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Comedy for the club
*Change of venue* Kyneton Football Netball Club’s comedy night fundraiser on Saturday will now be held at the KFNC Social Clubrooms! No joke! Stay after the Kyneton V Maryborough game for some laughs. Comedy for a Cause will feature comedians from the Sydney and Melbourne International Comedy Festivals, including Xavier Michelides, James Masters, Beau Stegmann…
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Scout leader jailed for child sex offences
Former Gisborne Scouts leader Michael Schultz has been sentenced to 10 years, four months’ jail for child sex offences relating to a young female scout. Schultz was sentenced on July 10 for grooming, an indecent act and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16, and possessing child pornography, in a case Judge…
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An ale tale fit for fans
What better way to spend International Beer Day than brewing up 600 litres – or thereabouts – of chocolaty ale made with Fantales. That’s exactly what the local brewers at Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Brewing were doing when the Midland Express dropped in to investigate on Friday. They were busy unwrapping 10 kilograms of the chocolaty lolly…
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Gisborne SES wants you
Gisborne SES is calling for daytime responders to keep up with demand across the region. Gisborne SES deputy controller of operations Di Dale said the unit was seeking to grow its member base to improve responses and would host a recruitment evening next week. “We are targeting people from all walks of life in around…
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Local brigades step up
Local firefighters are stepping up to to fight depression, PTSD and suicide in this year’s Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb. Each participant will race up 28 floors at Crown Metropol while wearing 25kg of firefighting gear to raise funds and awareness for the cause and are calling for community support. Joining forces for Gisborne Fire Brigade…
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Fire exercise hones skills
With a high number of well-publicised serious house fires in the Macedon Ranges and surrounding areas this winter alone, it is important local CFA brigades are up to speed when it comes to dealing with these emergencies. To reinforce a range of firefighting skills to protect lives and property, a number of brigades were involved…
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Frightening near miss
The Victorian Goldfields Railway Murder on the Orient Express movie train gave passengers more than they bargained for when the train was involved in a near miss last Saturday night. The movie was being screened as the train travelled from Castlemaine and was nearing Maldon at 8.50pm when a car sped through the level crossing…
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On the write track
Preparing for this month’s Bendigo Writers Festival, Barkers Creek-based festival founder Rosemary Sorensen has cause to celebrate. After working on some of the nation’s leading metro writers’ festivals, the Castlemaine district local accurately identified the potential for a writers’ fest in Bendigo more than seven years ago. “Now we have more than 15,000 seats during…
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Highbank hopes
Watching your home go up in flames is dreadful. Watching it burn after having spent years meticulously restoring and renovating it is utterly heartbreaking. But it’s not enough to keep Tonia Todman and Michael Dowding from starting over and restoring their historic Kyneton homestead Highbank, which was gutted by fire three weeks ago. The couple…
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Luke’s legacy
Since Luke Brown’s tragic and sudden death in April, life for his family has been unbearably tough. But amid the darkness of their grief, the Brown family has dug deep and found a positive message which has become Luke’s legacy. At Luke’s memorial service, his family encouraged the congregation to get health checks. Last Thursday…
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Woodend win-win – Neighbours back developer’s new plans
Objectors to a proposed housing development in Woodend have become its biggest supporters in a rare turn of events. Thompson Builders’ Ian Thompson scrapped his original plans for 16 townhouses at 27 Corinella Road after residents convinced the developer to go back to square one on the project. “I have done all I can to…
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War on fruit fly
Efforts to avert the threat of fruit fly before it impacts on local fruit and veg producers have been ramped up at Harcourt with the announcement of a new series of state government grants. Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards visited local organic fruit producers, Mount Alexander Fruit Gardens, on Friday to announce just under $20,000…