Midland Express Tuesday 21 March 2023

Bill West

This week, Basketball Victoria selected four young stars from the Macedon Ranges in the 10-member Country Victoria Under 16s men’s team. This team will compete at the National Championships in Perth in July.

In any sport, it would be regarded as amazing to have four representatives in any state team from such arelatively

small population area.

“We are really proud of their achievement,” stated Nick Lethbridge, the Woodend-based president of Macedon Ranges Basketball Association.

“It’s atremendous effort for these four local basketballers to make the state Country team, especially when it’s considered they are up against young players from much larger areas including Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.”

The Macedon Ranges teenage stars are Finn McGinty, Sonny Maxwell, Samuel Haslett and Alex Gray.

“All their coaches, past and present, would be really pleased that all their hard work has paid off for these boys.

“It’s worth noting that they are not only great players, but great mates, both on and off the court,” Lethbridge said.

They also come from fourdifferent towns, namely Woodend, Lancefield,

Macedon and Gisborne.

Individually, the young players have worked hard at basketball for quite some years. They strive for continual improvement. They are very much appreciative of the support provided by their families, friends, coaches and fellow basketballers. Initially they received alot of help and support from local teams, the Gisborne Bulldogs and Woodend Hawks.

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Rising starsinState Under 16s (from left): Finn McGinty,Sonny Maxwell, Samuel Haslett and AlexGray.

Scoutswin gold!

The long weekend was time for the 1st Kyneton Scouts to showcase their camping skills in the Stradbroke Cup, aregion wide camping event.

Kyneton's adventurous Scouts achieved the Gold Award for their superb teamwork and independent, Scout-led camping efforts.

Congratulations to patrol leader Kelley, assistant patrol leader Loki and to the team including Chris, Sofhia, Alex and Jasper who all worked together over the weekend, not only improving their camping skills but also relishing arange of other on-site activities including crate stacking, chariot making, nerf wars, bottle rockets, archery, whittling and ahugewater slide plus amovie nightand adisco!

The Treetops Scout Centre at Riddells Creek was the site for more than 200 Scouts from 27 Lerderderg Region Scout Patrols to compete in the Stradbroke Cup camping competition, where they were assessed across 180 camping standards including campsite layout, hygiene, health and safety, and camp kitchen quality.

Stradbroke Cup is an annual competition camping event where each patrol engages with camping assessors to identify opportunities to continually improve their site and skills across the three-night camp.

The determined 1st Kyneton patrol scored afabulous 173 points from amaximum of 180 and have identified afew small changes for initial camp set up that will give them the opportunity to shine next year when they aim to have two patrols competing.

Well done to all the Scouts involved in organising the equipment and catering for their successful team at their regular Wednesday evening meetings.

1st Kyneton Scouts would like to grow its Scout troop but needs new leaders to facilitate this. If you are interested in becoming aScout leader, go along and find out what's involved or contact Scouts Victoria on 1800 726 887.

Man dies after being set alight

A69-year-old man has died in hospital following an alleged assault in Wheatsheaf last Tuesday.

The incident occurred at aproperty on Wallaby Road about 10.25am.

It is alleged there was an altercation which resulted in the victim being set alight. He was airlifted to hospital where he died late last night.

A63-year-old Wheatsheaf man was

Teenage stars are state reps

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They also play each week for the Sunbury Jets, arepresentative team that competes against the best under 16 basketball teams across Victoria.

Like many sports, there have been ebbs and flows in popularity and participation levels across the years.

In the past two years, Macedon Ranges Basketball Association has been on an upward trajectory.

“We’re really excited about the progress being made in our region, and it will be even better when the multi-million sporting complex under construction at New Gisborne is completed and available for basketball,” Lethbridge commented.

“As the MRBA grows and expands our representative programs, we hope that these local boys can inspire the next group of players that will go on and represent Victoria,” the president added.

Who knows what the future holds?

These Country Victorian teenage representatives may eventually wear Australian colours, and/or compete internationally.

Remember Lindsay Gaze setting the courts alight?

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arrested at the scene and interviewed by police.

He has been charged by Arson and Explosives Squad detectives with attempted murder, however, it is expected this charge will be upgraded to murder this morning following the overnight death of the 69-yearold man.

The 63-year-old man will face Ballarat Magistrates Court.

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school holiday program 2023

WEEK ONE Bowling Strike! Enjoy agameof10pin bowling

Wednesday 12th April 9-3pm

Price: $15.90

Trash to Treasure Gethands on and repurpose your owntreasure from old recyclables.

Thursday 13th April 9-3pm

Movies Catchthe latest flickonthe big screen.

Friday 14thApril 9-3pm

Price: $15.00

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WEEK TWO

Indoor Swimming Get some laps in or enjoy the zero depthsplash park.

Monday 17th April 9-3pm

Price: $6.00

Sports Day

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Wednesday 19th April 9-3pm

Price: $10

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Windarring will be offering exciting trips, outings, and activities on alternating days of the school holidays. Whilst, we don’t have planned activities every day, we are able to arrange support upon request.

We may utilise public transport where possible to develop the skills required to be able to use this independently with confidenceinthe future. Please bring along myki cards.

To guarantee your place, please book in by the 27th of March 2023.

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Scout LeadersCatherine and Darren, and Scouts Kelley, Chris, Sofhia, Loki and Jasper

Social housing applauded

Macedon Ranges Shire Council's proposal to upgrade and expand social housing in Lancefield has been applauded by one submitter who proposes it be taken even further.

The council seeks to build a12-unit development in partnership with Homes Victoria and Wintringham Housing Limited at 3-5 Knoll Street.

