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Buy, eat and play!
Buy, eat and play at the Great Trentham Spudfest on Saturday! The spuds for sale have often been harvested only days before the event – you’ll notice the difference – really fresh spuds taste extraordinary! There’s also plenty of delicious food to sample on the day. This year’s ‘food-to-go’ vendors include: Catkin Cove Chestnuts: Roast…
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Artist fundraises to support Ukraine
Liz Zylinski, like the rest of us, was dismayed and disturbed as she watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February. While her friends drove 2000 kilometres to rescue a mutual friend who had managed to escape the chaos, the local artist felt ‘isolated’ in our safety at the bottom of the world, helpless to…
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Protection nod too late
An independent planning panel has found heritage protection was “appropriate and justified” for Bunjil Creek bridge, which was dismantled for Gisborne roadworks in March. Regional Roads Victoria reneged on an in-principle agreement with Macedon Ranges Council to protect heritage features to progress intersection works on Melbourne/Kilmore Road. The bridge was removed before permanent heritage protection…
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Vet clinic goal gets big boost
Eve Lamb Efforts to establish a low-cost veterinary clinic at Campbells Creek received a big boost on Friday, with the announcement of a $200,000 grant from the state government to kick-start the vision. A determined team of locals have joined forces to see the concept for the new Regional Community Vet Clinic become reality. Their…
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Woodend traffic fix closer
Woodend’s notorious Urquhart/High Street intersection was the prime concern for respondents to a transport study for the town. The intersection near Coles supermarket made up 37 per cent of the 67 submissions to the Woodend Integrated Transport Study survey. Users of the intersection contend with main street congestion, a confusing layout with several turning points…
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Clay coin currency to circulate
Eve Lamb First there was bitcoin and non-fungible tokens …. But after a while they became sooooo yesteryear and then there was … the silver wattle … a brand new currency about to be released into the Castlemaine economy as part of an innovative arts and economic project. Somewhat at the opposite end of the…
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Live4Life heads interstate
Youth Live4Life is expanding its award-winning youth mental health and suicide prevention program interstate, thanks to an $871,163 federal government grant announced last week. Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, visited Woodend last Wednesday to announce the grant recipients from the National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program. “We are thrilled to have secured funding…
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Dance ya socks off
Eve Lamb Expect some quality sound when Castlemaine Sound hosts its Pride edition dance party at Castlemaine’s Village square this evening. That’s a main message from organiser Casey Rice who knows a thing or two about dispensing dance grooves with satisfying bass. “We’re going to be bringing our own sound system so there will be…
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Lions to stay, but need your support
Kyneton Lions Club will continue to operate despite fears last month it may shut down due to low membership. Members voted to continue the club’s fundraising efforts and activities with hopes to attract new members over the next year. “We will persevere,” club treasurer Dennis Bertoncini said. “We had the zone chairman attend our April…
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D’Arcy a leader
D’Arcy Egberts has an in-depth knowledge of Australian war history beyond her years. Her dedication and leadership skills earned her a place in the Shrine of Remembrance Young Ambassador Leadership Program. The year 10 Sacred Heart College student was among those assisting at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance ANZAC services on Monday. For the first time,…
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Moo-ving arrival
Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary is celebrating the birth of a calf named Little Flower with a unique story. Sanctuary founder and director Pam Ahern said Little Flower’s mum Petal was recently surrendered into their care with two other former milking cows. “Their humans loved them deeply and wished for them to be spared the dire…
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Host of COVID restrictions scrapped
Close contact quarantine, proof of vaccination and mask mandates for most settings have been scrapped with a raft of other pandemic orders. Minister for Health Martin Foley changed restrictions on Friday following a near 70 per cent uptake of the third COVID vaccination. “As the peak of the Omicron wave begins to subside… Victoria will…