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Bushfire safety boost for Malmsbury
The 900-strong rural community of Malmsbury can feel safer from the impact of bushfires and other emergencies thanks to a new solar and battery system that provides full protection from power outages. Installed on the Malmsbury Fire Station through the MASH solar bulk-buy, the 10.54kW solar power and Tesla Powerwall 2 battery system ensures that…
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Return the support
With stage 3 ‘stay at home’ restrictions reinstated for metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire, shopping locally has never been more important. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas has launched a ‘Shop Local, Spend Local, Enjoy Local’ campaign, encouraging everyone in Kyneton, Woodend and across the Macedon Ranges to shop and spend with their local small businesses.…
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Gisborne Secondary College closed for COVID
Gisborne Secondary College was closed on Monday after two positive cases of COVID-19 were linked to the school over the weekend. The first case was reported on Friday and the school was closed on Saturday as a precaution until the case could be investigated by the Department of Health and Human Services. Principal Jon Morley…
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TRACTOR FIREBALL
Firefighters were called to Edgecombe Road Kyneton shortly after 6pm yesterday after callers to triple zero reported a large tractor had caught fire. The tractor was fully engulfed in flames when CFA brigades from Kyneton and Malmsbury arrived on the scene. High winds and thick acrid smoke hampered the efforts of firefighters who donned breathing…
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Club enjoys its grand entrance
After weeks of being hard hit by a COVID shutdown that cost it many thousands in lost revenue, Maldon Golf Club is now enjoying some light amid the gloom. A $15,000 grant from the federal government’s Stronger Communities Program has helped the little local club complete a $32,000 clubhouse upgrade – including a swish new…
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Old Factory plan shut down
Brakes have been applied to a controversial $4.7 million Woodend retail redevelopment plan to reimagine ‘The Old Factory’. Macedon Ranges Shire councillors have refused the proposal for 30 Brooke Street in a 6-2 vote after receiving 21 objections and six letters of support. Branded a tourist destination, the plan included a 40-stall market, 100-patron licensed…
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Airfield plan approval
A 10-year conflict over the contentious redevelopment of the Kyneton Airfield has almost drawn to a close. The airfield’s first and long-awaited Master Plan to provide clear direction for the site got a tick of approval from Macedon Ranges Shire Council last week. The plan includes sealing 150 metres of the northern runway extension, commercial…
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Increase in cases linked to Don KR
Don KR’s Castlemaine factory remains temporarily closed with the company confirming six cases of coronavirus linked to the site as of yesterday. “We have six employees from our Castlemaine production facility that have been confirmed to us as tested positive for COVID-19,” the company said in a statement provided to the Midland Express yesterday. “The…
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Four COVID cases linked to MYJC
Four Department of Education employees working at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre have now returned positive tests for COVID-19. A spokesperson from the Department of Justice and Community Safety said the department would continue to work with the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services to minimise any potential risks for…
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Young Voices continue to Zoom
The Young Voices of Macedon had planned to return to live rehearsals at the Norma Richardson Hall in Woodend in third term but it has proven necessary to extend the Zoom arrangement until restrictions in Greater Melbourne are lifted. Several choristers and teacher Emma West live in Sunbury and are experiencing lockdown. Choir director Dianne…
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Juicy prospects for new brew
A Harcourt family business has developed a new alcoholic mango beverage that’s poised to take off nationally following uptake by a large Australia-wide retail chain. Mango Smash is an eight per cent sparkling alcoholic mango drink that Harcourt Valley Vineyards has now begun producing on a considerable scale, by fermenting Queensland mangoes, at Harcourt. After…
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Towering achievement for ambitious project
The Victorian Miniature Railway has achieved an exciting milestone in the construction of its Harcourt Miniature Railway project – installing the impressive clocktower that forms part of the central station. VGR president Andrew Mierisch said the volunteers from VMR and the Harcourt Lions Club were thrilled to achieve this critical milestone. The finished tower will…