Five existing older units on the site would be demolished and replaced with 12 modern units across the two council-owned lots (3700sm). Funded by the Homes Victoria $5.3 billion Big Housing Build, the proposal would grant a20-year site lease and oversight to Wintringham Housing Limited. The not-for-profit welfare company specialises in housing and care of older people.

Applauding the move last week, Kyneton resident Lenka Thompson proposed the council extend the lease period to the maximum 50-year term and to place asection 173 on the land to provide surety for social housing into the future.

Ms Thompson is asocialplanning and project officer at Cardinia Shire Council and keen to see the project progress.

"Giving that surety of a50-yearlease canonly help Wintringham to future plan," she told councillors.

"It also recognises that we've had ahousing problem for many decades and it doesn't look to be easing any time soon. It's always worthwhile looking at these kind of social benefits as far into the future as we can."

Eight submissions outlined some support for social housing for the shire in general but also highlighted alackofconnectivity, infrastructure and services to support such housing in Lancefield.

“Lancefield has asubstantial lack of resources compared to Gisborne, Woodend and Kyneton for example," one submitter stated.

“Without access to reliable and commutable transport (closet train station 23km away), lack of high schools, health and medical services, shopping and library facilities, you are likely to further segregate and disadvantage the low income families and individuals who rely on this housing.

“It’s agreat initiative to provide affordable housing for those who need it most, but let’s notplace them in an isolated environment away from the public services and job opportunities they need most.”

Macedon Ranges Shire councillors will make adecision on the housing at afuture scheduled meeting.

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Industrialbar opens I Inndustrriial bar

Anew sensory experience awaits at Mountain Distilling's industrial bar and tasting room at New Gisborne.

The trendy industrial bar opened in January to showcase Mountain Distilling's multi-award winning spirits.

"Previously, the factory/distillery was only for production, but we have been testing the waters for acouple of months doing cocktails and tastings at the front of the venue," Mountain Distilling's Michael Harris said.

"We've been at the factory for about two years and thinking of new ways for people to experience our products."

The locally crafted spirits are showcased in im-

pressive cocktail and tasting flights. Patrons can also select their favourites from the menu.

Original four-time gold winning Mountain Gin is among the most popular, closely followed by the Redgum Single Malt whiskey, which is created through Mountain Distilling's own rapid maturation technology.

Mountain Distilling collaborated with musicians to create the Lapa Lux Oblivion Gin and Rubens Gin.

Other favourites are the Mountain Vodka, Abominable Snow Gin, Agave Blanco and Barrel-Aged Gin.

The industrial bar and tasting room is located at 2MeekStreet, New Gisborne. It is open Friday from 4pm to 9pm, Saturday from noon to 9pm and Sunday from noon to 7pm.

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Liam, Oscar and Michael welcome patrons to Mountain Distilling’snew industrial bar and tasting room

Make some noisewithDEAD!

Lisa Dennis

Local band/art project DEAD will be running a free all-ages ‘Noise Workshop’ in Mechanics Lane Castlemaine on Wednesday March 29.

Band members Jem and Jace will back this up with asecond all-ages show at ONI Streetwear in Forest Street, Castlemaine, on Friday April 7.

It has been awhirlwind six months for the local duo who launched their latest LP, The Laughing Shadow, with an art exhibit and performance at ONI in September.

Recorded in Campbells Creek at Sound Recordings by Mike Deslandes (Cosmic Psychos/ Tropical F**k Storm), the album features local saxophonist Jenny Divers and was released nationally in October via the band’s own label WeEmptyRooms.

Jem said they were inviting interested community members of all ages and abilities to register for the two-hour ‘Noise Workshop’, which kicks off at 4pm, and join them in creating noises and sounds for alive musical collaboration on the day.

“It will be alot of fun experimenting and making new music and giving people some insights into our creative process and we will then play aset all together,” Jem said.

The band also has two more albums currently in the

works and anew craft beer that has been developed in partnership with Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Brewing.

“Doug and Jacqueline at Shedshaker are great supporters of the arts. We have left the brewing mastery to the experts at Shedshaker, but bass player Jace has designed the artwork for the can which features aQRcode with links to our music, including some sneak peaks at the new album,” Jem said.

“The beer is called Burn Us Clean,which is the name of the new LP.”

The new brew will be officially launched with agig at Trash Cult in Eaglehawk on March 31.

“The live music scene has astrong Indian Pale Ale focus so we have decided to change it up abit by introducing an old-school easy drinking lager. We see the new offering as an innovative way to broaden the market for Shedshaker into some new venues and to also promote our music to awider audience,” Jem said.

“The local gigs will be our last for awhile as we will be heading up and down the East Coast in the coming months to promote our new music.”

To register for the ‘Noise Workshop’ visit www. trybooking.com/CGBRW or for tickets to the all-ages show at ONI visit www.trybooking.com/CGOHL or look out for the QR codes on promotional posters around the town.

Time up for development?

Adeveloper’s bid to extend apermit for asecond time for 14 double-storey homes on aWoodend floodplain has been rejected.

Macedon Ranges Shire councillors voted 6-2 in opposition to granting an additional year for the 2-4 Davey Street. The move went against planning officer recommendation that it was appropriate to allow.

Councillor Rob Guthrie said no work had progressed at the site since atwo-year extension was granted at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in 2021. He said there were also questions of warehousing (retaining a permit with no intention of acting on it in the foreseeable future).

“The time period granted at VCAT was reasonable. Idon’t know how much can get done in 12 months that can’t be done in two years,” Cr Guthrie said.

Cr Mark Ridgeway was concerned that granting asecond time extension may create aprecedent.

