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‘Rock’ races switch to Kyneton
The traditional New Year’s Day race meeting that draws thousands of people to Hanging Rock is being transferred to Kyneton. The Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club investigated all possible options to enable the drawcard January 1 meeting to take place at ‘The Rock’, but found it would be too difficult to hold the meeting…
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A match made in toastie heaven
The Social Foundry in Kyneton can take credit for many community success stories and now the team can add to the list helping to match-make a couple and celebrate a COVID wedding! It all began when customer Rowan Theel came in to check out the cafe on the major Kyneton corner two years ago and…
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SOCIAL HOUSING ROLLOUT
Macedon Ranges Shire has been identified as one of 21 priority areas across Victoria in a plan to increase the state’s social housing supply. The Victorian Budget 2020/21 will deliver $5.3 billion to build more than 12,000 homes throughout metro and regional Victoria, and a minimum investment of $30 million locally will see new homes…
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Central Highlands pennant bowls down to the last end!
The first round of Central Highlands pennant bowls took place on Saturday, and the replay between last season’s division one grand finalists Kyneton and Lancefield was an absolute thriller. With the overall outcome in the balance with the last end to play, unflappable Kyneton skipper Mark Smoljo trailed the jack with Jeff Holmes holding three…
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Rationale breaks ground at Kyneton
Australian luxury skincare leader Rationale has broken ground on its global headquarters in Kyneton. Last month, Rationale’s founder Richard Parker, CEO Shamini Rajarethnam and company representatives met with construction company Fairbrother’s general manager Michael Josey and team at the High Street site for the ceremonial breaking of ground. The new global headquarters will see the…
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Advocate speaks for dual naming
Well-known Castlemaine Aboriginal rights activist Vic Say has spoken out in favour of place-naming measures to acknowledge the region’s Indigenous history. Mr Say has been working to achieve greater appreciation of the region’s Indigenous history for years and said he was prompted to speak out by the recent public stand taken by Kyneton resident Harry…
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A pause on packaging
After noticing a young child with seven packets in their lunchbox, Kyneton mother-of-three Kate Coleman decided to create ‘No Packet November’. The campaign encourages families to reduce their consumption of packaged food for one month to decrease the rubbish going to landfill and improve the health of our children. Kate, who is a nutrition and…
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Unite in dance
Come together to dance as part of the annual 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence campaign. Recognised globally each year, 16 Days of Activism runs from November 25 to December 10, beginning on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year, the Macedon Ranges Family Violence Network and Mount Alexander Family…
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Kyneton’s kindness coins
To help charities around Australia through these tough times and beyond, the Royal Australian Mint has just released a unique $1 coin designed expressly to be given to those in need. Kyneton’s community-owned not-for-profit aged-care facility RM Begg is inviting everyone to join in and put some ‘fun’ into FUNdraising! Some of the elusive ‘Donation…
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Time travel team launches series
A friendship formed playing and coaching basketball has led to a children’s book series collaboration between two talented Macedon Ranges men. Chris ‘Roy’ Taylor (Woodend artist, illustrator and author) and James Crabtree (Kyneton writer), are the creators of the recently released Tina and Tom’s Time Travelling Toilet, which combines some brilliant moments in history with rip…
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Last stride victory …
Wins have been relatively scarce for Kyneton-trained gallopers during August, but Misscino flew home to score in a photo-finish in the final event at Warracknabeal on Saturday. Trainer Helen White’s previous win with the six-year-old was at the same track, back on May 16 this year. White prepares a small team, and the impeccably bred…
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A tree-change tale from Kyneton
The challenges of renovating a rundown country home in Kyneton provided ample material for playwright Tahli Corin and her screenwriter husband Josh Tyler to produce a short film for an exciting new performance initiative. The couple’s contribution is one of 16 new plays about the places we live destined for both live performance and digital…