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MCG a showpiece
Malmsbury Cricket Ground has become a showpiece among sporting grounds in the Macedon Ranges at the completion of a $150,000 upgrade. Minister for Sport Martin Pakula and local MP Mary-Anne Thomas joined club members and locals to celebrate the leap forward for the ground which features the only turf wicket in the entire Gisborne District…
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Revved and ready
Lovers of British motorbikes are revved and ready for this Anzac weekend’s All British bike rally that brings hundreds of classic British motorcycles cruising through Mount Alexander Shire. Among those itching to get two wheels on the road are local Mount Alexander Shire councillor Dave Petrusma who is quite a fan of the British breed…
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Chloe’s number one
Kyneton’s Chloe Stewart has achieved a burning ambition to reach the pinnacle in her chosen sport of lawn bowls, with Bowls Australia confirming her number one nation-wide women’s ranking at the beginning of April. The 23 year-old star has rocketed up the rankings in recent months, and has 254 ranking points, replacing Tasmanian Rebecca Van…
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Gisborne gas leak
A gas main ruptured during excavation works in Gisborne yesterday morning shut the area down for four hours. Brantome street was closed off between Hamilton and Fisher streets while Riddells Creek and Gisborne fire brigades worked to make the area safe. Residents and shop owners in the direct path of the vapour cloud were briefed…
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Quad Fit making good times roll
For some exercising conjures images of pain and puffing. Then there’s others, like Castlemaine’s Jo Christy for whom keeping fit is so much fun she doesn’t want to stop. About five years ago Jo started Castlemaine Quad Fit, a fun aerobic workout done to music – with a twist. It’s all done on wheels –…
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Young achievers celebrated
Victorian Youth Week and the school holidays kicked off in style on Friday with a Youth Festival in Castlemaine’s Victory Park celebrating the achievements of young people in our community. The Mount Alexander Shire Youth Festival saw community members enjoy a range of fun activities including tie-dying, a Young Makers Market, live entertainment from young…
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Doctor in the house
Overweight high school drop-outs from low socio-economic backgrounds don’t get to be doctors – especially if they are single mothers. At least that’s what Carolyn Siddell believed. Now a GP registrar at Campaspe Family Practice in Kyneton, Carolyn has discredited that voice of negativity but getting to where she is today was no easy ride.…
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Car park confusion
The installation of new one-way traffic signage and line marking arrows in the Woolworths car park in Kyneton caused considerable confusion for shoppers taken by surprise last week. Sections of the car park are owned separately by Woolworths and Macedon Ranges Shire Council and the safety improvement works were undertaken by council in response to…
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Residents face truck nightmare
Neighbours to a newly approved 43-lot subdivision in Kyneton fear construction trucks will threaten safety as they are forced to traverse residential streets. The 5 Ripplebrook Way development offers no direct access from High Street for traffic, forcing trucks with heavy loads to enter via Ripplebrook Way and Sanctuary Drive, or Riverwalk Boulevarde. Neighbour Natalie…
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Sunny for senate
A Kyneton local with an innovative plan to address immigration and regional growth in Victoria has announced he will be standing as an independent candidate for the Federal Senate in the upcoming elections. Sunny Chandra believes his policy of redirecting international students to regional areas is economically sound and of no cost to the taxpayer.…
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La Mama debut for Taradale
Taradale slapped on some sunscreen, cracked open an esky and eased back into a deckchair as Melbourne’s famed La Mama Theatre transported the town to the beach over the weekend. The much-loved Melbourne live performance institution staged Ladies of the Bay at Taradale’s Ash Tree Studio as part of Castlemaine Fringe Festival. The show had…
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House thrown a lifeline
Macedon locals are overjoyed with the shire council’s decision to scrap the intended sale of 47 Victoria Street. The much-loved house was the former maternal and child health centre, survived Ash Wednesday and has now been thrown another lifeline as dedicated locals move to make it a community hub. Council officers recommended the sale of…