“We set time periods for areasons and this project has moved well outside of that. We should be sticking to our principles and say they have had long enough,” he said.

Little work had been done to develop the site over four years and the property was advertised for sale when the developer applied for the first-time extension.

Cr Janet Pearce said the applicant had come up against various obstacles including the death of the original property owner, difficulties around changes of ownership, the pandemic and sourcing materials.

Adivision recorded councillors in favour of refusing the time extension were: Guthrie, Moore, Ridgeway, West, Death and Neil. Those against were: Pearce and Bonanno.

The application will again progress to VCAT, as council failed to determine the application in the allotted period.

DEAD band member Jem is pictured with one of their newBurn Us Clean brews at the FringeFestival’sMechanics Lane pop-up performance space

Rise in property prices helps

The steep rise in Macedon Ranges house prices over the past few years is helping people to fight back against soaring mortgage rates.

Peter Machell, who runs Mortgage Choice in Woodend, has saved clients acombined total of $13,500 in just four weeks.

He says people who have a$400,000 mortgage and haven’t recently reviewed it could secure at least half apercentage point off their current rate. That would save them about $2000 in interest ayear.

“In one instance, we negotiated arate discount of 0.37 percentage points. This secured our client asaving of $2045 ayear in interest,” Peter said.

“Another client’s rate was trimmed by 0.42 percentage points, resulting in asavingof$1662 ayearininterest.”

When reviewing ahome loan, Peter and his team also assess the price of the property. If the price has risen substantially since the loan was last reviewed, they use it as leverage with lenders.

“People who took out aloantwo or three years ago –especially first-home buyers –may have borrowed with little equity in their property. But now their home could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars more,” Peter said.

“Because the size of their loan is now smaller when compared with the value of their home, lenders become more willing to discuss abetter rate.”

Peter, who has been amortgage broker for 20 years, is urging people to get areview of their mortgage if they haven’t done so recently.

“In only four weeks since the middle of February, we’ve been able to save acombined $13,503 ayear in interest,” he said.

Fringe film premiere tonight tonigh

The Castlemaine Documentary Festival is teaming up with the Castlemaine Fringe Festival and the Theatre Royal tonight to present the premiere screening of Walking The Fish tonight.

Celebrating 30 years of the Castlemaine Fringe Festival, this film by Michael Harkin commemorates how it all began.

This premiere will also be accompanied by astand-out selection of your audience favourites from Castlemaine Documentary Festival's LOCALS 2022 short film entries.

This evening is achance to learn more about how the beloved Fringe began and immerse yourself in local stories told by talented local voices through the medium of film.

C-Doc director Claire Jager said they were thrilled to be partnering with Castlemaine Fringe and Theatre Royal on this special occasion.

"And it's great for some of those brave LOCALS to have their work screened live again –there's nothing quite like being among alive audience to make you feel it was all worth it!" Jager said.

"There's so many inspiring people in our town, with an abundance of great stories to tell. It's anever-ending supply –not only of the contemporary, but also parts of our broad community history," she said.

"It's all worth celebrating, and fortunately for us plenty of people want to use the varied forms of documentary to shine the light of these stories back into our orbit.

"And of course the grand finale of the night is Michael Harkin's Walking The Fish taking us back to the first Fringe 30 years ago," she said.

Michael Harkin, one of the original

Fringe organisers, said he was honouredto be asked to create something to mark the organisation’s 30th anniversary.

With interviews of the original participants, footage of the festival and tales of scandal and intrigue, this film invites appreciation for the rich history of community arts that we all enjoy.

“We’ve been really fortunate in obtaining rare archival footage of the veryfirst festival in 1992,” Harkin said, “and those who were involved at the time have generously shared their memories, contributing to an important historical document about the arts in our community.”

The event begins at 7pm. For tickets visit www.eventbrite.com.au

The Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival will return June 16-19 kicking off with LOCALS 2.0.

After the roaring success of LOCALS at the 2022 event, this year the festival is again calling for aspiring and established local filmmakers to create some brand new short documentaries that tell the inside story of Castlemaine and surrounds. To kick things along they have recently held a development workshop and masterclass, followed by an hands-on editing workshop run by Bergen O'Brien to support new work for 2023.

C-Doc is looking for short documentaries on the people and places that define our wonderful part of the world. They could be profiles of inspiring locals, captivating historical tales, or contemporary stories about issues that are important to our neighbourhood, the brief is incredibly broad and is up to you! Visit cdocff.com.au/locals-2023 for details on how to get involved.

Photographer Daryl Evans captured this FringeParademomentatthe inaugural festival.

Depicting asmall world

The inaugural sculpture competition ‘It’s aSmall World’, the brainchild of Jen Diver, has taken flight with 47 artists on display at the Newstead Arts Hub from March 18.

Entrants have used ahuge variety of mediums in their unique and skilful interpretations of the theme. It’s difficult to abstain from touching the carefully crafted works created from textiles, bronze, ceramics, timbers, felt, found materials and even sound and light, making the exhibition atrue delight for the senses.

Guest judges Kareen Anchen from Cascade Art and local sculptor Sam Deal were faced with the challenging task of selecting one winner from the diverse range of sculptures.

Catherine O’Leary’s was chosen as the winner for her entry ‘Turn sideways into the light and disappear’, which utilised wet felt making, wool, silk and print.

“My work is inspired by the people close to me. Many of my pieces are biographical in nature,” Catherine said.

“The theme, It’s aSmall World, can be interpreted in many ways and Irelated it to living in the world.”

Indija N. Mahjoeddin was chosen as the winner of the $500 prize for emerging artists for her piece entitled ‘Muat’ created in porcelain.

