kyneton
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Foot tappy, thigh slappy, head bobby sound
The Moosejaw Rifle Club was formed in 2008 at a friend’s party when a disgruntled neighbour pulled the circuit breaker out of the power board to kill the music. Acoustic instruments were found and played and the band was formed. Arriving at their name following a rigorous process involving names in a hat and the…
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Songs of people and place
Valley Road winds through rolling basalt hills from Glenhope towards Chewton, connecting two friends, Rebecca Jane Howell and Marty Mckenna, who have been singing together for more than a decade. They weave their experiences into songs of people and place (usually sitting around Marty’s farmhouse kitchen table), bringing an Australian perspective to their diverse folk…
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Star Wars battle still on
Approved plans for a home designed to replicate a Star Wars light cruiser have upset neighbouring landowners. Macedon Ranges Shire Council issued a planning permit for the house at 131 Pipers Creek Road, Kyneton, which proposes a spaceship build on a lunar landscape. The house has not yet been built and the property has since…
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Art director honoured
From Anzacs to The Man from Snowy River, Leslie Binns has been a creative mind behind some of Australia’s most iconic filmmaking. The talented art director and production designer from Kyneton has more than 40 credits to his name. On Monday he also added Medal of the Order of Australia to his achievements for service…
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An immersive audio experience
Kyneton-based theatre company Threshold is preparing to launch a new audio theatre experience: The Flying Canoe. The immersive experience features traditional songs and dancing that was recorded at the Kiribati Cultural Day held at Kyneton’s Social Foundry last year. It invites families to transform their lounge rooms into a world of myths and wonder. Set…
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Taking seed in Kyneton
Amy HumeWhen Kylie Swain began a seed library for Woodend in 2020 she was hopeful the concept would spread its roots. The seed library allows residents to ‘borrow’ seeds to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers at home in exchange for ‘return’ seeds from their crop. Now into its third year, the project is taking seed…
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Works begin on Mark’s Country Place
Works began last week on Mark’s Country Place at Deep Lead Lane in Kyneton following approval at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last year. Mark’s Country Place, a registered charity, is planned to be an all-access rest and recreation facility and gardens. The facility will be open to all with the intention of catering…
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Dyer eyes off Darwin
Bill West Long-time Kyneton-based trainer Neil Dyer is already thinking seriously about an expedition north for the 2023 Darwin Cup and associated races. On Saturday, Dyer won the last event at Kyneton with six-year-old mare Svaneke, which he also part-owns. Svaneke was the only locally trained winner on the seven-event program conducted by Kyneton and…
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NAB branch to close
Kyneton’s National Australia Bank branch will close on July 6. NAB retail customer executive, Larna Manson, said that over the past few years, fewer customers were going into branches to do their banking. “Nearly 60 per cent of our Kyneton customers have only visited the branch once in the last 12 months, and more than…
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Roadworks prove costly
Angela CrawfordA Kyneton business owner has slammed roadworks under way on Jennings Street, which have already cost him thousands of dollars. The works require the street to be closed from Mollison Street for six to eight weeks as Easter approaches and supermarket renovations impact the Woolworths carpark. John Silva, owner of Liquor Legends fronting the…
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Rare sighting of live brushtailed phascogale captured in Kyneton
The unusual observation of a live brushtailed phascogale in Kyneton was captured on day one of nest box monitoring across the Macedon Ranges last week. Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s annual program typically records animal scats and vacant nests, with phascogale activity a strong interest. Biodiversity projects officer Tanya Loos said phascogales were a vulnerable species…
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The forest maker
Tony Rinaudo, widely known as the ‘forest maker’, is an Australian agronomist who has lived and worked in Africa for several decades. During the great famine of 1984, at the age of only 26, Rinaudo was placed in charge of delivering emergency food aid to tens of thousands of families. He discovered and put into…