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Strike teams ready for action
Strike teams from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service have been deployed to Victoria to assist the CFA amid today’s extreme fire danger. The teams have been strategically placed across the state including at the Emergency Management Institute at Mount Macedon. A large air tanker and Black Hawk helicopter from NSW have also been…
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On tour with Jimmy Barnes
Macedon Ranges singer/songwriter Taylor Sheridan will support Aussie legend Jimmy Barnes in his upcoming national tour, culminating in a performance at the Sydney Opera House. The Hell Of A Time Tour: Stories and Songs Celebrating 30 Years of Flesh and Wood kicks off in Perth on June 12 and winds up in Sydney on August…
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Help keep VGR on track
The Victorian Goldfields Railway has launched a fundraising appeal to assist with an upgrade of the tourist line between Muckleford and Maldon. VGR president Rob Lee said the track was now 25 years old and in critical need of rejuvenation to ensure the popular railway could continue to run a premium service. “Unfortunately, recent rainfall…
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Gardens identity crisis
Hundreds of trees and plants in Macedon Ranges botanical gardens have gone unidentified for users for years. Friends of Kyneton Botanic Gardens hopes to change that with a Gravotech laser engraving machine to create purpose-fit plaques. The group made a submission for $13,590 funding for the project in the Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s 2024-25 budget.…
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Ash Wednesday memories captured
Macedon Ranges stories from the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires have been captured in a book. Memories of Ash Wednesday documents personal accounts from Bullengarook, Gisborne, Macedon and Mount Macedon residents who lived through the February 16 disaster. Gisborne resident Bryan Power compiled and edited the stories for the project that grew from a commemorative article…
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Sports precinct works on hold
Work on the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct at New Gisborne has been brought to a halt after the construction company entered voluntary administration on March 31. Macedon Ranges Shire Council confirmed the work had paused as a result of the Lloyd Group’s status. Council CEO Bernie O’Sullivan said the administrators had written to council…
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Mechanical marvel
Lisa Dennis The Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club is celebrating Australia’s mechanical past at the club’s 26th annual Vintage Engine Rally this coming weekend. This year’s featured engine is the ‘Villiers’ and the featured tractor is the Australian-made ‘Chamberlain’. MAVEC secretary Graham Mason said exhibitors were coming from across the state and beyond and the…
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Harvest to begin for Macedon Ranges wine region
After a long and challenging year, the winemakers of the Macedon Ranges are finally seeing the approach of vintage 2023, just around the corner. It has been a very wet year for most wine regions but with any luck Macedon producers might get their way with another good year – assuming that the weather holds…
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GDCA flood appeal a huge success
Gisborne District Cricket Association and the community has rallied behind one of its own to raise more than $20,000 in a big bash fundraiser event. In October, the Malmsbury Cricket Club was devastated by floods which caused major damage to the clubrooms and resulted in equipment and content losses of more than $30,000. The MCC…
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2023 festival line-up revealed!
A huge crowd packed The Goods Shed on Saturday morning for the launch of the impressive 2023 season line up for the Castlemaine State Festival’s highly anticipated 24th biennial event. The diverse curation of the very best local and international arts talent and events will bring focus to Castlemaine, spotlighting the arts culture of the…
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Prison healthcare shake-up
Following a massive shakeup to the state’s prison healthcare system Dhelkaya Health in Castlemaine will become the lead healthcare provider for prisoners at Tarrengower Prison from July 1. Private healthcare provider GEO Group Australia will be replacing Correct Care Australasia in the state’s male prisons, including the two in Castlemaine, and maximum security Dame Phyllis…
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Mount Macedon Memorial Cross plans questioned
Significant native vegetation is earmarked for removal in a proposal to restore views to Melbourne from Mount Macedon Memorial Cross. Built in the 1930s, the cross is considered one of the most significant war memorials in Victoria but decades of growth have altered its original view lines. Parks Victoria’s viewscape project seeks to clear up…