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Return to Kyneton High
Kyneton High School has reclaimed its original name. Minister for Education James Merlino approved a request for the former Kyneton Secondary College to restore its original name – Kyneton High School. The school council requested the change in consultation with the broader community, noting the historical significance of the Kyneton High School name, and the…
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Market joy for Malmsbury
Malmsbury residents have been given the green light to hold a monthly farmers market on the town’s village green. The inaugural market kicks off on September 15 after positive meetings with the council and VicRoads confirmed support for the proposal. The plan had earlier hit a snag when organisers were told a $700 monthly fee…
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Castlemaine students prepare for global climate strike
Castlemaine’s school climate strike students have spent an afternoon calling on local businesses to register their support for next month’s big global climate strike. It was not financial support that the group of students from Castlemaine Secondary College were after when they hit the streets last Friday afternoon. It was more a question of moral…
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Castlemaine health service faces closure
Castlemaine District Community Health is in severe financial difficulty and faces possible closure if a solution to the funding shortfall can’t be found. The not-for-profit organisation provides Mount Alexander Shire with vital services such as homelessness support, nursing, counselling, alcohol and drug services, and community-based programs such as walking and strength training groups. Without immediate…
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Wastewater to be released to Deep Creek at Romsey
A proposed discharge of low-grade recycled wastewater into Deep Creek at Romsey has been upgraded following community backlash. Western Water aims to release 300 megalitres of recycled Class B water over two years to discharge excess wastewater that cannot be stored at its local Portingale Lane plant. General manager Graham Holt said the planned discharge…
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$60M apartment-style aged care proposed for Gisborne
A proposed $60 million development at Gisborne aims to introduce apartment-style aged care living by 2023. The plan follows amalgamation of Macedon Ranges Health and Victorian aged care provider Benetas in 2018. Benetas spokesperson Bruce Webb said diverse ageing services and retirement living in the region was particularly important considering population forecasts. “Population in the…
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Macedon Ranges urgent call to remove glass from recycling bins
Recycling will go to landfill if Macedon Ranges residents do not heed an urgent call to remove glass from recycling bins. The council has sought recycling alternatives since the closure of its processor SKM Recycling with assurances efforts would continue but was forced to send several loads of recycling to landfill last week. Macedon Ranges…
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Kyneton’s Lost Trades Fair move to Bendigo confirmed
Kyneton will no longer host the popular Lost Trades Fair as organisers sign up for the next three years in Bendigo. City of Greater Bendigo mayor Margaret O’Rourke announced yesterday that Bendigo Racecourse would host the 2020 fair in March. The news follows reports of organisers seeking a new location and sounding out the City…
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Victorian Solar Homes rebate program overhaul urgently needed
Jo Kaptein, manager of the MASH and Hepburn Solar Bulk Buys The MASH community solar bulk-buy team was all ready to go on August 1, at 9am prompt at four locations including Castlemaine and New Gisborne, to help bulk-buy participants submit their application for the state government’s $2225 Solar Homes program rebate. We’d done the…
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Tait bound for New York
Castlemaine artist Catherine Tait will share her art on the world stage with an exhibition at an exciting new gallery space in New York next month. The talented painter and sculptor has pushed the boundaries to create her latest exhibition Old Friends – moving into silverwork jewellery and also dabbling in printmaking to create some…
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Container deposit push builds
Mount Alexander Shire councillors and executive staff are among those strongly supporting the push for a container deposit scheme in Victoria, with the state Greens expected to this week introduce legislation aimed at establishing the scheme. Recycling has become a hot button issue in Victoria after major processor SKM went into liquidation, forcing many councils…
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Above and beyond
Six Castlemaine police officers have been awarded commendations for their roles in saving the lives of two women. The officers were presented with Divisional Commendation awards by Victoria Police Acting Chief Commissioner Wendy Steendam in a ceremony at the Castlemaine Police Station last Thursday. On September 21 last year, Leading Senior Constable Wayne Rowe and…