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PUB PUSH REIGNITED
A push to re-open Romsey’s only pub has been renewed with a petition attracting nearly 2500 signatures since it launched last week. The pub has sat dormant and boarded up for four years, and local residents say it is time for it to be restored and reopened or sold on. Lead petitioner Sandra Chestnut told…
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LANES PLAN DIVIDES
Opinion is divided among Woodend and Macedon residents over a Regional Roads Victoria plan to reconfigure Black Forest Drive from four lanes to two. The $6 million project for 11.7 kilometres of works on the road linking the two towns will see the current four-lane configuration reduced to two lanes plus a three-metre-wide painted centre…
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Three weeks later: Kyneton woman finally claims $1 million TattsLotto win!
More than three weeks after the draw, a Kyneton woman has today come forward to claim her $1 million TattsLotto win, with plans to book a round-the-world trip when she can. The Victorian held one of the five division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4193, drawn Saturday September 25 – each pocketed $1,303,213.75. So…
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Spring into science
A raft of COVID-safe events this spring is the perfect opportunity to get outside, enjoy the sunshine and learn about your local environment. Spring is when your backyard and local parks and gardens come to life. Birds are busy, reptiles are waking up and flowers are showing off. The North Central Catchment Management Authority has…
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Royal takes top honour
Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal has won the award for Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (over 50 gigs per year) at the Music Victoria Awards 2021. This is the fourth time the local venue has claimed the honour, making it the most successful regional venue in that category in the history of the awards. The award includes $3000…
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Maldon youth camp seeks support
Victorian Blue Light Youth Camp is seeking support to develop a series of youth mental health programs. For 30 years the camp, which has a base in Maldon, has provided learning opportunities for vulnerable and at-risk youths through programs that foster personal development, learning, leadership and trust. Now the camp is developing a program to…
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From little things…
Five years after the seed of an idea was planted, Castlemaine’s innovative seed library has blossomed and this month is celebrating its fifth birthday by launching a new website. “If you haven’t come across it yet, the Castlemaine Seed Library is a wonderful community resource,” coordinator Eliza-Jane Gilchrist says. “People donate seeds, a group of…
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Storm recovery ongoing
Macedon Ranges residents who were impacted by the June storms can now apply for federal disaster recovery payments. The council was only added to the Australian Government Disaster Payments list on October 6 despite extensive damage to the region. Residents who suffered injury or major damage to their property can apply for the one-off, non-means…
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New artwork presentation for Kyneton
The Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial has had to reschedule its event, Holding the Circle, due to the ongoing restrictions and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-director Clare Needham said the event would now take place from March 19–27, 2022. “As a celebration of our original launch date of October 9, and to lift our spirits in…
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COMMITTED TO THE JOB
Castlemaine’s Les Vearing is among 27 central Victorian Forest Fire Management Victoria firefighters recognised for their longstanding commitment to protecting communities and the environment from bushfires. The staff, who together have a combined 600 years of service, were awarded with a National Medal and Clasps on behalf of the Office of the Governor-General at a…
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Suspicious car fire at Gisborne
A car fire at Gisborne South early this morning has been deemed suspicious. Firefighters from Gisborne, Toolernvale and FRV Station 53 arrived on the scene on Couangalt Road just before 1.30am. Incident controller Lieutenant Bevan Moody said the vehicle was fully alight upon arrival. “When we arrived, two crews in breathing apparatus immediately worked to…
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Protest targets NAB
They stood out a proverbial country mile against Friday’s grey, rainy sky. The group of demonstrators stationed out front of Castlemaine’s National Australia Bank may have been small in number – due to COVID-compliance – but was just as big on determination. “We’re just ordinary local citizens calling on the NAB to stop its investment…