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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…
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Idea takes seed
Three friends are establishing a native nursery for the Macedon Ranges, with a goal of continuing and expanding the legacy of Woodend identity Robin Baker. Robin was the owner of Acres Wild Nursery and his death in 2019 affected many people in the community. He was passion about native plants and conservation. In discussion with…
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Explore Kyneton through art
The second Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial, ‘Holding the Circle’, launches this March. Eleven artists from around Australia have been commissioned to develop new work in a variety of media. Art will be presented across multiple sites throughout the town including the Kyneton Mechanics Institute, Watts Pavilion, the old Begg Schoolhouse, Freemasons Hall, the library, the…
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Mask rules to ease
A number of further changes to pandemic orders and public health recommendations in Victoria will come into place at 11.59pm on Friday February 25. The public health recommendation for Victorians to work or study from home will be removed, while masks will no longer be needed in most indoor settings. Masks will only be required…
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Celebrating Indigenous heritage
Eve Lamb The Aboriginal story of two local landmarks is being recorded and shared via a new public mural being created by local Indigenous artist Daikota Nelson. Castlemaine business Cream Town has commissioned the Dja Dja Wurrung woman to create the new mural to adorn an otherwise nondescript corrugated iron wall lining its courtyard and…
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Art project explodes mental health stigma
Aimee Timpson likes to colour outside the lines and harness her creativity to express deep and often painful emotions as well as observe daily issues that impact her personally. Her multi-skilled approach to any creative undertaking helps to deliver art that makes people look twice, linger and contemplate. And while the themes she explores may…
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Romsey reshape
Romsey is slated to become a large district town but exactly how it will look is still up for discussion. Last week Macedon Ranges Council began seeking community feedback for a new Romsey Structure Plan to shape the town’s future. The plan will determine how the town develops, considering provision for infrastructure, environmental constraints and…
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Car hits parked vehicles
A man in his 40s was taken to hospital after he crashed his car into a row of parked vehicles on High Street Kyneton on Friday. Emergency services were called to the scene about 11.10am. The driver was assessed by paramedics at the scene and taken to Kyneton Hospital in a stable condition.
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Cars towed after crash
Two cars had to be towed from the scene of a two-car collision at Drummond last Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene near the intersection of Malmsbury-Daylesford Road and Trickeys Lane about 4pm. One car had veered into the path of an oncoming car. A man in his 50s and a woman…
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E-scooters illegal
Local police are warning members of the public that the use of e-scooters on public roads and paths is illegal. Sergeant Brad Hall of the Goldfields Highway Patrol said police wanted to educate rather than penalise people. “The people using them don’t really understand that they’re actually breaking the law,” Sgt Hall said. “The scooters…
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Trees upcycled
Macedon Ranges Council is upcycling trees felled by the June 2021 storm, milling them into stakes to boost council planting programs. The council uses stakes in botanic gardens, parks, reserves, and street tree planting programs to help newly planted trees grow by giving them support and protection, leading to a greater chance of survival into…