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Help shape Malmsbury's gardens
Macedon Ranges residents can help shape the future planning of the heritage-listed Malmsbury Botanic Gardens. Macedon Ranges Shire Council has released the gardens’ draft master plan, which opened for community feedback last week. Council’s director of assets and operations Shane Walden said the plan would provide strategic direction for the future of the site and…
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Celebrating IWD in a new way
In keeping with the purpose of International Women’s Day, which is a global day created to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, Castlemaine’s Cate Mercer has invited local female musicians, singers and songwriters to come together to share words and song. “In the past few years, Kavisha Mazzella organised a coffee…
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MAN RESUSCITATED AFTER COLLAPSE AT GISBORNE
An elderly man collapsed outside the Gisborne SES headquarters in Robertson Street about 1.50pm this afternoon. A bystander raised the alarm with the fire brigade next door who rushed to the scene to find the man unconscious and not breathing. Bystanders were attempting CPR before police and firefighters took over with a defibrillator. Gisborne Fire…
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Woodend plaza plan
A proposed Woodend Community Centre redevelopment plan aims to build a creative destination and revitalise the heart of the town. The project’s draft masterplan opened for public comment last week and incorporates community feedback to explore options for a modern, multipurpose community service precinct. Part of the proposal includes transforming the site from an underused…
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Banter and goodwill – Volunteers keep op shop tradition thriving in Woodend
A special camaraderie exists between the volunteers who manage Woodend’s Uniting Church Op Shop. This cheerful group shares a love of giving back to the community, plenty of cheeky banter and a healthy sense of humour – a necessity when the clothing off your own back gets accidentally sold out from under you! “You can’t…
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WE'VE BEEN BLOCKED
Facebook last Thursday made good on its threat to block news content in Australia in response to the federal government’s proposed new media bargaining law. Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said the decision by Facebook removed “authoritative” news sources from its platform at a time when the credibility of information on it was being questioned. “It…
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WE’VE BEEN BLOCKED
Facebook last Thursday made good on its threat to block news content in Australia in response to the federal government’s proposed new media bargaining law. Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said the decision by Facebook removed “authoritative” news sources from its platform at a time when the credibility of information on it was being questioned. “It…
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Retirement village on hold
Plans for the development of an affordable retirement village for Castlemaine are on hold after the potential developer of the project pulled out for reasons connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. The disappointed working group behind the project said that much groundwork, discussion and planning had gone into the lifestyle village concept since a parcel of…
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Lethal dog attack kills 12 sheep
A lethal dog attack at a Glenluce property has left 12 sheep dead and 17 others injured, sparking calls for people to keep their dogs secured. Horrified neighbours rushed to the aid of local farmer Lance McDonald after a woman walking her own pet dog raised the alarm as the attack was taking place on…
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Women of Steel to raise vital funds
Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal is teaming up with its partners at the Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival to hold a special fundraising screening of Women of Steel. Theatre Royal operator Felicity Cripps said they were opening the venue especially for International Women’s Day on March 8 to hold the screening, which aims to raise funds for the…
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Carla, Chloe set for BPL
In the just released Bowls Australia rankings for women the two top players in the nation are Carla Krizanic and Chloe Stewart, who grew up in Castlemaine and Kyneton respectively. And this week they are playing in elite company at the exciting Bowls Premier League 12 event spread over four days at Moama. Both are…
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Locked in love
A wedding on the brink of disaster was rescued when Macedon Ranges locals rallied to bring forward the date to beat the state’s snap lockdown. Planned to marry at Macedon’s Lawson Lodge Country Estate on February 13, Laura Tillotson and Adrian Seccombe could not bare to postpone for a second time. The Hawthorn couple had…