kyneton
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Think again on burn-offs
Two fires – a registered burn-off and a bonfire – became out of control on residential properties in Kyneton last week and prompted authorities to make a statement. One resident was conducting a routine garden clean-up and registered the burn-off with authorities. An unexpected wind picked up and within minutes the small fire had burnt…
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Vegelicious venues celebrated
The winners of the 2025 Edgy Veg Awards have been crowned and five local businesses in the Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander Shires have been celebrated for their incredible vegelicious fare. The awards are now in their fourth year and expanded to Mount Alexander Shire for the first time in 2025. This event is the…
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Bearing messages of peace
Students joined a significant global effort for peace when the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run visited Kyneton last week. The peace run is a torch relay that spans 165 countries with runners from across the globe who bring with them a simple message: peace begins in the heart of all of us. Runners made their…
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Interactive multimedia at Trio Art Studio
A new exhibition at Trio Art Studio and Gallery in Kyneton features the works of Linda Loh, a visual artist based in Melbourne whose childhood home was in fact Trio Homestead. The contemporary artworks are interactive and impressive. Loh has recently reestablished links with her roots and is exhibiting in the Words in Art 2D-3D…
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Garbage truck turned paddock bomb
A truck driver has walked away unscathed after his garbage truck crashed onto its side in a residential street in Kyneton last Friday. The accident occurred shortly after 7am at the bottom of a hill in Riverwalk Boulevard, when the truck careened through a fence and came to a stop in a paddock. The Midland Express understands…
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Rocket sparks grassfire
An exploding rocket started a fire that quickly burned through five hectares at Kyneton on March 30, triggering a number of community warnings. A group of Monash University students were conducting an experiment with rocket engines when the grassfire took hold. Emergency services were called to the scene at a property on Baynton Road about…
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Wildlife seized at Kyneton
A large number of native and exotic reptiles, birds and mammals were seized from a Kyneton business last Thursday. Officers from the Victorian Conservation Regulator and Victoria Police raided the disused factory site in Beauchamp Street discovering the animals inside a large shipping container. About a dozen officers and wildlife experts took about eight hours…
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Stories, music, poetry combine
Musicians and poets have been reaching intimate audiences in monthly candlelit evenings of creative storytelling at Kyneton. The Simba Sessions at the St Andrews Uniting Church create a place for inspiration, music, poetry and stories. Two musicians and a poet take to the stage each month to approach a theme, drawing on their own experiences…
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It’s better to read blind
Two bouts of sensory deprivation led Jahne Hope-Williams to pursue a life of spiritual practice. Jahne was born in England and spent the first years of her life living behind a Harrods’ department store. It was a troubled start to life; she was blind. The doctors could do nothing and on a whim, after advice…
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One final reunion
The committee of the Northern District School of Nursing Graduates Association is hosting a final reunion for anyone associated with the School of Nursing during the years of 1950-1989. The Northern District School of Nursing opened at Bendigo in 1950 and was the only regional independent School of Nursing of its kind in the southern…
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High street suffers all-time low
Local business owners have blamed exorbitant rent prices for Kyneton’s vacated shopfronts, which have been visible in the town centre for the past two and a half years. On a small stretch in High Street, 12 commercial buildings are empty or have ‘for lease’ signs displayed on them, and a further store is set to…
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Clean up at the res
Local fishers, environmentalists and community members are joining forces on Sunday March 2 for a Clean Up Australia Day event at Upper Coliban Reservoir near Kyneton, ensuring this vital waterway remains healthy and pristine for future generations. Organised by the OzFish Campaspe Loddon Chapter and Kyneton Angling Club, the clean-up will take place at the…