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MIGHTY MEDAL EFFORT
Castlemaine’s Remembrance Day service held special significance for one local family with the presentation of a set of replacement war medals. The medals were presented to Pat Fischer by Leading Senior Constable Grant Kendall of Castlemaine Police in recognition of her late father-in-law Frank Fischer’s service in World War II. The original medals were stolen…
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Increase the health of your farm
Knowing what you’re looking at in the paddock, when to use animals to graze the landscape and when to let it recover, are all crucial to keeping your farm and your livestock profitable, healthy and sustainable. Sam White from Sidonia Beef has been implementing regenerative grazing on his Sidonia property since 2016 and hasn’t looked…
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A Victorian first at Castlemaine
The November Castlemaine Farmers Market was historic. Market organisers sought permission from the Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal Corporation to adopt the traditional boundaries of Djaara Country for sourcing produce for the market. Market president Claire Moore said “local has never been clearly defined but now the market has found its true home”. The boundaries of…
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Keeping the Kyneton Show spark alive
This Friday night, the skies over Kyneton will be the backdrop for the biggest fireworks display the district has ever seen.The Kyneton Show is upscaling its famous opening night fireworks. “While we had to postpone the show, we still really wanted to give the community something to celebrate so we’ve doubled our fireworks budget,” show…
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Thefts show disrespect
The repeated thieving of donated goods from the front of Windarring’s Castlemaine recycled goods store has staff and supported workers there feeling more than a bit fed up. One of the store’s two Australian Disability Enterprise coordinators, Deanne Watson, says the incidence of people helping themselves to items that have been donated and left at…
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A day of jazz
Castlemaine Jazz Festival organisers are planning to hold a mini event this Saturday – ‘A Day of Jazz’. The pop-up event will take place at The Village Square performing space in Frederick Street, Castlemaine, and will feature some of the artists who were to appear at this year’s jazz festival. Artists to hit the stage…
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Portrait Prize 4 Respect
Locals are encouraged to get creative and submit a portrait for the ‘Portrait Prize 4 Respect’ community art event being held as part of this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. The 16 Days of Activism campaign calls for people around the world to unite and raise awareness about gender-based violence, challenge…
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Last call for radio stories
A book recording the events and people involved in community radio in central Victoria is in the making. Radio veterans Ian Braybrook and Marilyn Bennet are gathering material input from as many people as possible for inclusion in the story. “It is not so much a history of the sector as it is about the…
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Catch a flick with Flaus
From a lifetime spent reviewing and critiquing for screen, national film doyen, Castlemaine’s John Flaus has chosen 10 films “you must not miss”. Those 10 are now set to screen over a new 10-week Sunday matinee series at Castlemaine’s Northern Arts Hotel where film lovers will also enjoy a unique post-screening chance to discuss what…
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Brew to get Royal treatment
A new brew 100 years in the making is set to be unveiled at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal this Saturday. The Breheny Brothers ‘Sparkling Bitter’ has been brewed from a long lost recipe perfected by the famed Breheny Brothers of late 1890s and early 1900s brewing fame. The new venture has been made possible by two…
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Kyneton classmates reunite after 70 years
Classmates Leo Halloran and Leon Fallon reunited in Kyneton last week after 70 years apart. Both 87 years old now, the pair went to school at the Marist brothers, Kyneton, from 1946 to 1950. Before last week, they hadn’t seen each other since they left school. Leo went to work in Melbourne and Leon stayed…
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Straight aim for Hugo
Archer Hugo Lobb has the Olympic Games in his range after being ranked eighth in the world for indoor archery. At just 17 years old, the Riddells Creek teen has held 12 world records and has multiple gold and silver medals to his name. The end of 2019 saw him compete in the World Archery…