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People connectors reach out
Sometimes all it takes is a conversation. A new project in the Macedon Ranges aims to talk with community members about their mental health and help link them with wellbeing services in the area. With the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic still felt throughout Australia, the Assisting Communities through Direct Connection project is going door-to-door…
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Local talent ‘play on’
Castlemaine’s Bridge Hotel and a host of talented local artists are set to feature in huge lineup of live events this weekend as part of the launch of the state government’s ‘Play On Victoria’ regional series. Regional Victorian music fans can rejoice with the return of live music with 18 artists to perform in eight…
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SURCHARGE SOLUTION?
Holiday surcharges could save Kyneton traders from a repeat of last year’s empty stores during the Christmas period, Business Kyneton says. The traders group has proposed a town-wide 15 per cent surcharge to remove the obstacle of increased holiday wages that saw many traders stay shut last year. Business Kyneton president Kate Fairley told the Express customers…
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Electrical ecologies
A fascinating new exhibition, Electrical Ecologies, was quietly unveiled at Castlemaine Art Museum’s Sinclair Gallery last Thursday. Vaughan-based photographer Felix Wilson’s work is concerned with visualising connections across ecologies in this moment of global environmental crisis. The launch was timely, coinciding with School Strike for Climate action on Friday and Faiths For Climate Justice event on…
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Truck tradition rolls on
The Rotary Club of Castlemaine is once again celebrating the incredible contribution of the trucking industry after another challenging year. Castlemaine Truck Show director Kerry Anderson said while the club couldn’t hold its traditional event on Sunday November 28 it would hold a modified COVIDsafe event including its popular annual Truck Procession through the main…
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CEO steps down
RM Begg Aged Care Kyneton CEO Meredith Grant will step down from her role next month. Board chair Phillip Irvine said Ms Grant’s contribution to the home since she joined in 2007 had been significant, and she had been especially pivotal in ensuring services and care of the highest standard during that time. “Meredith’s resignation…
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Kyneton home to feature
A historic Kyneton home will feature in an upcoming episode of ABC TV’s Restoration Australia. Host Anthony Burke met the couple who purchased the magnificent property, The Lawns c1890s, in Wedge Street. Fed up with city life, the Boyers bought the delightful four-bed Victorian manor house ready for some changes. Fifth generation Kyneton native Shannon and…
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Ethical effort in Woodend
A Woodend resident has recruited local businesses to join a campaign promoting the sale of ethically produced products. Margaret Leahy is a member of ACRATH – Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans – an organisation committed to supporting and advocating for people in exploited and forced labour around the world. She is encouraging people…
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Felix stars in Fires
A seven-year-old Kyneton boy has made his acting debut in an episode of new ABC television series Fires. Felix Deadman stars alongside Sam Worthington and Eliza Scanlen in episode four of the six-part series, which takes us back to the traumatic summer of 2019-20 as bushfires raged across the country. Felix has always wanted to be…
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Petition to allow crowds at Kyneton Cup
Macedon Ranges resident Suzanne Carroll, a successful fashion designer and ardent racegoer, has made a petition-led bid to persuade authorities to allow spectators to attend the 2021 Kyneton Cup race meeting on November 3. The Riddells Creek entrepreneur said the residents of Macedon Ranges had supported the action to get vaccinated and deserved to be…
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Students strike again for climate justice
Castlemaine students have once again gone on ‘strike’ joining countless thousands of youngsters across the nation demanding genuine policy change to rapidly check the looming threat of runaway climate change. On Friday students from both local primary and secondary schools took to the steps of Castlemaine’s central Market Building to hold placards, be seen, and…
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For walkers and moochers…
Whether you’re into bushwalking or more of a moocher when it comes to taking a hike, you may find the Friends of the Box Ironbark Forests’ brand new book worth trekking out to secure. Just days after its release, Twenty Bushwalks in the Mount Alexander Region is being eagerly snapped up by bushwalking devotees much to the…