kyneton
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Making space and providing dignity
The increasing numbers of displaced people globally can be overwhelming and leave us wondering how we as individuals can help. Kyneton-based groups, Cassinia Community and The Social Foundry, in conjunction with Community Refugees Sponsorship Australia, are offering an opportunity to be part of the solution. CRSA, an independent national charity, is at the forefront of…
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Damaging winds overnight
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning for damaging winds developing about elevated terrain from this evening. A strong cold front will enter the west of the state late on Tuesday, bringing a vigorous north to northwesterly flow. Showers and thunderstorms are likely along the front, as well as in northwesterly winds in its…
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Gallopers put best feet forward
Bill West With horses’ birthdays today, gallopers trained at Kyneton and Tylden got in and notched up their first wins just days earlier. Perhaps they were looking for even extra attention on their birthday from their delighted trainers and connections! Kyneton’s Marita Lawson does not have a large stable, and her career record shows 15…
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Basketballers’ state selection
Aspiring local athletes, Arabella Dietz, Lenny Maxwell and Adrian Kiliva, are super excited to have been selected into the School Sports Victoria, 12 years and Under Basketball Vic State Teams. The trio will compete in School Sports Australia Combined Basketball Championships, which will be held in Bendigo from August 13-19. Many past School Sports Victoria…
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Lunchtime soup kitchen
Free hot soup and musical entertainment will be on offer at the Mechanics Institute in Kyneton next Tuesday as the community gathers together to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness. In Australia there are more than 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. Homelessness Week, which runs from August 1 to 7, aims…
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Kyneton’s place in Opera House gala
Angela Crawford Kyneton violin maker Paul Davies has used salvaged wood from the Sydney Opera House to craft 50 sets of clapsticks for a gala concert at the iconic Australian landmark. Commissioned to make the instruments by Indigenous composer and performer, William Barton, Davies created the clapsticks to be played by children at the Opera…
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Rationale build complete
Prestige skincare brand Rationale has completed its multi-million dollar facility in Kyneton. The relocation has enabled the company to create around 50 new jobs in Kyneton and for 50 existing staff to move to the region, which has supported the brand to grow across local and international markets. New jobs have been created across areas…
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Cart carpenters wanted
Kyneton resident Paul Strang has put out a call for helping hands to restore an old baker’s cart of great sentimental value to the community. The cart has had its home at Lady Brooks Kindergarten for many decades and generations of kids have played on it. Paul has been offered supplies from Home Hardware to…
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Tragedy commemorated
Two prisoners of war with Kyneton family have been honoured in the 80th anniversary of their tragic deaths. Civilian Harry Darley Holland and Sydney McGregor, Private 2/22nd Battalion, were among those to perish on board the unmarked Japanese transport freighter SS Montevideo Maru. The freighter was torpedoed on July 1, 1942, off the coast of…
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Kyneton Tea of Earth entrepreneur hailed a local business hero
Kyneton business owner Rebecca Moore says her local Australia Post team had been friendly faces during the pandemic when she made the move to post online orders for Tea of Earth. Now they’ve hailed her a 2022 Australia Post Local Business Hero, recognising her unique and valued connection to the local community. “The continuing support…
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Hedgerow rejuvenation
Historic field hedges at Kyneton’s Windmill Farm are being painstakingly restored by a specialist hedgelayer. Property owner Sallyanne Craig said the 170-year-old hedges were significant enough to be heritage-listed, but were in poor repair. “Their advanced age and the absence of proper management for perhaps 70 years means they are in an exceptionally perilous state,”…
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Café with a heart of gold
It would be no surprise if one day Kyneton’s ‘Little Swallow Café’ was renamed the ‘Big Heart Café’! The generosity of the café owners is once again apparent with their offer to host the upcoming fundraiser for the not-for profit, community owned RM Begg Kyneton Aged Care. On Friday June 24, an event will be…