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The interconnectedness of all things
A new exhibition by renowned Hepburn Springs artist Peter Tyndall is currently on show at Castlemaine Art Museum. The Express recently caught up with Tyndall to discuss his latest work. Tyndall said that when he was invited to exhibit at CAM he had planned to continue to extend on the themes of his most recent exhibitions. But…
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Platypus death has silver lining
A tiny juvenile female platypus was found recently in a moribund state on the banks of the Coliban River at Malmsbury by early morning walkers. She was in very poor condition and died shortly before biologists from the Australian Platypus Conservancy arrived to transfer her to Healesville Sanctuary for specialised care. Malmsbury Landcare member Chris…
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Discover Woodend
The popular Woodend Discovery Day at the old Woodend Racecourse in Forest Street is back again. A wide range of fabulous activities and products available in and around Woodend will be showcased at this event, which will be run by the Woodend Hanging Rock Petanque Club and Woodend Pony Club. This is the second year…
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Drivers trapped in two accidents
Castlemaine SES unit was called out to rescue people trapped in vehicles at two separate incidents within 36 hours of each other over the weekend. At 14.08pm last Friday, the unit was called to an accident on Harcourt-Sutton Grange Road where a man had become trapped after his car rolled onto its side. SES volunteers…
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Lunch, chat and chill
A panel of diverse guests will discuss all manner of topics at next week’s Birds of a Feather lunch in Kyneton. ChillOut Festival’s president Matt Clarke, army veteran Yvonne Sillett, Pride Foundation Australia’s board member Ian Gould and Bendigo’s drag icon Polly Filla will chat about their work, their connection to the community and about…
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Burnside delivers the blues
Fans of the blues are in for a treat with blues royalty, Cedric Burnside, headed to the ‘Maine this weekend. Burnside and special guests perform live at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal this Saturday March 5 as part of a national tour that also features dates at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and Womadelaide. Burnside’s date with…
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Normie Rowe ‘Under the Stars’
Australian music legend Normie Rowe is set to return to Maldon later this month to play his second SteamPacket ‘Under the Stars’ gig. Speaking to the Express from the Gold Coast late last week, the incomparable singer, performer and actor said after the challenges of COVID he was looking forward to returning to his home state for…
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Watch this space
Eve Lamb Take a dash of creativity, a strong sense of community and a stack of recycled bits and bobs and … you may well end up delighting the neighbourhood. That’s what’s happened at one leafy residential address on Castlemaine’s Barker Street. There, Mike and Adrienne Thorbecke have pooled their personal creative talents to create…
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Live music to celebrate IWD
Music Victoria and MainFM are joining forces to present a free live music event in Castlemaine’s Village Square next Tuesday, in celebration of International Women’s Day. The event will be held on Djarra Country and feature a live broadcast from 4pm of MainFM’s Corduroy Cabana radio program. Corduroy Cabana has been hitting the airwaves on…
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New sergeants take charge
Two new senior sergeants will be overseeing law and order in the Macedon Ranges with a focus on working together with the community. Amanda Cohen has been appointed officer in charge at Gisborne Police Station while Martin Kappel is the new OIC at Kyneton. Both are local residents and excited to have an opportunity to…
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Refund on recycling?
Macedon Ranges Council is calling on the state government to cover the full cost of its kerbside glass collection set-up. February marked two years since the council introduced its four-bin recycling system, ahead of announcements for state-wide change. Now a new purple-lidded glass recycling bin/service is expected to be introduced across Victoria by 2027. The…
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Tale of the silken ‘dumpster dress’
Eve Lamb Ever since the tale of the ‘dumpster dress’ made the ABC and the BBC a few weeks back, visitations to a rare Castlemaine exhibition of special occasion vintage frocks have gone through the roof. Right from the time it first opened back in January 2021 though, the Heavenly exhibition showing upstairs above Run Rabbit Run…