kyneton
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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…
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Lunch, chat and chill
A panel of diverse guests will discuss all manner of topics at next week’s Birds of a Feather lunch in Kyneton. ChillOut Festival’s president Matt Clarke, army veteran Yvonne Sillett, Pride Foundation Australia’s board member Ian Gould and Bendigo’s drag icon Polly Filla will chat about their work, their connection to the community and about…
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Higgins crowned Regional Champion bowler
Gisborne Bowling Club’s Ethan Higgins has been crowned Regional Champion after defeating Kyneton’s Craig Vincent in a thrilling Champion of Champions final at City Oval BC last Sunday. Both players traded shots in the early ends to get to 8-8 before Vincent eked out a two-shot lead. But Higgins came back and started to build…
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Car hits parked vehicles
A man in his 40s was taken to hospital after he crashed his car into a row of parked vehicles on High Street Kyneton on Friday. Emergency services were called to the scene about 11.10am. The driver was assessed by paramedics at the scene and taken to Kyneton Hospital in a stable condition.
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Lost and discarded given new life
Kitty Calvert’s Imaginarium is an escape from the mundane and an invitation to reflect on the concept of waste in our world. Kitty’s unique sculptures come from a love of vintage and desire to re-use and recycle unique pieces of discarded treasure. They evoke cherished memories of childhood and have a sense of quirkiness. These…