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Romsey Coles a step closer
Romsey Coles is a step closer as the supermarket giant lodged an application with Macedon Ranges Shire Council this month. The proposal includes a Coles supermarket, Liquorland, speciality retail (tenant unknown) and 195 onsite parking spaces at 51-53 Main Street. “Subject to approvals, a new Coles supermarket at in Romsey would create hundreds of local…
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Swim school seeks move
Gisborne South-based Splash Buddies Swim School could be forced to shut down if its bid to relocate is rejected. Owner Rynelle Mills told Macedon Ranges Shire councillors last week that the school could no longer operate from its current site. “At our current Gisborne South location we have no ability to heat our pool year-round…
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Rationale build complete
Prestige skincare brand Rationale has completed its multi-million dollar facility in Kyneton. The relocation has enabled the company to create around 50 new jobs in Kyneton and for 50 existing staff to move to the region, which has supported the brand to grow across local and international markets. New jobs have been created across areas…
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Artists deliver new course
Eve Lamb Established Castlemaine artists Zoe Amor and Helen Kelly know what it’s like to turn a personal passion into a professional practice. Unfortunately, for many talented artists, it’s not always something that comes about easily – or ever. But now the two accomplished practitioners are teaming together to deliver a new course aimed at…
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Hoons to face court
Two men have been charged after police responded to a hoon driving incident in Woodend on July 15. Police received reports of two utilities doing burnouts in High Street about 11.45pm. Police discovered tyre marks on the road and located two vehicles matching the description nearby. The driver of one of the vehicles, a 19-year-old…
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Bid to host Games
Eve Lamb It may not yet be approved as a Commonwealth Games inclusion. But if mountain biking does get the official nod then Harcourt’s La Larr Ba Gauwa Mountain Bike Park should be the place to host it. This is the case being strongly – and jointly – put by both the City of Greater…
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Snap rally to stop logging
More than 50 people attended a snap rally in Gisborne on Friday to voice their concerns about VicForests’ salvage logging in the Wombat State Forest. Members of landcare and friends groups, Wombat Forestcare members and the Sybil Disobedients (Extinction Rebellion Ballarat) rallied to demand that the Victorian Government cease the logging and legislate the promised…
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Our organics are not ‘waste’
Transitioning to a localised economy is both pressing and exciting. As we learn of recycling industries in crisis, rising fuel prices and unaffordable lettuce, the YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) members scratch their collective heads, especially when it comes to removing food organics from landfill and increasing local food growing capacity. YIMBY composters are…
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One more chorus
Eve Lamb If you love singing … then the community choir that’s about to be piloted in Castlemaine – starting tomorrow evening – may be for you. The One More Chorus community choir is the brainchild of talented sister singers, Elsie and Maggie Rigby, who are well known to many as Melbourne folk icons, The…
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Chicks in Sticks co-founder named award finalist
Eve Lamb A love of the land and of landcare has seen former Castlemaine Secondary College student Tess Grieves named among the finalists for this year’s national Steadfast Young Landcare Leadership Award. Helping to organise the annual Chicks in the Sticks rural women’s event, which she co-founded 10 years ago, is just one of the…
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Litter disgusts Rod
Eve LambCastlemaine’s Rod Hadfield is not impressed with what’s been appearing in his patch lately. The well-known local hot rod collector and enthusiast says he’s disgusted by the amount of litter he’s noticed discarded along the Pyrenees Highway at Chewton – a main entry to Castlemaine – over recent weeks. “Where is the pride in…
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Dedicated to dance
James McDonell is a name to watch. The Riddells Creek dancer has joined The Australian Ballet Company’s Regional Tour in his graduating year at The Australian Ballet School. The 19-year-old has been perfecting his technique for the stage following two years of pandemic lockdowns and uncertainty. He is excited to finally share his passion and…