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Romsey aged care to VCAT
A 120-bed residential aged-care facility for Romsey has Macedon Ranges Council’s tick of approval as it progresses to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Councillors voted 5-3 in favour of the proposal, which aims to fill a void of services in the east but threatens to extend Romsey’s town boundary. The SignatureCare facility would be…
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Podcast a finalist
Castlemaine sustainability podcast Saltgrass has been announced as a finalist for the world’s top nature media competition – the Jackson Wild Media Awards. Created by long-time MAINfm presenter Alison Hanly, Saltgrass is a fortnightly radio show and podcast spotlighting what individuals are doing to address the climate crisis within their local community. Saltgrass celebrates grassroots, bioregional change-makers – from farmers…
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Message made material
Helping raise awareness around mental health maintenance is a matter close to Simon Robins’ heart. “I’ve lost a few mates in the music scene who have taken their lives during the pandemic,” says the Fryerstown-based vocalist in thrash band Pissbolt. Also renowned as a comic book colourist, Robins didn’t hesitate when contacted by Castlemaine-based suicide…
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Vaccinated economy trials
The Victorian Government will conduct trials in businesses and events across highly vaccinated regional areas to help the state open progressively as a vaccinated economy. Greater Bendigo will be among the first invited to participate in the trials to test systems and support in the fortnight before Victoria is aiming to reach a 70 per…
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Businesses join big shift
Businesses throughout Mount Alexander are being invited to join forces with others and commit to shift to 100 per cent clean energy. The 100% Clean Energy Campaign is one of a number of new Warrarrack Initiatives emerging locally as part of growing community momentum towards taking direct action to address climate change and the threats…
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Check your TattsLotto tickets Kyneton – There’s a mystery millionaire at large!
One Kyneton lottery player has kicked off the working week as a millionaire after scoring division one in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw – they just don’t know it yet. The Victorian held one of the five division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4193, drawn Saturday September 25 – each pockets $1,303,213.75. The winning entry…
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Get those portraits ready
Get your skates on, or your brushes or camera at the ready because entries in the IBeHuman – Maldon Portrait Prize 2022 are about to be flung open. Work can be submitted until January 4 and some of the conditions of entry are that artists and their subject matter must be living in Australia and…
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Meal train to get rolling
A new community meal train could help new and expecting Kyneton families in the first stages at home together. Birth doula Mary Giordano aims to build stronger community support for new families through the initiative after recognising a need. “I work with various families in my role and I regularly see a lack of support…
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Meet our new commander
Drugs, firearms, road policing, youth engagement and COVID response are areas of focus for Macedon Ranges’ new police area commander Inspector Tom Ebinger. He began in the role in July, marking his first regional post in a policing career that spans 34 years. “I come to this role with a bit of experience behind me…
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Jabs in younger arms
Children as young as 12 have begun receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations in Castlemaine with the town’s local GP clinics now all stocking Pfizer as well as AstraZeneca vaccine. A spokesperson for Castlemaine Health said their staff had begun giving jabs to 12-15-year-olds from last Monday. “There is a huge demand for vaccination from this newly…
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Moving to the country
For 13 seasons we’ve seen Shaynna Blaze as a judge on The Block, as well as helping homeowners spruce up their spaces on Selling Houses Australia. Now, for the first time, Shaynna is doing it for herself and her family in the heartwarming new Channel Nine series, Country Home Rescue. In Country Home Rescue, Shaynna and her children embark…
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HOME-GROWN STARS FACE OFF
The 2021 AFL Grand Final is taking place far away in Perth on Saturday, but there’s an extraordinary level of interest through much of the Macedon Ranges. Two of the players taking part, Jake Lever (Melbourne) and Mitch Hannan (Western Bulldogs) played with Riddell League clubs as youngsters, and attended secondary schools in Kyneton. This…