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Meeting labelled a sham
Campaspe River landowners have labelled a Coliban Water community meeting held via zoom last week a “sham”. The meeting was advertised as being held to discuss a proposed Environment Protection Authority licence amendment in relation to discharges of wastewater from the Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant to the river, but participants were not given any detail…
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Local stars shine at MVAs
Soul virtuosos Emma Donovan & The Putbacks were the standout triumph at the 2021 Music Victoria Awards. The group, which has a local connection, scooped up three awards at the 17th annual event at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Thursday evening including Best Soul, Funk, R’n’B or Gospel Act, Best Group, and Best Album for…
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Kyneton classmates reunite after 70 years
Classmates Leo Halloran and Leon Fallon reunited in Kyneton last week after 70 years apart. Both 87 years old now, the pair went to school at the Marist brothers, Kyneton, from 1946 to 1950. Before last week, they hadn’t seen each other since they left school. Leo went to work in Melbourne and Leon stayed…
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Grey gets home
Kyneton-trained Kerioth was slowly away but flew home to win over 1100m at Geelong on Saturday. Kerioth was sent out as favourite despite having not raced since May 10, but a recent impressive jump out performance at Avoca showed the four-year-old was primed to run well first-up. Trained by George Osborne, Kerioth went into racing…
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Collective presents
Today the Macedon Ranges is known for its vibrant creative community but the area has always been home to creative souls. The Buttlejorrk Artists group is one of the longest-running artist collectives in the area and will present its 45th exhibition in November. It began in 1976 as a group of potters wishing to share…
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Ditch the plastic for No Packet November
Kyneton local Kate Coleman started the healthy eating and environment campaign, No Packet November, back in 2017 after noticing how many packets were in kids lunchboxes. The awareness campaign offers free recipes on the website, and Kate has just produced another e-book, which is available for sale with 20 per cent of funds going to…
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SURCHARGE SOLUTION?
Holiday surcharges could save Kyneton traders from a repeat of last year’s empty stores during the Christmas period, Business Kyneton says. The traders group has proposed a town-wide 15 per cent surcharge to remove the obstacle of increased holiday wages that saw many traders stay shut last year. Business Kyneton president Kate Fairley told the Express customers…
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Kyneton home to feature
A historic Kyneton home will feature in an upcoming episode of ABC TV’s Restoration Australia. Host Anthony Burke met the couple who purchased the magnificent property, The Lawns c1890s, in Wedge Street. Fed up with city life, the Boyers bought the delightful four-bed Victorian manor house ready for some changes. Fifth generation Kyneton native Shannon and…
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Felix stars in Fires
A seven-year-old Kyneton boy has made his acting debut in an episode of new ABC television series Fires. Felix Deadman stars alongside Sam Worthington and Eliza Scanlen in episode four of the six-part series, which takes us back to the traumatic summer of 2019-20 as bushfires raged across the country. Felix has always wanted to be…
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Three weeks later: Kyneton woman finally claims $1 million TattsLotto win!
More than three weeks after the draw, a Kyneton woman has today come forward to claim her $1 million TattsLotto win, with plans to book a round-the-world trip when she can. The Victorian held one of the five division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4193, drawn Saturday September 25 – each pocketed $1,303,213.75. So…
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Holding the class in the palm of his hand
An inspiring teacher can make a young person’s high school experience extraordinary. And there is no one more deserving of that praise than English and drama teacher Bernie Monagle. In a career spanning more than four decades – 27 of those years spent at Kyneton’s Sacred Heart College – the recently retired Kyneton local has…
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Check your TattsLotto tickets Kyneton – There’s a mystery millionaire at large!
One Kyneton lottery player has kicked off the working week as a millionaire after scoring division one in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw – they just don’t know it yet. The Victorian held one of the five division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4193, drawn Saturday September 25 – each pockets $1,303,213.75. The winning entry…