Taradale
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Car ignites on Calder
A driver and passenger were lucky to escape their vehicle after it caught fire on the Calder Freeway at Taradale on Sunday. The driver of the 2020 BMW saw smoke and pulled over on the roadside where both driver and passenger evacuated the car before fire took hold of the vehicle. Both occupants escaped the…
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Recreation hot spot open
Taradale has new dedicated active recreation facilities following completion of a new pump track, hit up wall and other features. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas joined Mount Alexander Shire mayor, Cr Matthew Driscoll, and community members to officially open the youth recreation space last week. “Mount Alexander is home to a passionate and growing community of…
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Folk-rocker gives back
Tim Rogers and The Twin Set will perform a CFA fundraiser gig at the Malmsbury Hotel on February 2, with all proceeds going to the Malmsbury and Taradale fire brigades. “Until I learn their skills I wanted to show that even D-List old folk-rockers appreciate their skills and time and compassion,” Rogers told the Express.…
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Tragedy touches Taradale
The tragic sudden loss of Taradale father Vange Missios to snakebite has moved a heartwarming community response for his family left behind.A fundraiser launched last week reached $10,000 in less than 48 hours to support Vange’s life partner Anet Moran and 10-year-old daughter Evie through the challenging months ahead. “We are asking for help to…
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Pottery art as big as an ox…
For years the old Taradale roadhouse has sat vacant and gathering dust – but recently all that has changed. The transformation of the old main drag roadhouse into a unique new ceramics business and gallery is turning heads. Oxart Pottery is the creation of enterprising couple Ian McColl and Leanne Manniche who bought the old…
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Great effort all round
After a COVID-enforced hiatus in 2020, tin rattlers at the traffic lights and street walkers were back, collecting for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal from residents and holiday travellers throughout the Macedon Ranges and beyond. More than $18,500 was collected from the Kyneton area, with Kyneton cubs and scouts, fire brigade and residents…
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Suspicious fires spark firebug fear
Two suspicious fires that ignited on the side of the Calder Freeway at Taradale in the past week have sparked fears a firebug may be active in the area. A large number of resources turned out to a fire called in about 12.45pm on Saturday with brigades from Taradale, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Chewton, Elphinstone, Harcourt and…
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Miracle escape from Taradale truck crash
A driver had a miraculous escape after his truck careered off a bridge on the Calder Freeway at Taradale this morning, falling 50 feet and landing in a creek bed. The impact of the crash folded the cabin under the trailer and pinned the driver by his legs. He remained conscious and was able to…
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Driver trapped in crash at Taradale
A woman was trapped in her vehicle after a collision with a cattle truck on the Calder Freeway at Taradale yesterday. The sedan collided with the rear of the truck travelling up a hill in the Melbourne-bound lanes, before being ricocheted into the wire rope barriers about 6.40pm. The barriers and the damage from the…
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La Mama debut for Taradale
Taradale slapped on some sunscreen, cracked open an esky and eased back into a deckchair as Melbourne’s famed La Mama Theatre transported the town to the beach over the weekend. The much-loved Melbourne live performance institution staged Ladies of the Bay at Taradale’s Ash Tree Studio as part of Castlemaine Fringe Festival. The show had…
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First turnout for Taradale’s youngest firey
One of the newest and youngest firefighters at Taradale Fire Brigade had her first turnout last month – as a member of a tanker crew fighting the Benloch fire. Simone Stephens, 16, was a member of a tanker team that turned out in 40-degree heat to support firefighting operations at the 44-hectare Benloch fire, which…