kyneton
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Perceptions, assumptions and prejudice
Cathouse Players are looking forward to bringing their first production of 2022 to audiences. Rooms is a contemporary piece with a focus not only on relationships but also perceptions, assumptions and at times prejudice. In each room we meet a new group facing different challenges and in some ways, life lessons. Dee and Richard. If two…
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Royal honour for fest favourite
There’s hardly a person in Kyneton who doesn’t know Marg Dearricott. In perhaps her best known role as the long-running secretary of the Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival, Ms Dearricott has been front and centre in celebrating her close-knit community for the past 18 years. It’s that commitment to community that has seen her awarded…
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Ready to rock the town hall
Tex Perkins and Matt Walker are headed to Kyneton to rock the Town Hall on Saturday. Perkins has been around for a while now, The Beasts, The Cruel Sea, The Dark Horses, The Man In Black, T’n’T to name a few. He has built his reputation on a restless sense of adventure, an ability to…
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Don’t push the safety envelope
A new safety education campaign by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority puts the spotlight on the many pressures placed on pilots when contemplating, planning and conducting a flight. At a seminar next week, pilots will learn about not flying beyond the edges of their personal limits. This is vital as about 80 per cent of…
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RAAF thanks for a centenarian veteran
A Kyneton resident who was among the first girls in history to be enrolled in the Royal Australian Air Force was last week honoured for her service to the nation during WWII. At age 19, centenarian Margaret Emily Green (nee Selway) was enrolled with 15 other girls at No 1 Recruiting Centre, Queens Street, Melbourne,…
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Bid to build in farm zone
New Kyneton farmers aiming to be among Australia’s largest Shropshire sheep breeders are fighting to build in the Farm Zone to realise their dreams. The Pinto family seeks to build shedding, water tank and a family home but their property falls under the 40ha build requirement for the zone. Farm plans present a vision for…
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‘Haystacks’ is back
“We’re very happy … it’s onwards and upwards,” trainer Danielle Chapman said after Haystacks Calhoun made a successful return to racing with a gutsy win at Kyneton last week. Off the scene since just before Christmas, the four-year-old was impressive in carrying topweight of 64kg and starting from the outside barrier on his home course.…
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Iconic storyteller and sublime vocalist
Kutcha Edwards is headed to Kyneton and Bendigo bringing truth-telling via his new music theatre creation, Circling Time – Songs and Stories. Edwards’ show draws its essence from the songs on his latest album Circling Time. The album is superb, receiving rave reviews including in Rhythms Magazine: “Circling Time is a magnificent, life-affirming triumph, and Edwards is quite…
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Floyd fans in for a treat
We don’t need no educationWe don’t need no thought controlNo dark sarcasm in the classroomTeacher, leave them kids alone … If you couldn’t afford the tickets to a real live Pink Floyd gig in your youth, it’s time to make up for that. Grab your glasses and have a look at what’s to come ……
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Kiribati cultural day kicks off creative project
With Macedon Ranges autumnal activities in full swing, local company Threshold is excited to announce it will be hosting a Kiribati Cultural Day on May 15 in Kyneton. Set in the centre of town at the local not-for-profit and hospitality hub Social Foundry, Threshold is inviting people and families from across the Macedon Ranges to…
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Currie returns to Kyneton
After a successfully sold out season in 2018, Thomas Currie is returning to Kyneton with a brand new show, Basically Nocturnal. Basically Nocturnal is a night of witty stories and songs with adaptations of music from the 60s to now, as well as original material. Featuring songs from Billy Joel, Barry Manilow and more, a band of…
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XR spreads climate message
Eve Lamb Local climate activists have been visibly ramping up their activity in a quest to see climate put firmly on the agenda as Australians get set to head to the polls on Saturday May 21. Determined to get their message through to candidates of all political stripes, for the past couple of weeks members…