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Fun and fundraising at Foodworks
Staff at Gisborne’s Williamson’s Foodworks will hand over their day’s wages and all profits made at the store on April 2 to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. It’s been a store tradition for more than eight years and could see as much as $30,000 raised for RCH with a morning of family fun…
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Gas leaks may be linked
Multiple gas leaks within a block of each other in Castlemaine CBD in recent days are the subject of an investigation aimed at identifying the cause. CFA units from Castlemaine and Campbells Creek attended following reports of a gas leak shortly after 8am on Thursday morning at the old fire station building – now operating…
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Life at The Paddock – Guided site tours on Sunday
Sixteen months after moving into her new abode in Castlemaine’s agenda-setting eco village, The Paddock, Deb Shand is loving her new lifestyle. The retired library technician is an escapee from metro Melbourne and became the proud new owner of one of the first seven residences built at The Paddock after she met project co-founder Neil…
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Time to Re-Activate
This Saturday for one night only the streets of Castlemaine will come alive with seven hours of free entertainment as part of the 2021 Castlemaine Fringe Festival. There will truly be something for everyone with a Teddy Bears Picnic at Victory Park, projections on the exterior of the Market Building, a pop-up disco, a hula…
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Festival bursts into life
Award-winning South Sudanese singer-songwriter and activist Ajak Kwai delighted the Castlemaine State Festival opening night crowd with her funky afro-beats and extraordinary voice in a sold out show on the main stage at Castlemaine’s Western Reserve on Friday evening. The performance was also live-streamed and shared via a live radio cross by MainFM so those…
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Man enough to speak up?
Tradie and mental health advocate Jeremy Forbes is encouraging Macedon Ranges locals to share their thoughts on what it means to be a man in 2021. He has thrown his support behind new research project The Human Code that looks at men’s mental health specifically within the Macedon Ranges. Mr Forbes said Macedon Ranges had…
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Friends raise dough for local baker in need
A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $50,000 for a local family in crisis. Castlemaine resident and founder of Trentham’s famous RedBeard Historic Bakery John Reid was diagnosed with brain cancer in February, placing enormous stress on his wife Thaïs Sansom and their three sons. A friend’s initiative and community generosity has brought some welcome…
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Make it good for Theo
When Theo was born last year, Samantha Moore realised her family had joined other Ranges families that had a fight on their hands. Theo was born with bilateral renal cystic dysplasia and requires regular visits to The Royal Children’s Hospital from Woodend to manage his kidney condition in the lead up to his kidney transplant…
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Fire restrictions to end
The Fire Danger Period will end at 1am on March 22 in the Macedon Ranges and at 1am on March 29 in Mount Alexander Shire. CFA acting assistant chief fire officer Mick Hembrow said that with milder weather, cooler nights and a return of green to many paddocks, the timing was right to remove the…
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Autumn festival for Ranges
An inaugural Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival aims to put a spotlight on everything great about the Ranges to draw people back to the region. Macedon Ranges Council’s director of planning and environment Angela Hughes said the council had been looking for new and exciting ways to work with local businesses and support economic recovery as…
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New publishing co-op launches first book
Friends since their days at the Victorian College of the Arts, Martine Murray and Anna Read are now launching a not-for-profit publishing cooperative in Castlemaine. As the two local creatives launch Parachute Press during the Castlemaine Fringe Festival, they’ll also be celebrating the publication of their very first book hot off the press. The Wanting…
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Castlemaine Idyll returns
Castlemaine Idyll returns to Castlemaine’s Lot 19 this Saturday March 20 to once again give aspiring local stars their moment in the spotlight to shine. After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, Idyll is celebrating its 10th birthday and will serve up the musical treats to the theme ‘My Fantasy Life’. Spectators can…