Leisure
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Climate friendly gardens
Issues relating to climate change challenges in our gardens will be raised during a talk by Dr Peter May for the Kyneton Horticultural Society next Monday.
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Family fun at Romsey Market on Sunday
Bring your family and friends along and visit the Romsey Market on Sunday.
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The truth of small town living
A new production by Castlemaine Theatre Company threatens to reveal the hidden secrets of people living in small towns, including those in our region. Under Milk Wood is set in Wales, and Dylan Thomas finished writing it in 1953, but it explores themes that will still resonate with people in Newstead, Guildford and Chewton alike. …
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Flint Hill to support Woodend Fire Brigade
Woodend’s Flint Hill garden promises a captivating botanical experience and is opening to the public this Saturday to raise funds for the Woodend Fire Brigade. This is a one-off chance to visit one of the finest gardens in the state, which includes mature trees and plantings that are listed on the National Trust tree register. …
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Local author releases “The Unlucky Viking”
Castlemaine author and Monash University adjunct research associate, Cathrine Harboe-Ree AM, recently released her first book.
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From under the staircase
Live arts organisation Punctum is hosting a very special concert event this coming Sunday. Over the past two years in partnership with the Australian Art Orchestra and with support from the Australian Government through the Regional Arts Fund, Punctum has piloted a professional development program inviting regional musicians and sound artists to explore new music…
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More than a ‘who-dunnit’
Columbo – Prescription: Murder by William Link and Richard Levinson will be presented by Kyneton’s not-for-profit Cathouse Players, in their cosy pop-up theatre, at Kyneton’s Masonic Centre.
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Garden Lovers’ Fair returns to Bolobek
The much-loved Garden Lovers’ Fair will return to Bolobek, a magnificent property and garden situated at the base of Mount Macedon, on the weekend of October 7 and 8. More than 50 high-quality and specialist stallholders selling everything from rare plants to garden tools, food and wine, bulbs, native plants, succulents, trees, clematis, and many…
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Find a feathered friend
Kyneton and District Poultry Club is hosting another Helmsman style auction in October following the success of its April event. Once again up to 400 pens of poultry will be up for sale from young pullets and cockerels to older hens and roosters. There will also have an excellent selection of fertile eggs for sale.…
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The Weeping Willows at Lauriston Hall
Lauriston Hall is again featuring an outstanding musical evening for locals and visitors with brilliant duo, The Weeping Willows, on October 7. The Weeping Willows (Laura Coates and Andrew Wrigglesworth) are an acoustic, folk-laced, country-tinged duo. They have been described as “a couple of old souls, steeped in bluegrass tradition and draped in gothic Americana…
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Showjumping success
Three Kyneton Pony Club riders who attended Melton Pony Club’s Showjumping Day on Saturday each took home a ribbon. In the Pony Club F Grade, Makayla Waters was fifth in the second round and sixth in the Jackpot on her horse Izar. Meanwhile, in the Pony Club D Grade, Ruby Fraser placed fourth in the…
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Immerse yourself in garden wonders
Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of natural beauty and gardening wonders at the 2023 Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival Open Gardens this week. You’re invited to explore a variety of stunning gardens that will captivate your senses and leave you inspired. Along with multiple private gardens to view, don’t miss the opportunity…