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Dan visits CAM
Lisa Dennis Premier Daniel Andrews stopped over in Castlemaine on Friday to enjoy a tour of the Castlemaine Art Museum with Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards. The visit follows the state government’s commitment of $6 million in May towards upgrades at the gallery and a master plan for redevelopment. The funds will enable CAM to…
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Damaging winds overnight
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning for damaging winds developing about elevated terrain from this evening. A strong cold front will enter the west of the state late on Tuesday, bringing a vigorous north to northwesterly flow. Showers and thunderstorms are likely along the front, as well as in northwesterly winds in its…
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Cars damaged on Calder
More than 20 cars were damaged when travelling along the Calder Freeway in Macedon last Wednesday morning. It is believed scaffolding fell from a truck on the freeway, Melbourne-bound near Black Forest Drive just after 7am. A number of drivers pulled over to the side of the freeway with punctures and damage to their vehicles.…
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ShareRide wheels in
Romsey and Lancefield residents have access to a new Community ShareRide initiative to aid their travel. An extension of Community Driven, ShareRide will provide a service to help connect residents to services and activities in the region. The joint Lancefield and Romsey Neighbourhood House venture launched at last week’s Lancefield Community Lunch with a three-year…
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Local duo on MKR
Eve Lamb It’s not the best-kept secret around town that Castlemaine father and daughter, Peter and Alice Bottomley, are soon to appear as contestants on the new TV season of My Kitchen Rules. The two are no strangers to keeping their cool when the temperature soars in the kitchen as the family owns and operates…
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Workshops to support creative practice
Castlemaine State Festival and Good Shed Arts have announced a new series of six two-day workshops providing essential inspiration, skills and support for artists of all descriptions who are forming or rethinking their professional practice. The series of workshops begins on Thursday August 4 with a session dedicated to developing your values and vision to…
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A tale of two friends
The beautiful friendship of Castlemaine youngsters, Jarrah Podesta and Mathilde Cross, has inspired a new children’s book by award-winning author, Pip Harry. Pip said the first spark for August & Jones came to her in 2019 after reading about 11-year-olds Mathilde and Jarrah in the Sydney Morning Herald ‘Two of Us’ column. Jarrah had lost…
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Swap, share, take or donate
Community food share will offer residents more affordable food options following its launch in Lancefield and Romsey this month. The food share is open to all community members and works on a ‘swap, share, take or donate basis’ with the adage ‘take what you need, give what you can’. A range of fresh and non-perishable…
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National conference coming to Castlemaine
In recent years, main streets and town centres have faced many challenges to their survival. First, shopping centres, then online, and finally, COVID. Now they’re faced with worker shortages and price increases. However, in comparison to metro main streets, regional precincts have done it even tougher with a smaller population to call on for support…
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Salvage project finds hidden photo gem
Eve Lamb Salvage yard operator Karl Haass of Glenluce has been in the business of dismantling old houses for 40 years. But Karl does not use a wrecking ball. Instead he painstakingly dismantles yesteryear abodes and salvages the resulting beautiful, precious and often rare materials and fixtures, ensuring they do not go to waste but…
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Kyneton’s place in Opera House gala
Angela Crawford Kyneton violin maker Paul Davies has used salvaged wood from the Sydney Opera House to craft 50 sets of clapsticks for a gala concert at the iconic Australian landmark. Commissioned to make the instruments by Indigenous composer and performer, William Barton, Davies created the clapsticks to be played by children at the Opera…
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Licence amendment to EPA
Coliban Water has formally submitted an application to the Environment Protection Authority to amend its licence to operate the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant. The amendment, now available for public feedback, seeks a reduction in the dilution ratio required for releases of excess wastewater from the plant to the Campaspe River. The water authority was last…