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  • Romsey Pub pokies bid

    Romsey Pub pokies bid

    Amy Hume

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    Romsey Football Netball Club Inc has applied for 50 gaming machines at the former Romsey Hotel.

  • Carrying the torch

    Carrying the torch

    Midland Express

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    Legacy torchbearer Isabella Bates has been awarded an honour usually reserved for a soldier’s meritorious service. Isabella is one of the youngest torchbearers in the 2023 Legacy Centenary Torch Relay and took out the 2023 title as the number one fundraiser in Victoria, raising an impressive $13,330. As the torch reached its final destination at…

  • Longstanding dispute resolved

    Longstanding dispute resolved

    Midland Express

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    A longstanding farm zone permit dispute between a Lancefield property owner and Macedon Ranges Shire Council has ended in the applicant’s favour.

  • Kids in the kitchen

    Kids in the kitchen

    Midland Express

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    Primary school students were challenged to prepare a stack of three pancakes with a mixed berry sauce in the first round of the Sacred Heart College Junior Chef Competition held recently.

  • Let’s talk about bushfires

    Let’s talk about bushfires

    Midland Express

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    Do you have any questions about bushfires? Woodend Fire Brigade wants to hear from you!  As summer approaches, it’s time to start thinking and talking about bushfires.  To kickstart the conversation, Woodend CFA wants to know what questions you have about fire as part of its Woodend Community Preparedness 2023 Project, which is being coordinated…

  • The cost of caring

    The cost of caring

    Angela Crawford

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    Volunteer wildlife rescuers in the Macedon Ranges have described their workload as unsustainable.  They say the callouts they respond to on a daily basis are a full-time commitment, leaving them unable to earn an income in paid employment.  There is also no government funding for their work.  Sue Anderson, Trevor Crawford and Debbie Gwyther-Jones are…

  • Calls for creative housing solutions

    Calls for creative housing solutions

    Jade Jungwirth

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    Creative housing solutions were high on the agenda at last week’s meeting of Mount Alexander Council with residents raising the issue at public question time.  Also on the agenda was a proposal for two 49-year peppercorn lease to provide affordable housing for over 50s in Maldon and Newstead.  Laurel Kanost wrote to the council regarding…

  • A day for Kobi

    A day for Kobi

    Midland Express

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    Pav’s Barber Shop in Castlemaine is hosting a fundraiser for the family of five-year-old Kobi.

  • Program builds connection for dementia sufferers

    Program builds connection for dementia sufferers

    Midland Express

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    Treehouse4Two is a free three-day retreat for people diagnosed with dementia and their carers in the Macedon Ranges and Hepburn regions.

  • Professional roo shooter responds to cruelty claims

    Professional roo shooter responds to cruelty claims

    Midland Express

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    A farmer and professional kangaroo shooter from Heathcote, has responded to Ian Slattery’s comments published in the Express on October 3.

  • Health service awards finalist

    Health service awards finalist

    Midland Express

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    Central Highlands Rural Health has been selected as a finalist in two categories in the 2023 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.

  • Boosting biodiversity

    Boosting biodiversity

    Midland Express

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    Over the past 10 years, Kyneton on Riverside has transformed an empty patch of land into something extraordinary.