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'Near-miss' Maldon crossing upgrade begins
Work to improve the safety of a notorious railway crossing at Maldon begins this week, following a concerning series of near misses. The level crossing where the Maldon-Bendigo Road crosses the Victorian Goldfields Railway tourist railway is to be rebuilt to significantly enhance the safety of the crossing, the scene of several recent close calls…
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Live and in the round
Tim Rogers, Kylie Auldist, Mick Thomas, Debra Byrne and a host of Victoria’s most cherished musicians join together and hit the road for the Keep The Circle Unbroken Tour this month. The series of concerts being presented across many of Victoria’s iconic regional towns featuring an incredible lineup performing songs inspired by one of the most influential…
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Banquet in the vines
This autumn, modern Thai restaurant Longrain heads north to central Victoria, bringing an exclusive Thai banquet to the picturesque winery and working farm, Sutton Grange. Longrain will offer weekend lunches at the Sutton Grange Winery, located a short drive from Castlemaine and Kyneton, each Saturday and Sunday from March 13 for a limited time only.…
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Frontline workers receive vaccine
This week marks an exciting and important chapter in the fight against COVID-19, with the first vaccinations administered to high-risk frontline staff at Central Highlands Rural Health’s Kyneton campus. During the initial rollout, 60 frontline staff received the Pfizer vaccine, one of two COVID-19 vaccines to receive Commonwealth regulatory approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration…
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Hospital reno soon
The Old Kyneton Hospital is a step closer to seeing new life pour through its doors as the first part of Embracia Victoria’s plan for the site got aired last week. The aged-care provider aims to use the site at 67 Simpson Street for co-located childcare and aged-care facilities, purchasing the property in November 2019.…
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Rock rescue – Man spends night in open after fall
A 79-year-old man spent a terrifying night exposed to the elements after falling at Hanging Rock last Tuesday. The Melbourne man had fallen about seven to eight metres about 2.30pm and was unable to call for help, sustaining serious upper and lower body injuries. Rangers noticed the man’s car later that day and searched for…
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Austin's big ride
Community members have rallied around the family of Castlemaine youngster Austin Vearing in a bid to make ‘Austin’s Wish to Walk’ a reality. Fundraising for the four-year-old’s life-changing SDR (selective dorsal rhizotomy) surgery is on track and the family has locked in his surgery in the US for June 3. Austin’s dad Julian Vearing is…
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Spirits high for Lyonville distillery
One of the region’s smallest and newest distilleries has won international praise. Hepburn Distillery’s Premium Organic Potato Vodka has won gold representing Australia in the World Vodka Awards. Owner Basil Eliades said the win was unexpected for the young Lyonville distillery and he was “thrilled to the back teeth”. “It’s a strange and exciting time,”…
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A fungus lover’s foray into foraging
Interest in foraging for wild food is on the rise, and magnificent mushrooms are very much on the menu. But if you’re gathering your own, you’ve got to get it right. From the right knowledge and equipment, to following a foragers’ Code of Practice. With fungi being incredibly diverse, delicious (and sometimes deadly) a new…
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Kyneton network upgrade boost for solar systems
Rooftop solar systems in the Kyneton district will operate better following an intensive program of works by electricity distributor Powercor over the next two months. Targeting areas with high levels of rooftop solar penetration, the Solar Hotspots Program will improve export capacity and reduce tripping of solar systems that can otherwise be caused by voltage…
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Gaze-grabber! Retro carriage now ready to roll
With it’s bold retro livery and carefully crafted timbers, VGR’s newly restored heritage refrigerator car is certain to turn heads as it gets rolling on the Castlemaine-Maldon tourist railway line for the first of many outings. Restoring the extremely rare early 1900s railway car has been a labour of love for the Victorian Goldfields Railways’…
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Aim to stamp out antisocial behaviour
A KidzFlip program for Romsey could help trigger change for the town that has faced ongoing antisocial youth behaviour. President of the Gisborne-based group Ged McLaughlin said the program had a proven track record for assisting young people to find meaningful connections within their communities. Mr McLaughlin raised the idea at a police-hosted community forum…