News
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Food for those in need
Fifty Kyneton families doing it tough over the holidays were gifted food hampers thanks to the generosity of the local charity arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Working with Kyneton Community House, the church’s Rapid Relief Team donated boxes containing a variety of non-perishable goods, with each box able to last a family of…
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Councillor raises curfew concern
A councillor has called for understanding and moderation as local cat owners adjust to living with Mount Alexander Shire Council’s new cat curfew mandate. The new requirements mean all cats within the municipality must be securely confined to their owners’ premises at all times. The restrictions came into effect on December 22 after the council…
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A day to remember
There are countless stories about racing at Hanging Rock going back generations, and New Year’s Day 2022 added yet another chapter, with the next element ahead being the Hanging Rock Cup meeting on Australia Day. Extreme heat predictions and wavering uncertainty about the latest COVID transmissions in Victoria guaranteed there would not be record numbers…
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Live theatre to stretch the legs
Castlemaine Theatre Company is about to mark its return to live theatre by hitting the streets with a show to really stretch its legs. It’s been about two years since the long-running local theatre company has been able to perform live due to COVID. Now, to celebrate its return, CTC is making Castlemaine itself the…
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Ring in the new year with free travel
Metropolitan and regional trains, trams and buses will be free from 6pm tonight until 6am on New Year’s Day. V/Line travel within Victoria will also be free as well as on long-distance services arriving in Melbourne after 6pm New Year’s Eve. Free travel extends to the first V/Line service from Melbourne to any Victorian destination…
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Garden the fire-wise way: Woodend brigade shares tips
Woodend Fire Brigade’s new fire-wise garden has opened and members have shared tips for anyone seeking to take a similar approach. Located at the front of the station, the garden was a combined effort of members including removal of hazardous trees and careful planning and design. The garden also offers the community landscaping ideas in…
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Gisborne bridge fight to planning panel
The fight to protect Gisborne’s Bunjil Creek bridge, bluestone channel and significant trees will progress to an independent planning panel. Last week Macedon Ranges Council revealed the Department of Transport had denied any heritage value of these features that are threatened as intersection works on Kilmore Road continue. The $12.5 million upgrade was a Labor…
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Meeting labelled a sham
Campaspe River landowners have labelled a Coliban Water community meeting held via zoom last week a “sham”. The meeting was advertised as being held to discuss a proposed Environment Protection Authority licence amendment in relation to discharges of wastewater from the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant to the river, but participants were not given any detail…
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Turning waste to work
A Castlemaine business is setting a groundbreaking example by re-using its industrial waste, reducing the volume of material going to landfill and creating a valuable new product to boot. At its factory site in Castlemaine’s Fitzgerald Close, Like Butter makes furniture and, keen to do the right thing by the environment, it recently started a…
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Santa touches down
Santa and his elves greeted more than 100 school children with Christmas gifts in Romsey last Thursday, delivered not by a sleigh but by a Powercor helicopter. The visit was a way to say thanks to the community, which has supported Powercor’s aerial vegetation inspection and vegetation cutting programs throughout the year. The helicopters have…
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Jazz talent returns home
US jazz talent Gemma Sherry has returned home to Castlemaine for the holidays and is planning to do some gigs in Daylesford and Melbourne next month to promote her latest album Music To Dream To. Sherry told the Express it was great to see her family after two and a half long years. “It’s been wonderful to spend…
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Hall’s hefty facelift
The eight-month restoration of the historic Kyneton Town Hall is set to be completed this month. Mayor Jennifer Anderson said the Mollison Street building was one of the most substantial regional shire halls in Victoria. “The municipality of Kyneton was founded in October 1857 and the history of Kyneton Shire Hall is one of fascinating…