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Get your inner bogan on for Kyneton Primary fundraiser
Mullets, flannies and air guitars will be rocked for Kyneton Primary’s ‘Bogan Bingo’ fundraiser. Locals are encouraged to “get in touch with their inner bogan” for a night of fun while helping the school’s Parents and Friends group reach a $20,000 target to purchase much-needed shade sails for the playground. Parents and Friends president Matt…
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Help feed locals in need
Diners at this week’s Kyneton’s Community Lunch will be supporting local residents doing it tough for World Food Day. People are asked to donate tinned food items for Kyneton Caring Community who help more than 1800 people a month put food on their tables. Lunch coordinator Catherine Christmass said the local food bank at 60…
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Plea to stop Macedon Ranges gold search
A petition has launched to challenge Currawong Resources’ licence bid to explore the Macedon Ranges for signs of gold. The Canadian-backed company signalled its intent to explore 280km2 in the Kyneton region and surrounds in September, but a Change.org petition launched last week seeks to shut down that proposal. The petition had gained more than…
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New gold rush for Victoria?
The next Fosterville Gold Mine could be unearthed in Kyneton as Currawong Resources sets its sights on the region for a five-year exploration licence. The Canadian-backed group has mapped a 280km2 interest area spanning Kyneton and further north, Trentham, Tylden, and to the west of Woodend to expand the company’s activities in the Taradale area.…
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Kyneton beekeeper runner-up in AgriFutures award
Claire Moore’s work to breed genetically diverse queen bees has seen her named national runner-up in the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award. The Kyneton beekeeper was honoured at Parliament House last week and is already abuzz with plans to develop a local research arm into queen bee breeding and a training centre for future beekeepers. Ms…
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Kyneton local saving lives with 700th blood donation
Kyneton local Paul Ruff has the distinct honour of having potentially saved more than 2000 lives. Paul made his 700th blood donation last Tuesday at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service’s Melbourne CBD Donor Centre. He is just the fifth Victorian to reach this milestone and the 18th Australian … making him part of a…
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Drone daredevils take fishing to new heights at Upper Coliban Reservoir
A daring Kyneton fisherman and his mates have tackled the first-ever drone fishing at Upper Coliban Reservoir in a stunt that put everything on the line. Armed with his rod and a VB stubby of courage, Sam Foreman dangled metres above the water, suspended in a chair from a purpose-built drone while captured on film.…
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Kyneton’s Lost Trades Fair move to Bendigo confirmed
Kyneton will no longer host the popular Lost Trades Fair as organisers sign up for the next three years in Bendigo. City of Greater Bendigo mayor Margaret O’Rourke announced yesterday that Bendigo Racecourse would host the 2020 fair in March. The news follows reports of organisers seeking a new location and sounding out the City…
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A cellar door like no other
Blurring the lines between urban winery, cellar door, neighbourhood wine bar and beer garden – Musk Lane Wine is a cellar door with a difference. Different? You have probably heard that word touted before…but this is different, really different. Musk Lane Wine is a winery in the centre of Kyneton. Yes, that’s different! It’s in…
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Rationale projects 2021 opening
Australian luxury skincare brand Rationale has confirmed plans for a new headquarters in Kyneton are progressing well, with completion now projected for 2021. Plans for the $6 million facility were announced last year at the proposed 14,000sqm vacant site at the eastern gateway to Kyneton. Rationale CEO Shamini Rajarethnam said the Rationale team was “gratified…
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Farm venture up for award
Kyneton’s Melissa Connors has been nominated for the Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award for her initiative This Farm Needs a Farmer. The initiative has become the first point of call for people making a tree-change and pairs retired or semi-retired farmers with people new to working the land to pass on their knowledge as mentors.…
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River warning lifted
A health warning applied to the Campaspe River between Kyneton and Lake Eppalock since early June was lifted on Sunday afternoon by the Environment Protection Authority. The warning had been issued after Coliban Water admitted it had been forced to make daily unauthorised releases of water unfit for stock and domestic use to the river…