Indija has abackground as awriter and performer and Sumatran dance researcher. She is self taught in ceramics and sculpture and works mostly with small, porcelain talismans.

“They teeter between whimsy and the macabre and are intended to dissemble the panacea of reason,” she said.

Her work features interconnected figures burgeoning forth from amatrix that both binds, and is swamped by, the clamouring appendages of humanity. ‘Muar’ contemplates our interdependence and exploitative pressures on the global ecosystem.

Kareen and Sam offered commendation to Larissa Gray for her piece ‘Storm Brewing’ and Jim Roberts for his piece ‘Every stone is amicrocosm of its world’.

This temporary exhibition will be showcased from March 18 to April 9atNewstead Arts Hub: 8A Tivey Street, Newstead. Open Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm.

Breast cancer support group

When Lesley Cole wasdiagnosedwithbreast cancer four years ago she was luckytohavethe support of family andfriends, but she didn’t havepeopleclose by who hadbeen on the same journey.

‘I would have loved to have been apart of asupport group but there were none in ourarea,” the Gisborne local told the Express

“This made me feel isolated –something Iwould not wish on anyone in this situation.”

Lesley saidfearand stress were common feelings afterhaving breast cancer

“The shock of the diagnosis, the drainingtreatment, and then the constant fear that the cancer might return, is difficulttodealwith,” she said.

“Depressionisanother repercussion.

“Six months ago Ireached out to the Gisborne community group

on Facebook to see if anyone was interested in forming abreast cancersupport group.

“The response wasoverwhelming.”

Since then up to 10 people have been meeting on the first and third Tuesdayofthe month at theGisborneGolf Club at 10.30am for tea/coffee and an informal chat.

“Talking to people who have been up the same path is great for your mental health,” Lesley said.

“With one in seven people diagnosed with breastcancer each year, andone in 50 men, there is definitely aneed for support groups in every community.”

Lesley said thegroup welcomed anyone affected by breast cancer and their families to join them.

Enquiries to Lesley on 0484 691 226.

‘Turn sideways into the light and disappear’, by Catherine O’Leary. The winning entryfor the first ever ‘It’saSmall World’ Sculpture Exhibition.

Replacement

bridge urgent

Romsey residents are urging Macedon Ranges Shire Council to make a replacement pedestrian bridge over Five Mile Creek apriority in its next budget.

Council staff removed anoncomplianttimber structure from over the creek earlier this month for safety reasons.

The structure was located between Wrixon Street and Robb Drive in the centre of awalking track divided by the creek.

Residents say areplacement bridge is urgent and was identified as aneed about five years ago in the Romsey Five Mile Creek Master Plan.

"We're still waiting. It's funding that's been neglected for five years," one resident told the Express

The council stated construction of the bridge was subject to funding in future capital works budgets.

Kyneton bakery wins crown

Country Cob Bakery has done it again –the team has claimed the title of Best Meat Pie at at the 2023 Victorian Baking Show.

The Kyneton bakery also won the gold medal for best gourmet pie with their lamb ragu pie.

The annual Baking Association of Australia awards were held in Bendigo where 143 bakeries from Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland presented 590 products for judging.

Come visit theShed the Shed

Explore all the Woodend Men's Shed has to offer at an open day on March 25.

Everyone is welcome see what the group does, chat to the members, enjoy a barbecued sausage and maybe purchase ahand-made item.

The shed prides itself on being aplace where men of all ages can meet for a cuppa and ayarn with other men from a variety of backgrounds.

There is opportunity to learn new skills, pass on skills to others and contribute to community endeavours, or work on aprojectofyour own.

Woodend Men’s Shed provides a welcoming, supportive environment for all

men over the age of 18.

During 2022/23, the Woodend Men’s Shed has completed projects that have assisted the Woodend Neighbourhood House Food bank, Very Special Kids Woodend, Woodend Playgroup, Mount Macedon Primary School, Woodend Primary School, The Mount Players, Macedon Ranges Shire, Woodend Wildlife Carers and many individual Macedon Ranges residents. Projects have included nesting boxes for native fauna and birds, seating and outdoor tables, storage shelves, stage sets, play equipment, broken chair legs, wooden balls, tool handles and evena

penfor afiberglass pig!

Members will have arange of items for sale from outdoor table and bench sets, wooden toys, through to turned darning mushrooms.

The shed is located at 988 Black Forest Drive, Woodend, in part of the Old Black Forest Sawmill.

The open day willbe Saturday March 25 from 10am and 2pm. Forthose unable to attend to attend the event, there's also achance to visit during aMondayor Wednesday between 9am and noon.

Keep uptodate with everything the shed is doing by following the Woodend Men’s Shed Facebook page.

Woodend Men’sShed isholding an open dayonSaturday.

Big-heartedfundraiser

Forest Creek Tattoo has raised more than $11,000 for the Mount Alexander Animal Welfare shelter following a‘Flash Tattoo Fundraising Day’ for the local charity on Sunday March 12.

Forest Creek Tattoo operator Leonie New said their team admired the work of the local organisation and wanted to raise some funds to help them out.

“We decided to have aFlash Tattoo Fundraiser combined with araffle. The response was absolutely incredible. We approached acouple of businesses we knew for raffle items and it just grew from there with about 30 generous local businesses reaching out to donate items!” Leonie said.

“We also had asausage sizzle for a gold coin donation and asked clients to donate pet food and bedding.”

Five tattoo artists volunteered their time, working all day and donating all proceeds to MAAW.

MAAW secretary Shirley Hardy-Rix said they were absolutely blown away by the generous support of Forest Creek Tattoo, the tattoo artists who volunteered their services and the generosity of their clients and community members who turned out on the day.

