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Pharmacists join the vaccine rollout
Castlemaine pharmacists expect to begin administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from this week. Late last week the town’s Thomas and Chong and the McKenzie Davey pharmacies each confirmed they had received stocks of the AstraZenaeca vaccine.And both anticipate their trained staff will be administering jabs in arms by the end of this week. “The main…
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Kyneton development to VCAT
A contentious Kyneton development with McDonalds, Bunnings and a 24-hour petrol station will be determined at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.The two-part commercial proposal for Edgecombe Street has attracted a combined 653 submissions airing concerns for traffic, safety, and impact to social, environment and local economy. Objector Kaye Coulter said the development had the…
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Maldon exploration returns
A gold explorer is taking a fresh look at the potential of the once-famed Maldon goldfields. Kaiser Reef Limited recently launched a new gold exploration program after acquiring 100 per cent of Centennial Mining Ltd and its assets.Those assets including the A1 gold mine, Maldon Goldfield, the Union Hill Mine (care and maintenance), Nuggety Mine…
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Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal to screen MIFF premieres
Regional venues are stepping up to act as the new home of the Melbourne International Film Festival. Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal is among regional theatres that will now premiere films for the festival, while the greater metropolitan area remains under lockdown and unable to hold in-cinema screenings. The Royal will host a selection of additional films…
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Nation’s best at Newham
Newham Primary School has bee named the winner of the 2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Team Award at the National Landcare Awards Gala on August 5. With 106 students, the small rural school that sits in the shadow of Hanging Rock has achieved great results with its environmental and sustainability programs. Newham students have planted indigenous…
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Nominate now for the Mount Alexander Business Awards
The Mount Alexander Business Awards are on again and it’s time to nominate your favourite business.The awards are proudly run by Mount Alexander Shire Council, in partnership with gold sponsor Don Smallgoods and media partner Castlemaine Mail / Midland Express. Council’s manager of economy and culture, David Leathem, said local businesses were the backbone of our community.“Your vote…
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Yes in my backyard
A trial neighbourhood solution to reducing organics in landfill will be expanded thanks to a $60,000 grant from the Victorian Government’s Recycling Communities Fund.The YIMBY (Yes in My Backyard) model, run by The Hub Foundation in Castlemaine, aims to connect people through small hubs, nurtured by a small team of community composters. The community composters…
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Passion pays off for mumpreneurs
Seven Macedon Ranges businesswomen have been named finalists in the 2021 AusMumpreneur Awards.The Women’s Business School awards celebrate Australian mums in business achieving outstanding success. Two of those are Gisborne’s Carmen Hofman, an Emerging Entrepreneur title hopeful, and Katrina Buttigieg, who is vying for Creative Entrepreneur and Author/Writer. Katrina is a writer and proud mum…
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Miller’s Max shortlisted
Delighted and surprised is the way Castlemaine writer Alex Miller has described seeing his debut work of non-fiction shortlisted for the National Biography Awards. Late last week Miller, already much celebrated and awarded for his fictional works, learnt that his first published non-fiction book, Max, had been shortlisted for the prestigious awards, which, with a prize pool…
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Fires inspire Woodend musician’s debut song
Hannah Cooper is using her music to start important conversations.Her beautiful but haunting debut, The Fire Song, comes with a message about summer fire danger and climate change. Hannah penned the song in January last year following the horrendous Black Summer bushfires.Its release in February this year served as a reminder that many Australians were still…
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