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Valmont Clydesdales steal the show
Kyneton South’s Valmont Clydesdale Stud is home to two reigning champions following superb performances at this year’s Melbourne Royal Show. Valmont Evoque (‘Evie’) won her Brood Mare class, before going on to win Champion Female Clydesdale three years and over, and finally securing Grand Champion Clydesdale. Her sire, Valmont Daktari (dec’d), won Champion Stallion at…
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Alpaca perfection for Precision
Baynton’s Precision Alpaca Group has celebrated a fairytale 2024 show season, having won Supreme Grand Champion on six occasions. The group secured the top title at this year’s: Canberra Royal, Sydney Easter Royal, Melbourne Royal, Australian Alpaca Association National Show, Charles Ledger Alpaca Show, and Christmas Carnival of Colour. Precision Alpaca Group’s Taryan and Max…
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New homes for workers
Don Smallgoods in Castlemaine will be one of 20 projects included in the first round of $150 million Regional Worker Accommodation Fund. Nine new apartments will be built in close proximity to the facility, adding the current pool of worker accommodation already provided by the company and increasing worker accommodation from 35 to 75. Will…
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Smalls cells boost for Kyneton coverage
Telstra has been working to improve mobile service in Kyneton, recently completing 10 small cells installations and progressing on the new base station at the Kyneton Showgrounds. The new small cells have been installed on electricity poles in 10 locations around town. Small cells are a low-powered, more discreet solution to meet ever-increasing demand on…
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Collaborating on fire risk
A range of emergency services have toured Coliban Water’s three main reservoirs as part of fire season preparedness. Representatives from the CFA, police, Macedon Ranges Shire Council and Fire Rescue Victoria participated in the tour earlier this month. Coliban Water’s general manager of asset lifecycle, Marsha McMonigle, said it was important to engage with colleagues…
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Celebrating First Nations music
The Macedon Ranges Truth and Reconciliation Group is presenting an evening celebrating First Nations music in Kyneton on Saturday, featuring artists Canisha and Pirritu. Canisha is a First Nations artist with a captivating exploration of emotion in her music. Her debut EP, Don’t Be Scared, released in 2024 via Bad Apples Music, showcases her confident…
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Town fights for store
Newham residents are rallying to secure a future for Newham General Store after its recent indefinite closure. Business owners announced its closure in a public statement after they were “unable to extend the lease past the current term”. “On this basis we have made the hard decision to wind up the business operating the store,…
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Kyneton twilight market fundraiser this Friday
Get revved up for Kyneton High School’s Twilight Market and Show n Shine fundraiser this Friday. The event will be held at the school grounds on October 11 from 5pm to 8pm. It will have a variety of food vendors/stalls, general stalls, live music, entertainment, sausage sizzle, silent auction, and, of course, vehicles for the…
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New bid for Mad Max series
You’ve heard of Mad Max the film franchise… now a Kyneton-based duo seeks to create Mad Max the TV mini series. Brett Gooding and Karen Skinner have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help make it a reality. The pair has a vision for a Main Force Patrol series set in a regional town sometime between…
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Bohemian Brunswick Street
A new book celebrating the evolution of the arts phenomenon that was Brunswick Street is set to be launched in Castlemaine this Saturday. Bohemian Brunswick Street – Inviting, Thrilling & Far-reaching!!! is the third edition of the original book on the organic arts movement that evolved out of Brunswick Street and has a connection to…
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Has democracy left the building?
Australia is governed by a representative democracy implemented via three tiers – federal, state and local levels. Words in Winter Central Goldfields Inc has invited experts and the local community to consider and discuss global and Australian democratic trends and current issues that have tested democracy and the Fourth Estate – the role of the…
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Meet your local candidates
Castlemaine-based community group Really Local is putting on a series of local face-to-face meet the candidates events this month for the contested Mount Alexander Shire Council wards of Coliban, Calder, and Campbells Creek. Candidates for these contested wards are as follows: Calder – Tony Cordy, Ken Price and Kerrie Allen; Campbells Creek – Bill Maltby…