MAAW Shelter manager Rosey

Skinner was in attendance and said she was amazed by the outpouring of support and goodwill for MAAW.

“We received some lovely feedback from our community and in the end Leonie, Jade and the incredible Forest Creek Tattoo crew raised astaggering $11,613.70!” she said.

“Thanks to Jade who did alot of the organising and booking behind the scenes, tattoo artists Leonie, Hannah, Laurette, Adrian and Jake for donating their time,and Leonie’s partner Jase for manning the barbecue.

“This donation will enable us to finish the cattery and undertake some other projects, as well as assist with day to day operations. It means so much to us,” Rosey said.

The generosity continued with one man from Queensland who won two raffle prizes –including apet grooming voucher –donating them back to MAAW.

“Wewill be able to use this voucher to groom one of our rescue dogs or gift it to a community member who is doing it tough to have their pet groomed,” Rosey said.

Check out the Forest Creek Tattoo Instagram page for alist of all the generous supporters and be sure you pay them avisit!

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MAAWshelter managerRoseySkinner and Leonie NewofForest Creek Tattoo are pictured with some of the donated items.

Awheelie funday A whheelie fun day

Listen out for the soft whir of bicycle tyres on roads when school begins and finishes on Friday March 24 because that's the date for National Ride2School Day.

One of the district schools taking part in the event will be Macedon Primary School. It's aday students and staff have been enjoying for at least 14 years. David Oxworth, PE teacher and landcare coordinator at the school said that riding to school kept students active, reduced traffic around the school, and promoted independence in students.

There are 70-80 students who regularly ride to MPS and of course, there will be more on the ride day.

"My advice to aparentor student thinking about riding to school for the first time it to make sure you have atried andtrusted route to school," David said.

"Perhaps try to get together with other students or families to ride to school together.

"At Macedon Primary School we have good bike parking facilities, abike education program and encouraging staff who promote getting active to the students."

It's estimated that more than

350,000 students nationally will ride, walk, scoot and skate to school on National Ride2School Day.

It is Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel and the peak of the nationwide Ride2S-

Newyouth space at Kyneton

Youths will have the chance to socialise at new Kyneton youth space 'Wednesday Knights' throughout autumn.

Macedon Ranges Shire Council will host the space at the portable behind council’s Kyneton office every second Wednesday from April 26 operating from 4pm to 5.30pm. The free, supervised sessions will be open to secondary school-aged children, with food provided and games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Magic the Gathering.

Mayor Annette Death said the need for additional youth spaces was the most common theme identified in discussions between council and young people.

“It’s important that we keep young people engaged through arange of initiatives, like this new youth space in Kyneton,” she said.

“I encourage people to visit council’s website for more diverse, inclusive youth activities to come throughout autumn and beyond.”

The new Kyneton youth space complements an existing youth space in Woodend and was chosen to be accessible to more young people in the shire, in replacing an outgoing youth space in Newham.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN

Other upcoming local entertainment for young people includes signature performance and school holiday events such as Fungi Town.

The Fungi Town caravan is an art installation on wheels that has been touring through the Macedon Ranges led by artist Kathy Holowko.

She will visit Kyneton Town Hall on Wednesday April 12 and the Romsey Hub on Thursday April 13. Bookings are essential for the two-hour workshops on both days.

There will also be an open mic night on Thursday March 30 from 5pm to 7pm and an open-air cinema night on Friday April 28 from 4.30pm, both at the Romsey Ecotherapy Park.

These activities feature alongside Kyneton Town Hall’s ongoing 2023 program, of which upcoming shows include the Multicultural Comedy Gala (March 25), the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow (April 28) and musician Diesel (April 30).

Visit: mrsc.vic.gov.au/arts-events for more information on the KTH program and Fungi Caravan.

Ready to ride (from left): Ivy Davies, Olive Sawyers, Flynn Leatch and Rylan Khurana

chool program which works to help children get their 60 minutes of daily exercise by riding abike to school. The program has been running since 2006. Registrations are now open at ride2school.com.au

Learn to repair

Atoy boat was successfully repaired by Joe at February's Castlemaine and surrounds Repair Cafe.

Mr Timmins received the boat when he was seven years old. That makes it 75 years old. It's now all fixed and will be given to his four-year-old grandson when he's finished having aplay with it. Mr Timmins and his wife brought in alarge toy truck to the January Cafe. They're very pleased to have both toys repaired and usable again.

If you, your family or friends have some items lying around the house that need fixing, bring them along to the next Castlemaine and surrounds Repair Cafe on March 26 and have acuppa while you learn some trouble-shooting and repair skills.

There's sewing repairs and you can learn to sew on amachine, learn some basic bicycle maintenance skills, and get advice on wiping information from mobile phones andsettings.

Join the Mending Circle to swap tips or learn some more about crochet, darning knitting etc.

At the Cafe, it's first in, first served, so be early if you'd rather not wait. Gold coin donation appreciated.

The Cafe team needs more helpers and new repairers are always welcome. You don't have to attend every month.

Enquiries to Chris on 5470 5508 and if leaving amessage please leave number and name clearly.

Repairer Joe Cepi with Mr Timmins and his repaired boat.

Tackling foodinsecuritylocally House launches newCommunity Food Bank

Community members facing hardship will have improved access to pantry staples and frozen meals, thanks to anew Food Bank in the undercroft of the Woodend Neighbourhood House.

The new location will help Woodend Neighbourhood House better respond to the increasing demand for food relief.

Melissa Baker is the manager of the Woodend Neighbourhood House and has seen firsthand how important this service is to the local community.

