Hanging Rock
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Bliss out this spring
Unwind, relax and refresh under the backdrop of Hanging Rock at The Spring Bliss Festival this November. The event has been described as “spring cleaning for the soul” with music, a clothes swap, demonstrations and a sensory-friendly kids’ chillzone. Festival founder Emma Hart said the event aimed to bring together a range of mental health…
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Chapman snaps up the win
Kyneton trainer Danielle Chapman is pictured with Lonagan Milham at Hanging Rock races on Australia Day. Chapman’s four-year-old mare Snappy Li’l Thing, a $800 bargain buy, led throughout to win the Lonagan Milham Maiden Plate by over four lengths. Ridden by Michael Poy, Smart Li’l Thing ($8.50) was having her sixth start. “She didn’t handle…
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Renate said yes!
A marriage proposal with a difference unfolded at Hanging Rock races on Australia Day. The first race on the seven-event program was officially the ‘Will you marry me Renate Maiden Plate’ over 1600m. And the first Newham resident Renate Danebergs knew she was suddenly centre stage was when the course race caller read the race…
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A day to remember
There are countless stories about racing at Hanging Rock going back generations, and New Year’s Day 2022 added yet another chapter, with the next element ahead being the Hanging Rock Cup meeting on Australia Day. Extreme heat predictions and wavering uncertainty about the latest COVID transmissions in Victoria guaranteed there would not be record numbers…
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Six races at ‘The Rock’
Everything is in readiness for the traditional New Year’s Day race meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at Hanging Rock. Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club has been taking advance package bookings from patrons for several weeks. A shuttle bus service will run from Woodend Railway Station to ‘The Rock’ from 10.30am. Tickets are $5 per person return.…
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Timeless Macedon
Tonight’s instalment of ABC TV’s Back to Nature mini-series will feature the Macedon Ranges. When we’re in nature, it sometimes feels like time slows, and becomes elastic. This episode begins at Organ Pipes National Park, on the eastern edge of an ancient lava flow. Hosts Aaron and Holly meet Indi Clarke, who has a strong connection to…
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Feedback sought on Hanging Rock plan
Feedback has opened on Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s updated Environmental Management Plan for Hanging Rock.The plan will continue environmental works, such as weed control and revegetation, and focus on enhancing the site’s vegetation and habitat. Ecological restoration specialists, Practical Ecology, updated the plan funded by the Victorian Government.The plan builds on the work outlined in…
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Rock rescue – Man spends night in open after fall
A 79-year-old man spent a terrifying night exposed to the elements after falling at Hanging Rock last Tuesday. The Melbourne man had fallen about seven to eight metres about 2.30pm and was unable to call for help, sustaining serious upper and lower body injuries. Rangers noticed the man’s car later that day and searched for…
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Man airlifted after Hanging Rock fall
Paramedics have airlifted a man involved in a fall from the summit of Hanging Rock this morning. The man in his 20s was assessed at the scene for suspected upper body injuries after falling about four metres. Local SES members were called to assist with the rescue and got the man to a small plateau…
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SITE SALE STALEMATE: Value of Hanging Rock’s East Paddock in dispute
Question hangs over the true value of Hanging Rock’s East Paddock as Macedon Ranges Shire Council and the state government draw lines in the sand over its sale. The council rejected an offer made by the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning in May, which it described as “significantly below” council’s own valuation of…
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‘Rock’ races switch to Kyneton
The traditional New Year’s Day race meeting that draws thousands of people to Hanging Rock is being transferred to Kyneton. The Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club investigated all possible options to enable the drawcard January 1 meeting to take place at ‘The Rock’, but found it would be too difficult to hold the meeting…
