusal of a double-storey development and two-lot subdivision opposite picturesque bushland at Castlemaine. The Parker Street application attracted 11 objections from across nine properties as well as council officer recommendation for refusal. Council officer reservation was largely due to the design, appearance and layout…
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Stories that need to be told
True stories from the LGBTQIA+ community in central Victoria are told in a play to premiere at the Castlemaine Goods Shed on November 25-26. Thrive: Queer voices, out loud, is the creation of Castlemaine-based company Black Apple Theatre. “We’ve been working on Thrive for two years now,” said director Cheyney Caddy, “It’s been such a…
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An evening with Myf Warhurst
TV and radio personality Myf Warhurst recently visited Castlemaine’s Phee Broadway Theatre to launch her first book, Time of My Life. Originally scheduled as part of the Gold Sounds music conference and postponed due to inclement weather, the launch attracted 140 Myf fans to hear her talk with Gold Sounds director Fionna Allan about her…
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Upcycling award launched
The Good Op Shop’s new community award, ‘The Better Shape Up Upcycling Award’, is encouraging people to make new things out of items that were destined for landfill. A panel of three judges recently decided the winner of the inaugural award’s three different award categories, but the People’s Choice vote is still open to the…
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Record turnout to Kyneton Show
Crowds flocked to the weekend’s Kyneton Show, smashing attendance records. More than 8000 people attended over the two days, with numbers up more than a third on the last show three years ago. “It was the combination of the fact that the show is loved so much and people had been looking forward to it…
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Lyons pride
Lyons Will Estate has won a top accolade at this year’s Victorian Wine Show where it was named ‘Best Small Producer’. The little Lancefield winery also won ‘Best Riesling Award’ at the show. Proprietors and winemakers, Ollie Rapson and Renata Morello, are thrilled to have received such coveted accolades and are excited to have been…
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Road danger ‘ignored’
Angela Crawford A new housing development in Harts Lane, Kyneton, has the potential to result in a serious road accident, nearby residents fear. A nine-lot subdivision approved by Macedon Ranges Shire Council proposes an access road positioned downhill from a steep rise on Harts Lane, where the current speed limit is 100km/h. The residents say…
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Local writer wins the Furphy
Local writer Cate Kennedy is the winner of this year’s Furphy Literary Award with her short story Art and Life, an insightful look at a young classical violinist whose busking career takes an instructive turn. “Art and Life, is quite humorous on the surface, but it’s really an allegory,” Kennedy said. “The boy has no…
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Woman killed by fallen tree
A 75-year-old Rochford woman was killed and a passenger injured when a 30-metre-tall gum tree fell onto their car in Newham. The couple was travelling on South Rock Road last Thursday afternoon when the tree fell. The male passenger was able to climb from the car and was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a…
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Motorcyclist injured in high-speed crash
A motorcyclist riding a stolen bike was hospitalised with serious injuries after he crashed into a pole at a level crossing in Woodend yesterday. The disqualified male rider, a 30-year-old male from Pyalong, was riding east on Tylden-Woodend Road about 2pm when he lost control of the motorcycle and struck a level crossing warning light…
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Historic Highbank Hill Farm for sale
The Kyneton home of television personality Tonia Todman is up for sale. Magnificently set within beautifully landscaped garden surroundings on 10 acres, this elegantly reimagined Edwardian estate encapsulates all the character and quality synonymous with the era, with sought-after modern ease. Old and new shows through the original 1910 part of the home, with soaring…
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Derelict hotel sells at Gisborne
The heritage-listed yet derelict Macedon House at Gisborne sold earlier this month after being passed in at auction. The auction attracted considerable interest with about 80 people gathered to see the sale of the former Macedon Hotel on a substantial 20,950-square-metre block. Listed on the market with price expectations of about $2 million, the property…