“We first set up acommunity food swap at the end of 2021 with the idea that people could take what they need or leave what they could. Very quickly, demand outstripped supply, so we knew we needed to do more,” Melissa said.

Thanks to the support of Woodend Men’s Shed, Gisborne Food Bank, CareWorks Sunbury, Bunnings Sunbury, Givit and several generous donations from members of the community, the Woodend Neighbourhood House has been able to set up adedicated space in the undercroft to better serve those in need.

“Our clients come from all walks of life and there is no shame in asking for help. Life happens to all of us, and the new Food Bank, just like the Woodend Neighbourhood

House, is here for everyone,” Melissa said.

The service is staffed by volunteers and offers arange of food and personal hygiene items.

“We’re now calling on our community to consider how they can support this vital service," Melissa said.

"There are collections bins in both Coles and IGA in Woodend for extra items in your shopping trolley and cash donations can be made in person at the Woodend Neighbourhood House between 9am –3pm Monday to Friday.

“We’re also asking anyone who can spare acouple of hours amonth to get in touch to add their name to the roster.

"Shifts are two hours long, training is provided, and you will be paired with another volunteer each shift."

The Woodend Community Food Bank will officially open on Monday March 27 at 12.30pm. Clients, volunteers and supporters are invited to join the celebration and enjoy asausage and a cup of tea in the recently renovated space.

Woodend Neighbourhood House volunteersZonia and Sallyatthe Woodend Community Food Bank. Nectarines

Celebrate culture and diversity

ACultural Diversity Weekmorning tea will be held on March 23 at the Norma RichardsonHall, Woodend.

Cultural Diversity

Week is astate-wide celebration that recognises the value cultural diversity bringstoour community. Thisyear’s theme is Our Past.

OurFuture: Celebratingand reflecting on thecontributions of Victoria's multicultural communities.

Guest speaker Sister Brigid Arthur will talk aboutthe Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project and thecontribution that migrants, refugees and asylumseekers make to the community.

Macedon Ranges

Shire Council will host the eventatthe hall from 10.30am in partnership with Regional Victorians of Colour.

Members of the public canregister for this freeeventby emailing comdevadmin@mrsc.vic.gov.au or calling54220317.

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Arousing dayof funand action

Don’t miss your opportunity to try out arace car simulator when the Guildford Grumpies Car Club presents its Peter Turner Show and Shine and Family Day this Sunday.

The event last year was an outstanding success with more than 200 historic cars and motorcycles displayed in the historic rural setting of Guildford.

This year's Show and Shine promises fun for all the family, with live music from Golden Guitar winners The Cartwheels, historic vehicles and motorbikes, lots of community stalls, clowns, face painting and more.

The major highlight of this year's Show and Shine will be the opportunity of doing a fast lap around Bathurst in aracecar simulator, or driving an F1 around aGrand Prix

All the funof the fair! thefair!

The preparations are almost complete for the annual Tylden Primary School Fair this coming Saturday.

“Our fair is the major fundraising event in the school year,” principal Lee MacDonald said.

“The Fair Committee works tirelessly to make the day ahighlight in the local calendar and our school community is very grateful for the strong support from local businesses.”

Visitors to the Fair will enjoy sipping acoffee and listening to live music while browsing many the stalls. Stalls will include homebaked cakes, fresh produce, plants, trash and treasure, second-hand books and crafts. There will be lots of things to entertain the children with afantastic selection of rides, craft activities, mystery jars, face painting, crazy hair, areptile show and apetting zoo. Tylden PS Fair is also the place to go to experience acamel ride!

The fair will be held on Saturday March 25 from 10am –3pm.See you there!

PUPPY PRIDE PUPPY PRIDE

track at break-neck speed. There will be so much to see and do, including hundreds of magnificent classic cars and motorbikes, all on display in historic Guildford.

The Guildford Grumpies are synonymous with Guildford. The club boasts asocial club, men’s shed program and community support work, and has distributed more than $40,000 in recent years in support of those in need in the local community and surrounds.

The Peter Turner Show and Shine and Family Day raises money to support the community work of the Guildford Grumpies.

Sunday March 26 at John Powell Reserve, Midland Highway, Guildford. Gates open to the public at 9am with a$5entry fee. Under 16 years of age free.

PUPPY PRIDE

Kyneton will once again be filled with excited and inquisitive dogs when the the LGBTIQA+ community, friends and family come together to celebrate their adored fur kids at Puppy Pride on Sunday.

The afternoon will start with agroup dog walk from the Mechanics Institute at 11am, which will head along Mollison Street to the gardens where there will be various food and market stalls, activities, competitions and plenty of space to sit with friends and soak up the atmosphere.

Puppy Pride is on Sunday March 26 at the Kyneton Botanic Gardens from noon-2.30pm.

Exquisite artand craft

The Phoenix Macedon Ranges Art and Craft Group's annual Exhibition and Sale is coming up on the weekend of April 1-2.

Go along and see the group's exquisite art and craft work and speak to the artists who created them.

The group hasmembers working within awide range of creative activities including painting, glass art, ceramics, jewellery, paper craft, woodwork, textile art and knitted crafts. All items are handcrafted and made locally.

Original works are on display and for sale and entry is free.

The exhibition willbe held at the Old Gisborne Court House, 4Hamilton Street, Gisborne, on Saturday April 1, from 10am to 4pm, and Sunday April 2, from 9am to 3pm (to coincide with the Gisborne Olde Time Market on Sunday).

The Phoenix Macedon Ranges Art and Craft Group was formed after the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires, which decimated the Macedon Ranges and affected many local artists and craftspeople.

