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Lucky escape for driver in fiery Harcourt crash
A driver was lucky to escape serious injury in a single-vehicle accident on Ford Road at Harcourt North on Sunday afternoon. Castlemaine Police Sergeant Steve Bax said the vehicle collided with a tree around 3pm and fortunately the woman was able to free herself from the car before it burst into flames. Multiple passers-by stopped…
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Car flips in Kyneton crash, driver flees scene
A driver fled the scene of a spectacular crash on Edgecombe Street in Kyneton this afternoon. The 37-year-old Kyneton woman was driving a Holden Astra north near Orr Street about 1.50pm when she collided with a parked Mitsubishi Lancer and spun, flipping her car onto its roof. The 37-year-old sustained cuts and bruises and a…
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‘Rock’ races now at Kyneton
‘It’s official! The annual Australia Day race meeting usually held at Hanging Rock has been switched to Kyneton. This means there will be two race meetings in five days at the Kyneton course – the 2021 Hanging Rock Cup meeting on Tuesday, January 26 (Australia Day), and the annual Woodend Cup meeting on Saturday, January…
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Artists in orbit around CAM
A new exhibition at Castlemaine Art Museum celebrates central Victorian artists in the orbit that surrounds the gallery. The first artist to feature in Orbit, which was launched on Boxing Day in the Benefactors Gallery, is Bendigo artist and visual arts lecturer Kylie Banyard. Banyard’s artistic practice is grounded in painting and intersects with photography,…
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Thieves exploit honesty system
Two local children have been left devastated after someone stole plants from their roadside stall at Harcourt North just before Christmas. Harper and Quinn Vance set up their little stall to catch traffic on the way to Mount Alexander during the COVID lockdown and were selling produce such as lemons, olives and plants to make…
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Cheeky thief caught yolk-nosed
A cheeky brush-tailed phascogale has been caught yolk-nosed at the centre of a hen house theft in Lauriston. Property owner Albert Golden said he was amazed to discover the ‘vulnerable’ listed creature, known for its distinctive bushy tail, making a feast of his hen’s eggs one night. Albert had set out to find the culprit…
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Where’s the hazard?
A 60km/h ‘road hazard’ speed limit along a long, straight section of road in Woodend with no apparent hazards in sight is confusing some local road users. One driver who witnessed an unmarked police car pull a driver over along the straight on Woodend-Romsey Road, which is located near Braemar College’s Woodend campus, contacted the…
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A serendipitous reunion
An iconic Australian bus was reunited with its original owners after it was advertised for sale on a Facebook marketplace site last month. Kyneton resident Raina Kilner placed the ad for the vintage Ansair bus when she decided she was never going to get around to restoring it. She purchased it on a whim three…
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A day to remember for jockey duo
It was a joyous occasion for 19-year-old apprentice Kiran Quilty and her father Cameron when they finally rode in the same race together for the first time at Kyneton on New Year’s Day. But behind the thrill of Kiran winning the 1850m TAC Be Races Ready BM52 Handicap with a fast-finishing dash alongside the inside…
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Kyneton servo plan revealed
Plans for a McDonalds restaurant and multifaceted 24-hour service station for Kyneton’s northern gateway have been revealed. A stand-alone McDonalds restaurant and drive-through is proposed for the Pipers Creek Road and Edgecombe Road corner along with a 26-space car park and associated signage. A service station with a convenience store, trucker’s lounge and second –…
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‘Won on raw ability’
Having his second start, local galloper Snappy Magnus won by three lengths at Kyneton’s New Year’s Day meeting. Jockey Dylan Dunn told connections: “He won on raw ability”. Owner-trainer Danielle Chapman has been around racehorses for too long to get carried away with a win in a Maiden over 1100m, but the signs are encouraging…
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Paddock talks continue
Macedon Ranges Shire Council will continue negotiations with the state government to sell Hanging Rock’s East Paddock despite one councillor’s push to abandon the prospect. Cr Geoff Neil last week questioned the council’s need to sell the land associated with the “icon that’s very close to residents’ hearts”. “To be truthfully honest I haven’t come…