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Spit roast sparks blaze at New Gisborne
Residents in a duplex house in New Gisborne woke in fright to find their home on fire in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters were called to the Monaghan Road address at 1.52am to find the rear verandah on the southern dwelling fully alight with flames spreading to the home. The homeowners had alerted…
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Staff member assaulted at Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre
Police are investigating the assault of a staff member by an inmate at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre yesterday. Paramedics were called to the centre shortly before 6pm. The male staff member was taken to hospital in a stable condition with upper body injuries. A Department of Justice spokesperson said the department took the safety…
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Coronavirus update
The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1628 – an increase of 10 since yesterday. There have been no new deaths reported. To date, 19 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria. No recorded cases in the Macedon Ranges, Mount Alexander and Hepburn shires remain active. There have been 165 confirmed cases…
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School arts shine
A grade six student’s portrait of his best friend has been awarded this year’s Primary School Children’s Portrait Prize by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Central Victoria. ADFAS CV chair Nicky Peters said Newham grade six student Eli Jacobsson greatly impressed the judges with his winning entry. “We all felt that his technique…
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Riddells Creek supermarket interest
Owners of a proposed Riddells Creek supermarket site have applied to extend their permit as they move to sell the land. Representing the applicants, Andrew McPherson addressed councillors at a submitters hearing earlier this month, seeking a two-year extension for 1-3 Station Street, with potential buyers “waiting in the wings”. The permit is for the…
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Grants cash splash
Maldon Urban Landcare has reason to feel well pleased with itself this week after being named among the local groups to secure some grant dollars through Mount Alexander Shire Council’s latest round of community grants funding. All up, 16 successful local groups and organisations have secured a grant – sharing in close to $48,000. Announced…
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Community rallies for maternity services
Local group ‘Support Birthing at Castlemaine Health’ garnered more than 1000 signatures in 72 hours calling for birthing services to be reinstated at the hospital during the current review. Castlemaine Health announced on May 16 that it had temporarily paused birthing services to review its policies, procedures and processes to ensure they aligned with the…
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Foundry powering on through pandemic
Castlemaine’s Billmans Foundry was gearing up for the unveiling of its largest project to date – two beautiful bronze whales created by Wollongong artist Julie Squires and fellow artist Theresa Ardler in Sydney’s Botany Bay – when the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Regarded as Australia’s leading manufacturer of bronze fountains, street park, garden furniture and…
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Shared trail on track
Construction on a Macedon Ranges shared-use trail will soon begin with the state government announcing $8.75 million towards the project last week. Woodend’s cycling community has welcomed the move following years of residents “crying out for more options” to cycle and walk safely between towns. Spanning about 23 kilometres, the Macedon Ranges Trails Project will…
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Rebates slash the cost of solar
Benjamin Franklin famously said that “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Well, to that, I reckon we can add “electricity bills keep rising”, a point that’s increasingly top of mind as so many of us spend more time at home with the resulting increase in power bills.…
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Sarah leaves her mark
For 20 years, Sarah Collier has led and nurtured a team of more than 150 staff to create a home-like environment for residents of RM Begg Kyneton and provide high-quality aged care to the local community. Under Sarah’s hard-working leadership, RM Begg has grown exponentially in that time, and one of her proudest achievements is…
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Latest edition of Hot Rodding International hits stands
For the past 43 years, the monthly Australian Street Rodding magazine has been published from the offices of Graffiti Publications in Castlemaine. Now, the latest issue of Graffiti’s large-format annual magazine, Hot Rodding International, has just been released and is available in newsagencies. Produced entirely in the Castlemaine-based production centre, Hot Rodding International is true to its name with international…