Youth
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Brave young students sing
Twenty brave Kyneton Primary School students took a leap of faith to take part in a Victorian State School Spectacular performance of a very different kind this year. COVID meant that a live stage performance was not possible, so organisers scrambled to figure out an alternative to allow the talented kids to perform another way.…
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Students look forward to face-to-face learning
Kyneton High School students are looking forward to returning to school next week after months of home schooling due to COVID-19 restrictions. Students from the leadership team recently met outside the school in front of the sign the team wrote to boost morale during the lockdowns. Principal Ana Rees said everybody had been placed outside…
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Fund our future
Wielding yellow blooms and dancing to the tune of ’70s disco hit Born To Be Alive, local students were hard to ignore as they gathered on the steps of Castlemaine’s Market Building on Friday to send clear a message to the PM. The local teens joined with supporters to participate in what was a wider…
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Teen climate activist empowers change
Castlemaine teen and climate change activist Harriet O’Shea Carre has won the prestigious The Bridge Create Change Award at the 2020 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards. The Create Change Award acknowledges and celebrates the commitment young people make in achieving or participating in positive activities that empower change locally, nationally and/or internationally. The 15-year-old won the…
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Time travel team launches series
A friendship formed playing and coaching basketball has led to a children’s book series collaboration between two talented Macedon Ranges men. Chris ‘Roy’ Taylor (Woodend artist, illustrator and author) and James Crabtree (Kyneton writer), are the creators of the recently released Tina and Tom’s Time Travelling Toilet, which combines some brilliant moments in history with rip…
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Program grows wings and saves lives
Live4Life, the only youth mental health and suicide prevention model designed specifically for rural communities, has received outstanding validation in an independent two-year evaluation. The evaluation of Live4Life in Benalla and Glenelg Shires found that 75 per cent of young people expected the skills they learned to be useful throughout their lives and 65 per…
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Teen’s generous donation
Demand for Piper Spaltman’s handmade face masks in Gisborne is high and with good reason. The 14-year-old last week donated $1000 from their sales to Gisborne Foodbank, which helps locals put food on the table in hard times. With the need higher than ever, Piper donated 30 per cent of her face mask sales, which…
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School arts shine
A grade six student’s portrait of his best friend has been awarded this year’s Primary School Children’s Portrait Prize by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Central Victoria. ADFAS CV chair Nicky Peters said Newham grade six student Eli Jacobsson greatly impressed the judges with his winning entry. “We all felt that his technique…
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Addition to town’s creative mix
The establishment of a new media school for Castlemaine looks set to further enhance the town’s profile as a creative centre for Victoria. Founder of the new Castlemaine Media School is Luca Royle, a professional photographer and award-winning documentary maker with a longstanding international background in media. Ms Royle has now taken a year-long lease…
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Pen pals multiply
The Pen Pal Project launched by the Rotary Club of Castlemaine last month has taken off! Another 25 letter writers joined the initiative aimed at sending cards and letters to residents at Castlemaine Health’s aged-care facilities since the article appeared in our sister paper the Castlemaine Mail a fortnight ago. Pen Pal Project coordinator Kerry Anderson said…
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Inspirational and dynamic
AFL Women’s best and fairest winner Maddy Prespakis is a shining example to a cavalcade of juniors players — both girls and boys — on how you can reach the pinnacle in your chosen sport. A high level of natural ability is a good start, but dedication, application and opportunity all play a part. It’s…
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Join the fun at Mondo Lounge
Friday afternoons look a little different for young people at the moment so Mount Alexander Shire Council’s youth initiative Mondo Lounge has moved online. Mondo Lounge is mixing things up with approved social distancing activities, including a virtual dance lesson! People aged 12 to 25 years are invited to join a free online hip-hop dance…