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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…
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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…