Youth
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Kyneton twilight market fundraiser this Friday
Get revved up for Kyneton High School’s Twilight Market and Show n Shine fundraiser this Friday. The event will be held at the school grounds on October 11 from 5pm to 8pm. It will have a variety of food vendors/stalls, general stalls, live music, entertainment, sausage sizzle, silent auction, and, of course, vehicles for the…
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Gas on the nose at climate rally
Gas was on the nose as hundreds of locals gathered in Castlemaine’s Victory Park on Friday as part of nationwide protests demanding genuine climate action from the federal government.Many more Castlemaine students and more mature residents caught public transport to Melbourne to join the estimated 5000 people who gathered at Treasury Gardens for a rally…
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'Patronising and abstract'
Macedon Ranges locals are calling for clearer messaging from the federal government’s education campaign aimed to teach consent to school students. The government last week pulled two of its most controversial videos that used a milkshake and a shark analogy to discuss the concept of consent, which had been criticised as being patronising and abstract.…
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New look for good cause
Castlemaine’s Ebony Robinson Greenley has a sleek new look after bidding farewell to her lovely long locks – all for a top-notch cause. The 21-year-old decided to sign up for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave with an initial aim to raise $500. After setting her decisive appointment with local hairdresser Jodie McLean, Ebony is…
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Students brave the razor
Eight year 12 Sacred Heart College students and one past 2020 student braved the razor earlier this month to raise more than $9000 in the World’s Greatest Shave. Working to raise funds together as team ‘Pokemon Bald’ they have to date reached $9,195.08 – well above their target of $7000! All funds raised go towards…
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Baseball headed to the MCG
Malmsbury’s hallowed ‘MCG’ will soon play host to a baseball diamond as the local cricket club branches out to field multiple teams in Bendigo league baseball. Club president Jenny Ganim said the club was “super excited to be launching something new to the district”. “There are no clubs between Melbourne and Bendigo, so we’re the…
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Seeds of kindness
The Express recently shared the story of two local youngsters who were left devastated after someone stole eight plants and the proceeds from their roadside stall at Harcourt North just before Christmas. The story about Harper and Quinn Vance, who had initially set up their little stall to catch traffic on the way to Mount…
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Wild Things to premiere
Castlemaine’s inspirational School Strike 4 Climate youth activists feature as part of a new film, Wild Things, set to make its Victorian premiere at Castlemaine’s own Theatre Royal on Thursday January 28. The premiere is a Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival pop-up event and will take place from 7.30pm, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Sally…
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On your bike teens and tweens!
School has not yet begun for 2021, but CycleSafe Mount Alexander and Bike Bendigo are gearing up to support students to ride from day one. Early last year, Bike Bendigo introduced the On Your Bike! school holiday program, supporting teens and tweens to ride safely to school. The program will run in Castlemaine again this…
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Club Summer – poolside!
Poolside is looking like the place to be for the rest of summer – particularly if you’re young and local. Backed with a tidy sum from Vic Health, Club Summer @ Chewton Pool is a new pilot program packed with the sort of things summer memories are made of.Aimed at the 12-18 age set, the…
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Youth shine in awards
Extraordinary and diverse achievements of young people were celebrated in the Macedon Ranges Youth Awards last week. Eight youths recognised across six categories were: Michael Smith, Daniel Smyth, Isaac Fletcher, Shyla McPhail, Kirk Close, Kyle Hayes, Monet Lewis and Emily Medbury. Mayor, Cr Jennifer Anderson said the event acknowledged the many ways young people participated…
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Heroes of the halfpipe
A nine-year-old skater and his friends have rallied more than 700 youth to call for improvements to Gisborne Skate Park. Gisborne local Thomas Gilmour is seeking expansion including more challenging elements, a pump track, water taps and lighting to meet increased demand at the site. He launched his campaign in October when he noticed a…