kyneton
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Co-op gains Greens
The Victorian Greens have thrown their full support behind the model of a community-managed Kyneton Town Square. A Kyneton and District Town Square Co-Op has been formed with the aim of securing the former Kyneton Primary School site for the project and has welcomed the support of the Greens candidate for Northern Victoria Nicole Rowan…
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Skills for life
Kyneton Community and Learning Centre in conjunction with the Social Foundry and This Farm Needs A Farmer are rolling out a third round of their very successful ‘Skills for Life’ program. They are now adding an agriculture stream to the program, as well as offering more places in the sought-after hospitality course. It will launch…
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Sunday session
A live music concert at the Kyneton Racecourse is the latest fundraising effort by the Kyneton Football Netball Club. Popular singer/songwriter Reece Mastin, who is now a familiar face around Kyneton, will head the lineup of live talent on October 14. “I fell in love with Kyneton and its lovely people, can’t wait to come…
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Money in a bottle
Remember the good old days of regional cordial and ginger beer makers like Spain, Hobbs and Barry? If you held onto any of the glass or stoneware bottles, you could make yourself a tidy profit. Avid Kyneton collector Neville said nowadays old bottles were collected by enthusiasts across the country and could vary in value…
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Come join the walk
The Campaspe River Walk in Kyneton will be taken over for a good cause this coming Sunday as local Joshua Tyler takes part in Walk4BrainCancer. Earlier this year, Joshua lost a dear friend to the disease only to find out that another friend’s five-year-old son had been diagnosed too. “Unfortunately, I know this experience isn’t…
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Kyneton’s underground
The unexpected opening of a long-buried mine shaft in Kyneton has piqued the interest of mine chasers everywhere. The small opening was uncovered on Premier Mine Road during council works last month and has many pondering just what lies inside. A time capsule of abandoned tools, paperwork and clothing are just some of the historical…
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Dust up with council
A group of Kyneton residents is calling out the shire council for reneging on its stated policy in relation to road sealing. Four residents whose properties border an 800-metre unsealed section of Batters Lane are fed up with the level of through traffic sending a constant stream of dust across their properties. The road presents…
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Biggest pothole in history
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has unearthed one of the biggest potholes in its history, on Premier Mine Road, Kyneton. A council employee operating a grader for maintenance work uncovered what seemed to be an air or ventilation shaft from a nearby historical mine site last Tuesday. Council’s director of assets and operations Dale Thornton said…
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Watts on the move
Watts Fresh will triple its weekly produce offering in a move that will expand its floor space and position it at the gateway to Kyneton’s food scene. Green grocers Dean and Sherril Lamb secured a prime piece of real estate in the old Kyneton Toyota premises and expect to welcome shoppers to a new-look store…
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Urgent repair order
Heritage Victoria has demanded the owners of the old Kyneton Hospital secure and protect the historic site or face large fines. Heritage Victoria served the Show Cause Notice to the site owners on August 3 for allowing the place to fall into disrepair to the extent that its conservation is threatened. The Kyneton Hospital is…
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Tigers need your help
Kyneton Football Netball Club is calling on the community for support as it struggles under the weight of financial burden. A five-year-old legacy debt from when the club went into recession, combined with accumulating new costs, has left it with a current debt of about $200,000. Club president Karen O’Sullivan said the new executive committee…
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Centre performs swimmingly
Kyneton Toyota Sports and Aquatic Centre’s learn to swim program has been recognised for its excellence by Life Saving Victoria with a major award. The centre was named Swim and Survive Licensee of the Year at Life Saving Victoria’s 15th annual Awards of Excellence in Melbourne. Judges said KTSAC staff were dedicated to delivering a…