kyneton
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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…
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All the way
Having not raced since October 16, Irascible Miss effortlessly won for Kyneton trainer George Osborne at Kilmore on Thursday. Alana Kelly – pictured bringing the four-year-old mare back to scale – rated her perfectly in front to win by nearly two lengths in the 1200m bet365 Odds Drift Protector Maiden Plate. “It’s onwards and upward…
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Local talent bound for nationals
Local teen Hailey Stubbs recently won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the Athletics Victoria State Championships and will now go on to compete at the Athletics Australia National Championships in Sydney from March 26-April 3. The 13-year-old Sacred Heart College student started competing in shot put in primary school athletics and later…
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Lane given name from end to end
A little laneway linking Kyneton’s High and Market streets will likely be renamed ‘Turners Lane’ in recognition of the famed former Turner Brothers hardware store. Turner Brothers operated the town’s hardware and timber yard for more than 80 years on a site stretching the distance between the two streets. The entire laneway is deemed a…