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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…
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Witnesses sought for suspected hit and run
Kyneton police continue to investigate and appeal for public assistance after a man was found seriously injured in Kyneton over the weekend. Emergency services were called after a passer-by found the man on Sturt Street on Saturday shortly before 2am. The 33-year-old Kyneton man was airlifted to hospital where he remains with serious injuries. Investigators…
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Hailey wins silver
Kyneton teen Hailey Stubbs has come away with a silver medal and seventh placing at the Athletics Australia National Championships in Sydney. Representing Victoria, the 13-year-old Sacred Heart College student was thrilled to win the silver in the Under 15 Girls Hammer Throw and a seventh in the Under 17 Girls Hammer Throw – an…
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Value in diversity
Windarring Disability Services is encouraging diversity in workplaces across Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander Shire. Shaelee Desmond, Windarring’s Australian Disability Enterprise team leader for Kyneton and Castlemaine, said hiring a person with a disability contributed to a business’s overall diversity and culture for staff, communities and customers. “Windarring is a people-centered, community-based organisation committed to…
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Crafting a career in origami
A popular pastime in Japan has developed into a professional practice for expat artist Chieko Hester. As a child, Chieko was taught by her father to fold origami cranes and she practised with friends at school. “Origami itself back then was just that, it wasn’t something that you learnt properly, you just learn as you…
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Plea to clear paths
Being able to walk safely down the street is something many people take for granted. But for someone who is vision-impaired, or totally blind like Kate Stephens, the experience can be hazardous if others don’t play their part in clearing obstacles. Kate was born with a genetic condition described as a type of retinal dystrophy…
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Somewhere over the rainbow
Coming from Turkey to Melbourne to escape political unrest in 2015-16, Oz Demirhan could never have imagined that she would be able to start her own business. It all began while walking with little son Lennon during the first COVID lockdown and admiring rainbows decorating people’s windows. It inspired her to revive her old hobby…
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Temporary outages for Kyneton
Kyneton residents may experience a series of temporary outages in mobile phone coverage this week as Telstra upgrades its mobile base station with additional infrastructure. These improvements will impact Telstra 3G and 4G coverage at various times during daylight hours from Wednesday to Friday this week, and again on Monday and Tuesday of next week.…
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Signing the town read
All the way from New York and New Mexico, Australian artist Sara Morawetz has been mapping Kyneton using geo-mapping software and technical data. Unable to visit as intended for her research, thanks to the pandemic, the artist put her mind to understanding the town from afar, with the tools available to her at a distance.…
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From High Street to Jack High
When Kyneton received 75mm of intense rainfall on January 27, the last thing Angie expected when she opened the door to Angie’s Café and Bake Shop on High Street, was to wade into water on her café floor. The CFA’s sandbagging prevented some of the rain that followed over the next two days, but it…