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New prison centre
A new medical unit and programs centre is now operating at Loddon Prison providing better services to encourage better outcomes for the increased capacity at the prison. The $9.2 million Loddon Medical Unit and Programs Space, the Yaluk Centre, includes new consultation and treatment rooms, a pharmacy, increased space for rehabilitation programs and six new…
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Art treasure hunt
With a passion for the arts and their local community a group of professional artists and curators living in Kyneton have come together to form the arts collective Kyneton Contemporary Inc. The collective is keen to share knowledge and expertise to bring excellent art and ideas to the region to facilitate opportunities for artists and…
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Bringing the quartets to life
Regarded by many critics as the great last work of acclaimed 20th century poet T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets is about to be brought to life in Castlemaine in a very literal sense this Sunday. Four Quartets is a set of four poems which Eliot published over a six-year period and this Sunday the work will…
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Callum a real champion
For the last three Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeals, young Callum Judd has been watching progress from his hospital bed. This year the brave seven-year-old joined his family to actually be involved in the collection with the volunteers from the Woodend CFA. Callum suffers from neuroblastoma, which is the most common solid tumour of…
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Local efforts impress
Young people today can come under a lot of criticism, but the youth of the region made an invaluable and fantastic contribution to this year’s record-breaking Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal collection. More than $18M was raised this year across the state, with local contributions impressive across the region. In the Kyneton district more…
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Unique partnership – Students launch youth mental health initiative
Chain Reaction – Your Choices Matter is the theme chosen for the award-winning Live4Life program in the Macedon Ranges for the next 12 months. The unique youth mental health promotion strategy, a partnership between the shire council, local secondary schools and key community agencies, has been operating locally since 2010. In that time more than…
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School rescue plan
A new plan to secure the old Kyneton Primary School site for future community use has this week been proposed by Windarring Disability Services. The community based organisation has already announced its plans to sell off its historic Hutton Street premises and now plans to make an offer to buy the school site from the…