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Watch and act for Harcourt
Harcourt residents were on high alert on Friday afternoon following the re-ignition of a fire that was believed to have been extinguished on Thursday afternoon. A Watch and Act message was issued for residents at Harcourt, Harcourt North, Ravenswood, Ravenswood South, Sedgwick and Sutton Grange shortly after the CFA was notified of the grassfire spreading…
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Music, food, art and more
Highlights of this year’s Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival have been revealed. An exciting range of ticketed events from March 26 to April 25 include everything from celebrations of food and wine to talented arts creators. Cidersong Autumn Picnic iswhere live music, singing, food and cider combine at the beautiful heritage apple orchard at DV Cider. Macedon…
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Raising boys?
A series of online workshops for parents of teenage boys aims to challenge traditional ideas of masculinity and create a space for people to explore life beyond the stereotypes. The six sessions will cover topics such as understanding the impact gender stereotypes have, how they can affect mental health, the importance of positive role modelling…
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A win for ecosystems
Local conservation group Biolinks Alliance has secured a $495,000 three-year grant from The Ian Potter Foundation to support connection and conservation of central Victorian landscapes and species. Biolinks executive director Sophie Bickford said she was thrilled to receive the funding, which came at a critical time for central Victorian species. Some local species were among…
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Are you fire ready?
You don’t have to live in the country to be at risk of fire. If you live near areas that have significant bush, forest or long grass, then you need to plan ahead for the fire season. Gisborne Fire Brigade will be hosting a Fire Ready meeting on Sunday at 10.30am. The meeting will be…
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DEAD take over Village Square
Castlemaine-based band/art project DEAD will play a free show at the town’s ‘Village Square’ entertainment space on Friday, March 4 over sunset, on a new moon. Pre-pandemic the band toured relentlessly, nationally and overseas, and were most at home in sweaty, packed rooms. In the absence of such opportunities they have adapted and created new…
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Retrospective exhibition at Vaughan
After 20 years, respected Vaughan artist Jenny Morton is saying farewell to her family home and studio ‘Art at Morton’s Fork’ and will have a retrospective exhibition of her artwork this weekend. Jenny and Tony Morton created an extraordinary native garden on their one-acre block in Vaughan with food plants for butterflies and birds and…
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Contract awarded for upgrade of fatality road
Eve Lamb A contested vote of council has seen a local earthmoving firm clinch the $529,842 contract for roadworks to upgrade notorious Fogartys Gap Road – the site of four fatalities in recent years. Mount Alexander Shire Council has voted 5:1 in favour of awarding the contract to Castlemaine-based Leech Earthmoving. But it’s a decision…
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Coles for Romsey?
Supermarket giant Coles has confirmed it has interest in Romsey. A Coles spokesperson told the Express last week, “Along with sites all around the country, we are exploring Romsey as a potential location for a new Coles supermarket”. “Coles is constantly evaluating our store network to ensure we are delivering the best shopping experience for customers. “We’ll…
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Flare-up reignites grassland blaze
Eve Lamb A flare-up from a previous fire has been blamed for igniting a grassfire that saw residents in the Newstead and Sandon area issued with a watch and act alert last week. The CFA issued the watch and act shortly after 2pm for communities of Joyces Creek, Newstead, Sandon, Strangways and Strathlea after the…
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Championship in his sights
Fourth-generation Romsey axeman Blake Meyer is sharpening his focus on the STIHL Timbersports Australian Trophy Championship next month. The 14-time Victorian Tree Felling Champion will take on a series of fast-paced time-trial events for the championship in Adelaide. Blake will compete in three back-to-back traditional woodchopping disciplines: underhand chop, STIHL stock saw and single buck…
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What! Me? Sing?
Notes from a wobbly Woodend Warbler Lindsay Cumming When my daughter, newly arrived in Woodend with her family last year, suggested I join her to give Woodend Warblers a try, all I could think of were obstacles. I hadn’t sung in a choir since school, over half a century ago. I don’t read music. I…