East Trentham
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St Patrick’s Day march keeps tradition alive
St Patrick’s Day in Trentham East is a long-standing local tradition and home to one of the last remaining St Paddy’s Day marches in the region. Each year, the community gathers to celebrate its strong Irish roots and keep a piece of local history alive. The day begins at 11am at Sacred Heart Church, before…
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Seb named junior champion
Bernadette Nunn He’s only nine but East Trentham’s Sebastian Beattie has already ticked off his number one ambition, showing his own stud sheep at the Kyneton Show. “I just always wanted to show my sheep,” he said. He did more than that though, winning the Champion Stud Sheep Junior Handler award. Steward of the stud…
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A sheep stud of Seb’s own
Farming comes second-nature for eight-year-old Sebastian Beattie. Growing up on a sheep stud in East Trentham, it was no surprise when the youngster signalled his intent to start his own. But Sebastian wasn’t talking about the distant future. He’s now one of Australia’s youngest hampshire down breeders, since starting his own Blackwood Stud earlier this…
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A hill house concert hall
A house on a hill at chilly East Trentham has by chance become an inviting winter concert hall. Built 13 years ago, although not with such a use in mind, long-time local Susie Kilby soon realised her large home – with its floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the valley below – lent itself perfectly to a concert…