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Powercor seeks new apprentices
CitiPower and Powercor are searching for 30 new apprentices to join the state’s largest in-house lineworker team that plays a critical role delivering power. The annual apprenticeship program offers candidates a chance to become lineworkers, cable jointers, substation electricians or meter technicans. Four-year apprenticeship positions are available across regional and metropolitan areas, including Bendigo, Maryborough…
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Turning trash into treasure
Romsey residents now have a new way to recycle unwanted items and an alternative to buying new, thanks to funding from the state government’s $5.9 million Circular Economy Councils Fund. Romsey’s new ReSale Shop at the Romsey Resource Recovery Centre, one of 67 projects supported by the $5.9 million fund, was officially opened last Friday…
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Student’s close call
Emergency services were called to Castlemaine Secondary College on Friday morning when a young boy’s hand became lodged in wire fencing. It is believed the 12-year-old boy was playing sport on the school basketball courts, when he tripped and steadied himself using the wire fence, which became lodged in his hand. CFA members cut the…
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Drone technology soaring to new heights
As drones become a common sight in our skies, their impact on our local communities grows increasingly significant. From enhancing efficiency and accuracy of repeatable jobs to offering improvements in safety and accessibility, drones present both benefits and challenges. Castlemaine expert in drone engineering and RePL licence holder, Culum Revell, said he believed these unmanned…
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Your thoughts on CCTV?
Mount Alexander Shire Council is asking the community to provide input on the use of CCTV across the shire. Community feedback, in addition to the recently drafted Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in Public Places Policy, will be used to guide the council’s future use of CCTV systems. The council currently uses CCTV in a number…
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Uncomfortable conversations in Maldon
The theme of the TEDx talks being held in Maldon this August is ‘Uncomfortable Conversations’ – showcasing talks that prompt conversations that threaten to unnerve and to unite us. To build stronger, deeper relationships with our friends, families and communities, we need to do more, hear more, talk more and have conversations that may hurt…
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Vereker in Sydney Super Night this weekend
Kyneton’s Brad Vereker made his Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes debut at Darwin last month and now looks to Round 3: Panasonic Sydney SuperNight this weekend. The NSW round will be held July 19-21 and local residents can cheer Vereker on with races to be broadcast on FoxSports and Kayo. “I’m really looking forward to my second…
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MIFF returns to the Royal
Melbourne International Film Festival is returning for another year with screenings at Theatre Royal Castlemaine as part of its annual regional showcase this August. The 2024 MIFF program was officially launched last Thursday evening and is once again set to feature a diverse array of films telling stories from across the globe. This winter, MIFF…
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Urban Riddell fear
Macedon Ranges Shire Council stands by its decision to reject an Amess Road development anticipated to urbanise and double the size of Riddells Creek. The council maintains the proposal would create “a totally new character” that is “closer aligned with growth areas within metropolitan Melbourne in terms of lot size, housing type and subdivision layouts”.…
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A simple test could save your life
John Boomsma, an adventurous and active man, was diagnosed with an advanced and aggressive form of prostate cancer at the age of 60. Two years later he was grappling with a terminal diagnosis. John, who recently settled in Kyneton with his wife, reached out to the Express in the hope that sharing his story might…
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A warning for buyers
Plans have been refused for a house on farmland in Bolinda and comes with a warning for prospective property buyers. Applicants sought to build a house on 5.7 hectares at Weatherly Road to support an existing hay cropping business. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal upheld Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s earlier rejection of the plans.…
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Changes for wireless network
The National Broadband Network is set to strengthen with residents and small businesses in the Macedon Ranges able to access superfast broadband speeds following upgrades to the Fixed Wireless network. The Fixed Wireless Plus wholesale plan has been boosted to peak speeds of up to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps), higher than the previous peak…