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Meal train to get rolling
A new community meal train could help new and expecting Kyneton families in the first stages at home together. Birth doula Mary Giordano aims to build stronger community support for new families through the initiative after recognising a need. “I work with various families in my role and I regularly see a lack of support…
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Dog owner unleashes
A Kyneton dog owner is calling on other dog owners to be more responsible for their pets when walking them off lead. Clive Rutter says that every time he takes his dog for a walk on lead, he is rushed at by off-leash dogs during the permitted 7.30-10am off-leash period on the Campaspe River Walk…
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Storytelling outside the box
A Kyneton resident is the creative mind behind a popular children’s storytelling subscription service that has gained a whole new audience during the pandemic. Former teacher and teacher-librarian, Nicole Brownlee, developed Story Box Library about 10 years ago and now has about 80 per cent of the nation’s public libraries subscribed. More recently new schools…
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Team Strang steps up
At the beginning of August a group of Kyneton women got their heads together with a common goal of raising money for a cause very close to their hearts. They joined the National Breast Cancer Fund ‘Step Up to Breast Cancer’ challenge where participants set themselves a target of 10,000 steps per day to raise…
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Kyneton development to VCAT
A contentious Kyneton development with McDonalds, Bunnings and a 24-hour petrol station will be determined at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.The two-part commercial proposal for Edgecombe Street has attracted a combined 653 submissions airing concerns for traffic, safety, and impact to social, environment and local economy. Objector Kaye Coulter said the development had the…
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Kind-hearted generosity
We only have to witness the trials and tribulations leading up to the belated 2020 Olympics in Tokyo to realise that even a big budget and teams of people cannot guarantee a successful event in these challenging times. But that didn’t deter the kind-hearted ‘good sports’ that surround Kyneton’s not-for-profit, community-owned aged care facility RM…
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Snell given AFLW chance
Kyneton’s Elizabeth Snell was thrilled to be selected by Western Bulldogs in the AFLW draft last week, and was scheduled to meet up with her new teammates yesterday. “I didn’t know if I would get picked or not,” the 19-year-old swift moving and versatile midfielder said.She admitted it was a very anxious wait, and she…
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Schwass to speak
Since retiring from Aussie Rules football in 2002, Wayne Schwass has been a passionate advocate for mental health awareness, and became one of the first footballers to speak openly about his experience with depression.At a special online Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing event hosted by Sacred Heart College, Wayne will share insight into his passion…
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Novice takes the cake
Bernadette Nunn Kyneton’s Ian Kohlman has beaten the state’s best bakers to become the first man named Victoria’s carrot cake champion.“I could not believe it,” Mr Kohlman said. “I have never won anything like this.”He won through from the last Kyneton Show in 2019 to be the first male to win the delayed Central and…
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Fox bait fears
Dog owners in Edgecombe are on high alert after a neighbouring landowner laid poisonous fox baits across his property. The 1080 poison, known as ‘Fox Off’, is legal to use subject to permit safety requirements being met but domestic dogs and cats are susceptible to poisoning if they ingest baits. The 90-acre property in question,…
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Fourth win easy as pie!
Country Cob Bakery has reclaimed its crown for Australia’s Best Mince Pie for the fourth year running.The win was among five national titles and 14 gold medals for the Kyneton bakery at Australia’s Best Pie and Pastie Competition in Sydney. This year’s Baking Association of Australia competition attracted almost 2000 entries nation-wide and Country Cob…
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Welcomer of babies
For three decades Chris O’Higgins has welcomed newborn babies into the Kyneton and district community.The recently retired maternal and child health nurse has seen the children of babies she first met when she began in the role in 1990 but can’t imagine how many babies that overall figure would equate to. “New babies alone, every…