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Musical storytellers head to the ‘Maine
New Melbourne-based crossover group Wattleseed Ensemble is proudly presented by the Castlemaine Anglican Church on Sunday March 20 (7pm) for their debut tour, called HOME. This vibrant young folk-baroque ensemble will guide audiences through music from the medieval times to the present with the warmth and subtlety of true musical storytellers. For one concert only,…
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Nature … in time
Eve Lamb The talents of four accomplished photographers are on show in a new exhibition that opened over the weekend at Newstead’s Railway Arts Hub. Nature in time: Images from central Victoria features the photographic work of four photographers, namely locally-based Patrick Kavanagh, Bronwyn Silver and Bernard Slattery and Melbourne’s David Tatnall. Notably, Tatnall has worked…
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Art, music and food … a colourful long weekend
Put Kyneton Farmers Market on your list of fun long weekend plans. Autumn is a most loved season by home cooks in the Macedon Ranges. Take your time to wander through over 55 stalls of the freshest local produce, meats, handmade preserves, cheese, wine and gin. Autumn celebrations mean free stuff too! The music highlight…
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Lane given name from end to end
A little laneway linking Kyneton’s High and Market streets will likely be renamed ‘Turners Lane’ in recognition of the famed former Turner Brothers hardware store. Turner Brothers operated the town’s hardware and timber yard for more than 80 years on a site stretching the distance between the two streets. The entire laneway is deemed a…
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Multiple power outages under investigation
Powercor is using advanced technology to identify the cause of multiple power outages being experienced by some customers in the Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Shire during the past fortnight. Forensic patrols of more than 260km of powerline are well advanced, with crews narrowing down the fault location to a 20km area between Blackwood and Trentham.…
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FARMERS FORCED OUT?
A fifth generation farming family fear they will be forced to sell their prime Romsey land and historic homestead as development closes in. Mark Clement and Deva Weitman have run the successful Blue Rock Highland Cattle Fold and Suffolk Sheep Stud at Eden Park since 2007. It continues a long line of farming but planning…
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Joint bid to get rail trail rolling
Eve Lamb The Mount Alexander and Central Goldfields shires have joined forces, submitting a joint bid to secure $150,000 in state government funding for a feasibility study to develop the proposed Castlemaine-Maryborough Rail Trail. More than 35 keen cyclists and rail trail devotees descended on Castlemaine last week in support of the bid, which aims…
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Cricketers stage protest at the Rock
Hanging Rock Cricket Club staged a peaceful protest at its long-held home at Hanging Rock Reserve last Thursday. The club, which has a history of about 120 years, is is fighting to keep its place at the Rock after a draft masterplan released by the state government recommended its relocation. Club members assembled to spell…
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Traffic diversions at Gisborne
Traffic will be detoured from today as the intersection of Melbourne Road and Kilmore Road at Gisborne is upgraded with a new roundabout. The bridge over Bunjil Creek, located adjacent to the intersection, will be removed and replaced with a wider bridge to provide enough space for traffic lanes and shared user paths as part…
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Artist nominated
Castlemaine artist and children’s book illustrator, Liz Duthie, is celebrating the fact that her first professionally published picture book, Wombat, has been listed among Children’s Book Council of Australia notable books for 2022. Established in 1946, the CBCA presents awards annually to books of literary and artistic merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature. Selection…
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Stories of courage
Dignity in a Teacup – True Stories of Courage and Sacrifice on Christmas Island is an account of author Christine Cummins’ five years as a torture and trauma counsellor to asylum-seekers confined in off-shore detention. Christine will be appearing in Woodend next week, as a special guest of Macedon Ranges Rural Australians for Refugees, to recall…
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Harcourt duo’s talent on show
A new series of works by award-winning Harcourt North oil and acrylic landscape artist Robert Watson has recently been unveiled at the gallery at Harcourt Produce and General Store. The work is complemented by a new permanent installation of handmade jewellery by Paul Morris of ‘Featherdale Bespoke Jewellery’ crafted from native and exotic timbers from…