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Colour runs riot
What better way to celebrate life in all its charm, chaos and occasional confusion than with a riotous celebration of colour. And so it was at Castlemaine Secondary College on Thursday when staff and students took time out beneath a perfect blue sky to participate in the annual Colour Run. First up, a brisk jog…
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Makybe Diva’s local girl
Super mare, three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva gave birth to a filly early Friday morning. And dad is a local lad, one of Australia’s pre-eminent stallions named Written Tycoon who stands at Woodside Park stud at Tylden. Makybe Diva dropped her foal – the ninth for the 19-year-old mare – at Vinery Stud in…
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Fine-tuning required: says council
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has declined to endorse a localised planning statement until it is fine-tuned. The Macedon Ranges Statement of Planning Policy was formally received at a special meeting of council last Thursday with council officer request for several changes to be made at a state government level including development of ministerial guidelines, a…
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Attack on plastic
Woodend residents joined in a global day of action on Saturday by holding a plastic attack at their local Coles supermarket. A plastic attack is where shoppers simply leave behind the excessive plastic after they have purchased their goods. This puts the emphasis back on the supermarkets to do something about the volume of plastic…
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Money in a bottle
Remember the good old days of regional cordial and ginger beer makers like Spain, Hobbs and Barry? If you held onto any of the glass or stoneware bottles, you could make yourself a tidy profit. Avid Kyneton collector Neville said nowadays old bottles were collected by enthusiasts across the country and could vary in value…
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Come join the walk
The Campaspe River Walk in Kyneton will be taken over for a good cause this coming Sunday as local Joshua Tyler takes part in Walk4BrainCancer. Earlier this year, Joshua lost a dear friend to the disease only to find out that another friend’s five-year-old son had been diagnosed too. “Unfortunately, I know this experience isn’t…
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Marathon effort
Kyneton local Joel Bertoncini is about to undertake a massive run to raise money for Aussie Helpers in support of drought-affected farmers. The 33-year-old will run a 29-day marathon from Port Augusta to Bendigo arriving on Bendigo Cup Day and finishing on the course. Joel will tackle 1008 kilometres (42.2 kilometres a day) from October…
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Bright minds examine evil
In his new book Evil On Line Castlemaine philosopher Dr Dean Cocking explores how ordinary people can do evil things in the uncharted territory of cyberspace. Co-authored by Professor Jeroen van den Hoven of the Netherlands, Evil On Line provides what is understood to be the first comprehensive analysis of evil in our new online…
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Kyneton’s underground
The unexpected opening of a long-buried mine shaft in Kyneton has piqued the interest of mine chasers everywhere. The small opening was uncovered on Premier Mine Road during council works last month and has many pondering just what lies inside. A time capsule of abandoned tools, paperwork and clothing are just some of the historical…
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Dust up with council
A group of Kyneton residents is calling out the shire council for reneging on its stated policy in relation to road sealing. Four residents whose properties border an 800-metre unsealed section of Batters Lane are fed up with the level of through traffic sending a constant stream of dust across their properties. The road presents…
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Support for Jarrah from far and wide
When the Midland Express shared Jarrah’s story two weeks ago, Jarrah and his family had no idea how far their story would reach. Nine-year-old Jarrah has lost both of his eyes to retinoblastoma – a rare form of malignant cancer that only occurs in young children. He lost his right eye when he was two…
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Farm zone housing still a ripe issue
Olive growers in Pastoria’s east have argued their produce, animals and farm plan would suffer without the constant on-ground care that a house on their property would allow them to deliver. The couple recently lost an appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a building permit at their 16.25 hectare Langley-Baynton Road property…