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Earthquake ‘so big and so violent’
‘Harrowing’ doesn’t begin to describe the destruction left by Papua New Guinea’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake that shook the Southern Highlands, killing more than 100 people and injuring thousands more. Three weeks on from the tragedy, Dr Tana Kiak returned home to Kyneton for the birth of his second child to partner Katy Condliffe, but the…
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Cats by just one point!
The 2018 Riddell League football season kicked off on Saturday with a frenetic, pulsating encounter as reigning premier Macedon survived a desperate late charge by Riddell to win by a solitary point. The see-saw match before a massive opening round crowd at Riddell certainly lived up to expectations, with both sides showing they have the…
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New prison centre
A new medical unit and programs centre is now operating at Loddon Prison providing better services to encourage better outcomes for the increased capacity at the prison. The $9.2 million Loddon Medical Unit and Programs Space, the Yaluk Centre, includes new consultation and treatment rooms, a pharmacy, increased space for rehabilitation programs and six new…
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Tale of an unsung hero
As Anzac Day nears, historian Ian Braybrook has been busy striving to ensure one of Castlemaine’s unsung war heroes does not become lost to the fogs of time. The keen local researcher said it was by chance that he learnt about the incredible wartime contributions of Castlemaine’s William Robert Wadsworth, also known as Bill. Bill…
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Topical art makes Blake Prize finals
Kyneton artist Daniel Butterworth has been named among the 80 finalists for the 65th Blake Prize – one of Australia’s longest standing and most prestigious prizes. His piece, titled Yes, features the artist kissing himself as his response to the recent marriage equality vote. “I found the voting process incredibly frustrating and how backward it…
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Joel gets a taste of political life
What better way to further aspirations of a political career than to spend a few days in Canberra at the National Schools Constitutional Convention? Joel Blanch, a year 12 Sacred Heart College student with ambitious plans for the future, was one of just 12 Victorian students who were selected to attend this year’s convention. But…
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Art treasure hunt
With a passion for the arts and their local community a group of professional artists and curators living in Kyneton have come together to form the arts collective Kyneton Contemporary Inc. The collective is keen to share knowledge and expertise to bring excellent art and ideas to the region to facilitate opportunities for artists and…
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Bringing the quartets to life
Regarded by many critics as the great last work of acclaimed 20th century poet T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets is about to be brought to life in Castlemaine in a very literal sense this Sunday. Four Quartets is a set of four poems which Eliot published over a six-year period and this Sunday the work will…
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Callum a real champion
For the last three Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeals, young Callum Judd has been watching progress from his hospital bed. This year the brave seven-year-old joined his family to actually be involved in the collection with the volunteers from the Woodend CFA. Callum suffers from neuroblastoma, which is the most common solid tumour of…
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Local efforts impress
Young people today can come under a lot of criticism, but the youth of the region made an invaluable and fantastic contribution to this year’s record-breaking Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal collection. More than $18M was raised this year across the state, with local contributions impressive across the region. In the Kyneton district more…
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Barrier placement questioned
The placement of wire rope safety barriers along the Calder Freeway has once again been questioned following a spectacular crash at Taradale on Saturday afternoon. A driver and passenger – two men from Bendigo – miraculously escaped injury when their twin-cab ute and trailer glanced the centre wire rope barriers before bouncing sideways across the…
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Unique partnership – Students launch youth mental health initiative
Chain Reaction – Your Choices Matter is the theme chosen for the award-winning Live4Life program in the Macedon Ranges for the next 12 months. The unique youth mental health promotion strategy, a partnership between the shire council, local secondary schools and key community agencies, has been operating locally since 2010. In that time more than…