The group promotes friendship, learning and interest in arts and crafts, and helps to produce the motivation to work towards agoal, namely itsexhibitions and sales. Anyone interested in joining the group can contact longtime member Kay Beale on 9744 2646.

Visit the website by clicking the link: phoenixmrac. com or Facebook at www.facebook.com/phoenixmrac

Di Egan’s‘flowering leaves free machine thread painted bowl’.

Wellbeing

Knowledge is thekey

Penny Chote is the founder and CEO of Innate Nurturing, abreastfeeding support and education business in the Macedon Ranges.

She works with pregnant and breastfeeding women to empower them to have apainfree breastfeeding experience through arange of private and group sessions available face to face and online.

As acertified Thompson Method breastfeeding practitioner and registered critical care nurse with over 14 years’ experience in healthcare, she brings a gentle guiding hand to support women throughout their birth and breastfeeding experience.

“This is aservice that is greatly needed in our area,” Penny says.

“As amum of two boys (both of whom Ihad during COVID), Iknow first hand how hard it is to get support with breastfeeding.

“I also empower and educate pregnant women to prepare for their breastfeeding journey.

“Knowledge is the key to reducing fear and anxiety around labour, giving birth and breastfeeding as well as postnatal support and nurturing as the mums travel through each new stage of establishing and maintaining breastfeeding.”

Penny will hold aface-toface Intensive Breastfeeding Education Day on April 1. See advert for contact details.

Hypnotherapycan makethe difference

Having trouble sticking to your plan to lose weight or quite smoking?

How healthy areAustralians?

According to aSavvy report, one of the major indicators of health of any nation is life expectancy.

As at April 2022, the life expectancy of an Australian is 83.2 years of age –81.2years for men and 85.3 years for women.

In 1990, men were expected to live 73.9 years; women for 80.1 years.

Over the last century, this has been adramatic increase –the life expectancy at birth in the early 1900s was about 55 years of age.

The main causes of death in Australia vary by sex. The leading cause for men is coronary heart disease (10,040) followed by dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease) (5250), and lung cancer (4751).

For women, the leading cause is dementia (9325), followed by coronary heart disease (6547), and cerebrovascular disease (5496).

Chronic diseases are now the leading causes of premature death –while deaths from infectious diseases are relatively uncommon.

Thankfully, five-year cancer survival rates are increasing –now at 70% in 2014-2018. This represents a18% increase over 1989-1993 (52%).

In 2022, the AIHW estimated that about 162,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in Australia; prostate cancer being the most common cancer in men (24,217 cases) and breast cancer being the most common in women (20,428 cases).

The death rate for young people aged 15-24 has fallen from 41 deaths per 100,000 in 2009 to 38 per 100,000 in 2020. The leading cause of death were injuries (73%) of which more than half (52%) were suicides.

Australian health compared internationally Australia performs above average or better than many countries –wehave amoredesirable rank in terms of life expectancy at birth, cardiovascular disease deaths, infant mortality, perceived health status, and tobacco smoking in the OECD.

knows first hand howharditistoget supportwith breastfeeding.

However, we rate poorly in terms of cancer incidence (including skin cancer or melanoma), apparent alcohol consumption, and overweight/ obesity.

Practitioner Marianne Pattinson of Kyneton Hypnotherapies says hypnosis makes long-term weight loss and stopping smoking possible.

“Hypnotherapy can make the difference as hypnosis goes to the heart of the problem –your subconscious mind,” Marianne says.

“Your conscious mind works logically, does research and comes to conclusions about what is good, or not, for you.

“You try to implement those decisions, but if the rigid ‘programs’ in your subconscious disagree with those decisions, then it will eventually override your logical decisions and have you reaching out for that which you had decided not to indulge in.

“Scientific research into the effects of hypnotherapy on losing weight and quitting smoking has found that hypnosis can make your weight-loss efforts 30 times more effective and, on average, hypnosis was more than three times as effective as nicotine patches or nicotine replacement methods and 15 times more effective as trying to quit alone,” Marianne says. See advert for contact details.

As amum of twoboys, PennyChote

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1. Castlemaine Magpie

Women’s footballer Megan Ginnivan has been selected to play for which VFL Women’s side in 2023?

2. Which side won the 2022-23 Gisborne District Cricket Association Club North Grade Premiership?

3. On which street would you find Kyneton restaurant Fook Shing?

4. What is the postcode for Taradale? (3 points)

5. When will this year’s Castlemaine State Festival take place?

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point)

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7. Woolworths collectable bricks in February-March 2023 had what theme?

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AndrewMcLaren, Kyneton

Irecently had cause to visit the Woodend cemetery. Its beautiful and moving site has been –and there can be no other word for it –desecrated by the seemingly recent construction of an ugly and unsympathetically sited corrugated iron shed attached to ashipping container, bang in the middle of the cemetery. What were they thinking?

And while Iamatit, the comparatively recent back-to-back headstone configuration is also extremely unsympathetic –presumably designed by the accountants. All very sad.

Nowhere else to go Name withheld,Castlemaine

Re. 'The true cost of housing crisis' (Midland Express,March 14).

The new Mount Alexander Shire Council is changing the rules about temporary housing on private property, which would allow land owners to have tiny houses, caravans and bungalows on their properties and rent them at areasonable rate so they can have caretakers looking after their holiday homes.

Most of these owners are so wealthy and selfish they wont allow people to live on their properties, even though they only occupy them part-time.

The squatters union is currently expanding –sendpeople out on bicycles and trains looking for vacant properties and just move in –landowners won't report it because they're too embarrassed and it often ends in altercations.

