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Call to "bring gym into current century"
Kyneton residents are pushing for upgrades to the town’s council-run aquatic centre gym to improve the layout and reduce wait times for machines. Gym member Matthew King said the outdated equipment was uninspiring and fellow users supported his appeal for the gym to be “brought into the current century”. “I am so uninspired and unmotivated…
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Call to “bring gym into current century”
Kyneton residents are pushing for upgrades to the town’s council-run aquatic centre gym to improve the layout and reduce wait times for machines. Gym member Matthew King said the outdated equipment was uninspiring and fellow users supported his appeal for the gym to be “brought into the current century”. “I am so uninspired and unmotivated…
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Roo cull climb hits hard
Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network is urging Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas to take the state’s increased kangaroo harvesting kill quota and extra roo meat off the table for Victorians. On Thursday, Ms Thomas announced the Victoria’s Kangaroo Harvesting Program quota in 2021 would increase by 37,780 kangaroos on last year to 95,680. Through this program the…
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Affordable housing model makes conversation starter
Putting home ownership in reach of those who may otherwise never afford it is front and centre at this Thursday evening’s public Community Conversation event in Castlemaine. The conversation is set for 6pm in The Tap Room at The Mill and will primarily focus on the internationally successful Land Trust model as a way to…
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Farm build rights gone?
Landowners in the Macedon Ranges will lose their existing rights to build a dwelling on 40ha or more in the Farm Zone under a state government proposal to protect farmland. It is one of the controversial elements in Planning for Melbourne’s Green Wedges and Agricultural Land Consultation Paper aimed to protect agricultural land within 100km…
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Lights, camera, action for Riddells Creek
Stephen Curry and Jackson Tozer have been cast in a black comedy short to be shot in Riddells Creek during March. Described as Weekend at Bernies meets Reservoir Dogs, Hatchback centres on Vince (Curry) as he attempts to clean up a dead body for the mob, but when he enlists the help of his dim-witted…
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OAMs for Castlemaine climate activist couple
Australia needs to step up to the plate on climate action, Castlemaine’s newly named OAM recipients Neil and Heather Barrett say. The two veteran campaigners for the environment and climate action have been individually named recipients of the Order of Australia medal. Each told the Midland Express they initially thought the prestigious Australia Day honour…
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Austin’s wish to walk
Castlemaine youngster Austin Vearing is just like any other cheeky four year old. He loves cars, is obsessed with trains, jumping in muddy puddles and visiting the local park with his little brother. But Austin has cerebral palsy; he was born premature at 30 weeks and because of this he acquired a brain injury. Austin’s…
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Stop the slaughter: Macedon Ranges residents call to stop duck hunting season
Pressure is mounting on the Victorian Government to halt this year’s duck hunting season. Macedon Ranges residents are joining a growing chorus of animal welfare campaigners calling on their local MP and new Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas to hear their pleas. Helen Round from the East Trentham Wildlife Shelter has been a duck rescuer…
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Seeds of kindness
The Express recently shared the story of two local youngsters who were left devastated after someone stole eight plants and the proceeds from their roadside stall at Harcourt North just before Christmas. The story about Harper and Quinn Vance, who had initially set up their little stall to catch traffic on the way to Mount…
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Wild Things to premiere
Castlemaine’s inspirational School Strike 4 Climate youth activists feature as part of a new film, Wild Things, set to make its Victorian premiere at Castlemaine’s own Theatre Royal on Thursday January 28. The premiere is a Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival pop-up event and will take place from 7.30pm, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Sally…
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Suspicious fires spark firebug fear
Two suspicious fires that ignited on the side of the Calder Freeway at Taradale in the past week have sparked fears a firebug may be active in the area. A large number of resources turned out to a fire called in about 12.45pm on Saturday with brigades from Taradale, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Chewton, Elphinstone, Harcourt and…