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Top Gun team to rally
Father-son team Top Gun will take on the Shitbox Rally in a bid to raise funds for the Cancer Council. The pair behind the pilot caps and aviators is Kyneton resident David Tyquin and son, Calvin, from Malmsbury. Together they will tackle the challenge to achieve the unthinkable: driving their ‘shitbox’ across Australia via some…
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Dramatic collision in Kyneton
Emergency services attended the scene of a dramatic collision in High Street Kyneton last Tuesday morning. It is believed one car struck the back of a parked car and shunted it some 50 metres across the road and into a brick wall. The driver of the parked car was not in his vehicle at the…
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Powercor seeks new apprentices
CitiPower and Powercor are searching for 30 new apprentices to join the state’s largest in-house lineworker team that plays a critical role delivering power. The annual apprenticeship program offers candidates a chance to become lineworkers, cable jointers, substation electricians or meter technicans. Four-year apprenticeship positions are available across regional and metropolitan areas, including Bendigo, Maryborough…
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Horse of the Year finalist
Macedon Ranges trained galloper Station One is one of three finalists in the prestigious Victorian Country Horse of the Year. Station One has been a star for connections and trainer Liam Howley, who has training facilities at both Mount Macedon and Kyneton. In the 2023-2024 season the five-year-old gelding has made a real impact in…
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Vereker in Sydney Super Night this weekend
Kyneton’s Brad Vereker made his Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes debut at Darwin last month and now looks to Round 3: Panasonic Sydney SuperNight this weekend. The NSW round will be held July 19-21 and local residents can cheer Vereker on with races to be broadcast on FoxSports and Kayo. “I’m really looking forward to my second…
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A simple test could save your life
John Boomsma, an adventurous and active man, was diagnosed with an advanced and aggressive form of prostate cancer at the age of 60. Two years later he was grappling with a terminal diagnosis. John, who recently settled in Kyneton with his wife, reached out to the Express in the hope that sharing his story might…
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Championship medals for Kade
New sports continue to emerge in the Macedon Ranges and a Kyneton competitor has fared well at both the World and European Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships in recent months. Kade Ryan, 20, represented Maroccolo Academy Kyneton and Australia in Paris and Los Angeles and was thrilled to secure several medals. BJJ dates back to 1925,…
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Arabella to play for NT
A very talented young basketballer from Kyneton will play for the Northern Territory at the Under 16 Footlocker National Championships in Bendigo from July 6 – 14. Arabella Dietz had originally hoped to gain selection in the Vic Country side, but an ankle injury in an early practice match meant she was sidelined, dashing her…
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Fashion for foodbank
The Kindness Collective at Kyneton is hosting an Op Shop Fashion Parade fundraiser this month to help raise funds for the Kyneton Foodbank. Amid cost-of-living pressures, the Kindness Collective is seeing daily increases of people signing up to use the foodbank and coming in for soup kitchen lunches. “The fashion parade fundraiser will help us…
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Fears for drill hall future
Fear is mounting in the Kyneton community that the historic Mont St Quentin Barracks is being left to rot. The drill hall has been home to the 430 Squadron Air Cadets for more than 40 years but the squadron was forced to move out in 2020 when the hall was found to be in disrepair.…
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Animus in administration
Animus Distillery in Kyneton has entered into voluntary administration. Leading advisory and restructuring firm, Cor Cordis, has been engaged to assist the business with opportunities for sale or potential recapitalisation. In a statement issued to customers and partners, the Animus team said the decision was not made lightly. “We firmly believe that this is the…
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Vereker to make debut
Kyneton’s Brad Vereker will make his debut in the Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes at round two in Darwin next month (June 14-16). With eyes on a full-time drive for 2025, Vereker will take the wheel of the #96 Mitsubishi Triton campaigned last year by Jaiden Maggs. Vereker has been a standout in Hyundai Excel racing in…