Leisure
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Artistic understanding beyond her years
Thirteen-year-old Hume artist Amaya De Silva will present her first solo exhibition at The Gallery, Mount Macedon, next week. When Amaya was a little girl she developed a love of art – in particular the drawing of animals. To foster her passion for creativity, her mother Anu, sought the assistance of old friend and art…
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Castlemaine Idyll is back
The highly anticipated Castlemaine Idyll, lot19’s annual fundraiser, is back on Saturday, March 15. This one-of-a-kind event brings together local performers, incredible live music and community spirit, and in 2025 will celebrate the best tunes of the 80s, 90s and 00s. Returning with an extended running time, Castlemaine Idyll Kids Karaoke, delicious food and drinks,…
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Family fun at Metcalfe on Sunday
The annual Metcalfe Music Bash and Woodchop is back on again at the Metcalfe Recreation Ground this coming Sunday. Enjoy a day with family or friends, while listening to some amazing bands, including Mojo Working, Wild Card, Smashed Pie and The Metcalfe Boys. Experience the excitement of the woodchop competition with fierce competitors from around…
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A bounty of summer harvests
Lancefield and District Farmers Market comes around again this Saturday. Shoppers are invited to get a list ready for the market day lineup of 85 local and regional producers, with the bounty of summer harvests in abundance along the High Street centre plantation. Market manager Meggs Hannes encourages patrons to the market to consider parking…
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Brass bands to perform
The annual combined bands concert featuring the brass bands from Kyneton and Daylesford will be held this Sunday, February 23, at the Kyneton Botanical Gardens starting at 2pm. For the past three years these two fine bands have joined together to present free concerts in the beautiful surrounds of the botanical gardens. They play a…
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Help save the Tarkine
Locals such as Emma Dubuc Timson and campaigners from the Bob Brown Foundation passionate about protecting Tasmania’s Takayna rainforest invite community members to a documentary screening fundraiser at the Theatre Royal Castlemaine on February 26. The screening of this new Bob Brown Foundation documentary that will place us in this unique landscape: Takayna – the…
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Art comes to life
Japanese-Australian international artist Isabelle Kawai Vincent has made a celebrated return to Castlemaine’s lot19 arts space with a brand new exhibition of works. The exhibition, Girls, Goddesses and Greatness – A celebration of everything feminine, was launched on February 8 and runs until this Sunday February 23, and showcases Isabelle’s latest artwork created during her…
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Festival of Small Halls returns
Australia’s best acoustic and folk artists have banded together for the 44th annual Festival of Small Halls, where they’ll take on a regional tour of small halls across the state to present a night of original music over tea and cake for the locals to enjoy. This year’s lineup features UK artist Lucy Farrell, whose…
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High farce and dazzling wordplay
The Mount Players invite you to come to their lovely Mountview Theatre in Macedon to sit back and enjoy Oscar Wilde’s classic play, The Importance of Being Earnest. The set will delight you and the cast, dressed to kill, will entertain you! With a complimentary sherry on arrival, tea/coffee and treats at interval and a…
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Big turnout expected for Taradale Festival
Now in its 16th year, the Taradale Mineral Springs Festival is confirmed for Sunday March 9 from 10am to 4pm. Awarded Mount Alexander Shire Community Event of the year 2024, the festival is a major feature on the central Victorian calendar for the Labour Day long weekend. The Mineral Springs Festival Committee is planning to…
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Try your hand at bridge
Do you enjoy playing cards and making new friends? If so, the Macedon Ranges Bridge Club invites you to its Learn to Play Bridge classes that begin on March 3. “Bridge is a fantastic card game that challenges the mind and keeps us mentally active. It can take a little effort to learn but provides…
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Come to a garden party
Enjoy a day filled with music, wholesome food and good company at a Garden Party Fundraiser for the Arts Centre Melbourne at Woodbine, Kyneton. Don your linens, floaty florals and wide brimmed hats, and come armed with your picnic rug, umbrella and friends. A live jazz band will provide entertainment, and picnic boxes by local…