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Riding out of lockdown
By Penny Gilbert CycleSafe Mount Alexander is excited to be rolling out a series of bike rides to help our community ride out of lockdown. With assistance from Healthy Heart of Victoria and Mount Alexander Shire Council we present a ride to suit everyone. In collaboration with our friends at Bike Bendigo, you’ll find a…
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Intricate illustrations
Imagine setting off from your home in Castlemaine to wander among forests and castles in France, carrying your camera, lenses and iPad (which doubles as a light-box). You would also need heaps of zip-lock bags for collecting feathers, leaves and insect wings. In 2019 that is what Lorena Carrington did. She was working on the…
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Fuel’s out for five months in Woodend
Woodend’s only petrol station is currently closed while undergoing renovations and is planned to reopen in early April 2021. A BP spokesperson said once complete, the Woodend site would reflect BP’s latest look and feel. “The site will be open 24 hours a day and will include BP’s signature Wild Bean café and a range…
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Hula is happening in Castlemaine and Maldon
If you thought you were too old to take up hula hooping – think again! A new series of hula hoop classes soon to be delivered at Castlemaine Botanical Gardens and Maldon public gardens aims to get locals aged 65 and over up and hoollering. Or should that be hooping? Either way it’s hoped the…
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Gisborne man wins $7.5 million
A Gisborne man in his 30s checked his Oz Lotto ticket on his way to work this morning and discovered he had become a multi-millionaire. The Macedon Ranges man held one of the four division one winning entries nationally in Oz Lotto draw last night. Each winning entry is worth $7.5 million. Still revelling in…
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Mosley to feature on Castlemaine radio program
After only 12 weeks on air, the new Go Well radio program hosted by Cate Mercer on Castlemaine’s 94.9 MAINfm has secured its first internationally acclaimed guest with two exclusive interviews with Dr Michael Mosley set to be broadcast on November 19 and 26. The interviews will focus on the topics of fasting and sleep;…
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Sculpture prize coup for Castlemaine artist
A Castlemaine artist has won this year’s prestigious Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture $40,000 Rural and Regional Development Award. Laura Woodward took out the award, which was judged on a body of the artist’s work spanning the past decade. “I am very appreciative and humbled,” said the artist who has her studio at Castlemaine’s Wesley…
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Roll up, roll up
The Castlemaine Circus Festival will be presenting one special online show only this coming Saturday evening. Spring Cabaret will be beamed live from the home of Castlemaine Circus Inc at The Goods Shed Castlemaine. Festival founders Caz Walsh and Mason West said they had to make the tough call last month not to go ahead…
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Parking fines imminent?
Parking fines look imminent for residents of a Kyneton housing estate who say they have no other option than to park on their naturestrips. Parking officers last week resumed full patrols and the issuing of fines in Macedon Ranges following scaled back activity from April. The move comes as COVID-19 restrictions ease and visitors return…
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WORLD PLATFORM Musicians across the globe sign on to teach music
A new music platform has brought work to hundreds of musicians globally who have suffered dramatic income losses due to COVID-19. The online platform, Aeyons, has connected world-class musicians with students of all ages across 17 countries for hundreds of real-time private tutorials since its launch in March. It’s the creation of musician and former…
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Reach out to connect
CHIRP Community Health has appointed a new LGBTIQA+ engagement officer to reconnect the community after a lengthy period of COVID isolation. Sherene Clow, a long-time local of Castlemaine, hopes to reach out to both long-term residents and newcomers to the shire who have not been able to connect with others during lockdown this year. Ms…
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Blogger’s shop local initiative
In June last year, Gisborne writer and mum of three, Kat Buttigieg, launched a blog called Macedon Ranges Mumma to share ideas of family fun in the Ranges. Kat also organised meet ups for locals at playgrounds in the shire. A year and a half on, Kat has been the recipient of a bronze AusMumpreneur…