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A match made in toastie heaven
The Social Foundry in Kyneton can take credit for many community success stories and now the team can add to the list helping to match-make a couple and celebrate a COVID wedding! It all began when customer Rowan Theel came in to check out the cafe on the major Kyneton corner two years ago and…
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Concern over church plan for Castlemaine
A proposed church development that would become the largest place of assembly in Castlemaine is currently before Mount Alexander Shire Council. Residents have raised concerns about the application for 83 Blakeley Road, which would have the capacity to seat up to 870 people and an adjoining car park to accommodate 160 cars. The application outlines…
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Breaking down disability stigma
Breaking down the stigma faced by people with disabilities is a passion for disability champion Hayden Walsh. Hayden has cerebral palsy but it doesn’t prevent him from making a contribution in the workplace and giving back to his community. He is advocating for fairness in the workplace and increasing opportunity but says people with disabilities…
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Filming in Fisher Street
An instalment of Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries was appropriately being filmed in Fisher Street Gisborne last week. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church formed the backdrop for a scene in a second-season episode of the spinoff from the cult favourite Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. The series follows Miss Fisher’s niece and fellow sleuth Peregrine Fisher in…
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Celebrating our differences
Today is the International Day of People with Disability. Mount Alexander Shire Disability Action Group chair Lorraine Le Plastrier said one in five Australians lived with a disability and 90 per cent of those lived with an invisible disability. “The theme of this year’s International Day of People with Disability is ‘not all disabilities are…
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Taking a stand against gender-based violence
Three local primary schools are making a pledge to be proactive in the prevention of family violence and the promotion of respectful and positive relationships. To mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, and as part of the Lancefield Romsey Stand Together Campaign, teachers at Lancefield Primary, St Mary’s and Romsey Primary…
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Respect women: call it out
Macedon Ranges Family Violence Network held its International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women event at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute grasslands last week. The event included guest speakers, a flash-mob dance and a moving vigil acknowledging the 45 women and 11 children who have died this year in Australia as a result of family…
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EV tax slammed
With the first of the region’s new electric vehicle fast charge stations to roll out at Maryborough within days, advocates are slamming the state government’s proposed new tax slug on EV road users. “Electric vehicles currently make up only one per cent of vehicles on our roads so it’s far too early to disincentivise their…
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Busy, busy, busy at new Romsey Co-op
The new Romsey Community Co-Op was officially opened on Saturday. An initiative of the Romsey Neighbourhood House, the strategically placed co-op shop serves multiple purposes, and is run entirely by volunteers. The exciting project has already received considerable support, and months of work and planning culminated in Saturday’s opening. Neighbourhood house coordinator and co-op manager…
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Creative residencies
Four local creatives have been given residency at the Phee Broadway Theatre in Castlemaine as part of the 2020-21 At Home program. The Mount Alexander Shire Council program provides industry development opportunities for creatives through a three-week residency opportunity, artist fees and marketing and technical support. Alex Kelly and her Melbourne-based collaborator David Pledger will…
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Make an impact in Maldon
Ambulance Victoria is on the hunt for first responders to provide lifesaving care across the Maldon region. New team members are currently being sought to bolster Maldon’s Community Emergency Response Team team, which services Maldon, Nuggety, Welshmans Reef and surrounds. Maldon CERT trainer Kelli Jones said CERTs provided a vital service for rural communities. “Our…
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Brave young students sing
Twenty brave Kyneton Primary School students took a leap of faith to take part in a Victorian State School Spectacular performance of a very different kind this year. COVID meant that a live stage performance was not possible, so organisers scrambled to figure out an alternative to allow the talented kids to perform another way.…