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The nun in the cage
A recent program screened on ABC TV showed an 87-year-old Melbourne nun, confined in a cage. She was protesting the detention of refugees by Australian authorities. It was all in a day’s work for Sister Brigid Arthur – one more example of her determination to stand up on questions of social justice. For nearly seven…
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Men flee scene of crash at Kyneton
Police are searching for male offenders who left the scene of a collision in Kyneton this morning. Two or three males were travelling in a white early model Nissan Pathfinder towing a trailer carrying a motorbike when they failed to give way while crossing from Powlett Street into Piper Street about 8am. The offending vehicle…
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Ready to rock the town hall
Tex Perkins and Matt Walker are headed to Kyneton to rock the Town Hall on Saturday. Perkins has been around for a while now, The Beasts, The Cruel Sea, The Dark Horses, The Man In Black, T’n’T to name a few. He has built his reputation on a restless sense of adventure, an ability to…
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Expect to be tested for drugs and alcohol
Long weekends are high-risk periods on our roads, and the June long weekend presents additional challenges with poor visibility and wintry weather conditions. Victoria Police will be conducting Operation Regal over the four days from Friday to Monday and will be highly visible and enforcing across the state to reduce road trauma. Police will be…
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Update on power outages in New Gisborne and Riddells Creek
Powercor is working to identify the cause of power outages being experienced by some customers in the New Gisborne, Riddells Creek and surrounding areas this week. Crews are conducting forensic patrols of more than 112 kilometres of powerlines to identify the cause of the outages. Any issues detected through the patrols will be immediately addressed.…
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Sticky problem solution wins award
Eve Lamb Finding a smart solution to a sticky problem has seen Castlemaine’s Winters Flat Primary School win a significant state award. The little local school has clinched the title of Community Leadership School of the Year (Primary) at the ResourceSmart Schools Awards held in Melbourne on Friday. The annual awards celebrate the sustainability efforts…
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Bold and bright at Harcourt
Eve Lamb The weather may have taken a bleak turn but for Harcourt protea growers, Val and John Blake, there’s always something warm and bright happening in their backyard. And what a backyard it it – 30 undulating acres with panoramic views across the district. While many gardeners have been left flowerless as the mercury…
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Tourism-draw questioned
A multi-million dollar redevelopment of ‘The Old Factory’ in Woodend has been rejected at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Impact on the town’s commercial core, question of genuine tourism draw and the need to maintain industrial areas were key factors in the decision. Branded a tourist destination, the original plan included a 40-stall market,…
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Community throws support behind two young Lancefield boys injured
Romsey Mitre 10 is leading a community charge of support for the family of two Lancefield boys recovering from severe burns following an accident last Friday. Brothers Xander, 3, and Tanner, 22 months, suffered burns to their hands and faces after a small explosion from an aerosol can accidentally put into a fire at their…
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Expose yourself to jazz
Eve Lamb Castlemaine slips into smooth this Queen’s Birthday long weekend as the town’s jazz festival makes its post-COVID comeback. Festival director Callum McClure said that while ticket sales were a little sluggish at this point – with patrons possibly spooked by the last two year’s cancellations due to COVID – organisers expected they would…
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Cut the Silence: Live music launch party
An afternoon of live music next Monday will launch the Cut the Silence campaign, which aims to get men talking about their mental health. The event at the Macedon Railway Hotel will also mark the beginning of Men’s Health Week in the Macedon Ranges. The campaign features a series of videos of actor and local…
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Walk for reconciliation
Chewton Primary School led a community ‘Walk for Reconciliation’ along the Leanganook Walking Track at Chewton last Friday. Inspired by ‘The Long Walk’, students shared teachings they had learned during Reconciliation Week about the importance of listening to and learning from our Indigenous elders, identity, kinship, connection to Country, Sorry Day, Reconciliation and celebrating Aboriginal…