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Legendary muso becomes new citizen
He’s considered one of the most genuinely talented figures in Australian music still at the top of his game and now Australia can officially lay claim – and Kyneton too! The Black Sorrows frontman Joe Camilleri had called Australia home for 70 years before he was made one of the Macedon Ranges’ newest citizens last…
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Fed up: Diggings park vandalised
Fed up Chewton locals say they’ve had enough of vandalism being inflicted on treasured local walking trails and public land within Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. Residents and members of the Golden Point Landcare group say trail bikers are illegally using walking trails and other public off-road spaces in the park, churning up ground and…
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Sustainable living at The Paddock
Work is set to begin shortly on stage two of The Paddock Eco Village in Castlemaine after the project took a hit during the recent pandemic. The Paddock developers Neil and Heather Barrett said they were all set to go on the next stage when coronavirus struck and three of their buyers were forced to…
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Brighten Jacob’s day
Riddells Creek local Scott Trezise says we need a bit of positivity in the world at the moment, so he is calling for help to brighten the day of a teenager with a big ambition. A Queensland teen named Jacob Mackay has Asperger’s syndrome and is keyring obsessed. He hopes to one day break the…
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Unrest as new chapter opens
Tomorrow July 1 marks a historic day as the Country Fire Authority’s ‘integrated’ metro and regional stations and Metropolitan Fire Brigade merge to become new service Fire Rescue Victoria. The controversial move led by the state government comes after years of bitter disputes about the proposal between the government, the United Firefighters Union, volunteers association…
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Alternative development?
“Sometimes what may seem radical, almost ridiculous now, can turn into a visionary decision when looked back on by future generations.” This is just one view on a concept to offer Gisborne’s former champion ex-racehorse property Glen Junor as an alternative to traditional development. A cornerstone of the concept is the developer’s promise to set…
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GROWING PAINS FOR GISBORNE
Gisborne’s coveted village feel could be compromised if Macedon Ranges Council’s draft 30-year plan for the town is adopted without change. The plan recommends controversial expansion of Gisborne Business Park and allows for high-density development close to the town centre including three-storey homes and four-storey commercial fronts. But it was the unanticipated and rushed inclusion…
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C-DOC in the clouds
Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival will return to screens big and small in 2020 despite the recent COVID-19 shutdown. The C-Doc team team has been fermenting and bubbling along in hibernation during lockdown, unable to resist the urge to bring audiences the sixth annual event and a ‘break in the clouds’ in the middle of winter.…
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Theft in hard times
A disappointing theft in hard times has set Kyneton Community House back in making its childcare playground safe. About $300 in softfall and sand meant to meet playground safety and compliance was stolen from the community centre’s carpark between June 12-14. Community house director Claire Rawlinson said witnesses saw someone filling a wheelbarrow before disappearing…
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False alarm at Woodend’s historic Victoria Hotel
Firefighters from Woodend and Macedon were quick to respond after a caller to triple zero reported seeing flames in the roof of Woodend’s historic Victoria Hotel about 11.30am this morning. An inspection of the hotel’s roof cavity with a thermal camera found no trace of smoke or fire. It is believed that two log fires…
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Buses replace trains for nine days
Buses will replace trains between Flagstaff, North Melbourne and Sunbury stations as part of Sunbury line upgrade works starting this Saturday. Sunbury line passengers will travel on replacement buses from 12.45am on Saturday, June 27, until the last train on Sunday, July 5. On weekends and from 9pm weekdays, buses will replace trains between North…
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Man charged for endangering police
Police have charged a man following an incident in Elphinstone yesterday. Local units were travelling along the Calder Freeway in Kyneton when they observed an SUV bearing stolen plates allegedly speeding about 4pm. Another unit followed the car towards Elphinstone before the car stopped in Harmony Way and a female passenger got out and attempted…