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Running on high
With COVID putting an indefinite halt on big running challenges that typically attract throngs of keen contestants, a group of Castlemaine runners has set its own small group challenge. The keen local runners are heading off later this week to run about 100km through some of Victoria’s most breathtaking high country over three days. Castlemaine’s…
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Truck convoy returns!
In a tribute to the trucking industry of Australia and the people who have kept the wheels turning during an extraordinary year, the Castlemaine Rotary Club is conducting a ‘reverse’ truck convoy from Campbells Creek this Sunday. Truck Show coordinator Kerry Anderson said that while the local Rotary Club might not have been able to…
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Newstead Arts Hub returns
The Newstead Arts Hub is re-emerging from lockdown with a new look, a very special exhibition and a relaunch celebration event this Sunday. The Hub, which has been closed during lockdown, is a community creative space in a converted railway station that hosts exhibitions, events and workshops. The Hub has just launched new branding and…
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Global project heads to Castlemaine
Renowned French street artist JR is preparing to make his mark on Castlemaine, inviting Mount Alexander Shire residents to participate in a global large-format outdoor art project. The Inside Out Castlemaine project encourages locals to share a large black and white self-portrait photograph that makes a statement about who they are and what they stand…
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Budget win for Kyneton High
Kyneton High School will receive a $10.991 million upgrade as one of Macedon Ranges’ big winners in the Victorian Budget 2020/21. Making the early surprise announcement last week, Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas said the upgrade would include modernising the school’s Block J, Block I and Science Block. “It’s important that kids in this community to…
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Spreading joy through jazz
A former Castlemaine girl now based in the US is preparing to launch an uplifting new jazz album recorded during the pandemic. Let’s Get Serious is the third album from soul-jazz singer, songwriter and saxophonist Gemma Sherry, who left Australia bound for New York a decade ago to pursue a career in jazz. Shortly after…
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SOCIAL HOUSING ROLLOUT
Macedon Ranges Shire has been identified as one of 21 priority areas across Victoria in a plan to increase the state’s social housing supply. The Victorian Budget 2020/21 will deliver $5.3 billion to build more than 12,000 homes throughout metro and regional Victoria, and a minimum investment of $30 million locally will see new homes…
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High-speed crash at Carlsruhe
A Woodend man had to be cut from his vehicle following a high-speed crash at Carlsruhe on Saturday. Emergency services were called to the scene on Cobb and Co Road about 4pm, after the driver lost control of his vehicle and crossed to the wrong side of the road, rolling several times and landing in…
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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…