People are sleeping in public lavatories, railways stations, under bridges and anywhere else they can find, women sleeping in disabled change rooms so they can lock

the doors, and in wintertime it's really cold

Where Ilive there are two or three cars parked underthe trees at night because there are public lavatories nearby, then they leave inthe morning.

There are so many buildings in Castlemaine that are allowed to remain empty –the old hospital, the jail, which is negatively geared property, and the old police station. Why isn't the council doing something about it?

Ipersonally pay 65 per cent of my pension income towards rent for ahouse that is too big for me– butthere's nowhere else to go.

It wasuptothe residents

Sue Kirkegard, Romsey

Imay be able to add to Mr Musgrave’s comment about pokies in Romsey ('Not all the people', Opinions,March 14) and perhaps widen who knew what.

Iwas involved –but only AFTER I had been going to morning coffee for two weeks, hearing people grumble about the pokies “We don’t want them”, but no one did anything!

Ijust listened and asked questions, but then people on the train wanted to help. Romsey people working in the city, travelling from Clarkefield each morning they put up posters and leaflets.

Then the playgroup ladies made avideo saying why they didn’t want pokies. Completely off their own bat –they talked about experiences they had, personal stories. I met many new people and there was wide discussion.

Macedon Ranges Council did aplebiscite (vote)… sent letters to all Romsey residents. It was up to the residents to fill it in and send it back to MRSC. No one had to reply. MRSC didn’t depend on what

the nine councillors thought –they had the town postal vote.

From my recollection, business people I knew had avaried view and no onewanted to create uneasiness betweeneachother. It is asmall town. Iremember onesuccessful tradie who sounded real sad telling me why he didn’t wantpokies“Afew weeks ago Itookthe family out for amealout on Saturday night. Wewent to Trackside at Kilmore. As we were going in, we passed the pokies –and there was my (childhood) babysitter (sitting fixed on the pokies screen).”

The solution is easy

Alison Joseph, Bullengarook

The solution to the local housing crisis is easy ('The true cost of housing crisis', Midland Express,March 14).

Bega Council in NSW has tackled this problem and now allows the construction of secondary dwellings in rural zones. That is, small dwellings constructed in rural zones where there is an existing dwelling. This provides accommodation for guests, family or full-time tenants, creating additional, affordable, rental stock for local workers.

See: begavalley.nsw.gov.au/council/ council-permits-secondary-dwellings-forrural-zones

It is ano-brainer. It makes use of existing infrastructure without the drawback of large-scale development, maintains the rural character of an area, and supports rural enterprise. It means that existing community members are the ones who benefit, rather than outside developers who chop-up properties and then leave. It does not require thegovernment to apply funds to build subsidised accommodation. It is a win-win.

Bendigotohostoperafestival

From March 24 to April 30, Bendigo will play host to another destination art event for Australia.

Melbourne Opera’s Ring Cycle Cultural Festival is atruly rare opera occasion, drawing opera lovers from around the world to the regional Victorian city.

The not-for-profit arts organisation’s $5M festival will employ over 250 Australian singers, musicians, creatives and technicians. The exclusively regional production is expected to drive major tourism to Bendigo, and encourages longer stays in the Bendigo region, which has hosted a range of international arts and culture exhibitions and events in recent years.

The festival is built around an Australian regional-first staging of one of the biggest productions in all the performing arts, Wagner’s Ring Cycle. A15-hour epic encompassing four operas, the Ring Cycle will be staged three times at the Ulumbarra Theatre over a total of six weekends and will

be conducted by international Wagner specialists, Anthony Negus and Malmsbury local, David Kram AM.

The production will be complemented by gala dinners, symposiums, recitals, and intimate concerts held at unique venues around the city including the Deborah Gold Mine, the Capital and Langley Estate plus appearances from legendary two-time Grammy Award-winning Wagnerian tenor Siegfried Jerusalem who starred in the acclaimed Chereau Ring in 1976.

Wagner’s Ring is known to bethe inspiration behind many great themes, stories and soundtracks across the ages. The plot is understood tohave inspired Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings,and thescore includes highlights such as Siegfried’s Rhine Journey and Funeral March, Wotan’s Farewell,and the infamous Ride of the Valkyries,knowntomodern audiences forits memorable use in iconic films such as Apocalypse Now

The Ring Cycle is led by one of Australia’s leadingWagner directors, Suzanne Chaundy.

Suzanne is thrilled to crown her immense staggered staging of Wagner’s epic Ring with aseason of three fully staged cycles. “We will tell this tale as an adult fairy tale, full of mythical horror and deep-seated psychological yearning,” Chaundy said.

Visitors are encouraged to stay in Bendigo to experience

the full Ring Cycle and associated festival events, with Cycle 1fromMarch 24-April 2, Cycle 2from April 7-16, and Cycle 3 from April 21-30.

More information as well as tickets to each cycle, single operas and cultural festival events can be found via www. bendigoringcycle.com.au. Audiences are encouraged to book speedily, with tickets more than 70 per centsold outand remaining seats selling fast.

Hospital works to contain outbreak

Dhelkaya Health was responding to a COVID-19 outbreak in theRehabilitation Ward of the Castlemaine hospital late last week.

ADhelkaya Health spokesperson told the Express asmall number of COVID-19 cases had been identified.

"Patients, residents or stafftesting positive to COVID-19 is something the health service has become accustomed to over the past few years. Appropriate and responsive infection control measures

have been put inplace, and the outbreak is being managed in line with existing policies and procedures," the spokesperson said.

"The small number of people affected are being well cared for and there are excellent supplies of antiviral treatment as well as personal protective equipment."

The local situation and the significant increase in COVID-19 cases across Victoria in the past week have led Dhelkaya Health to tighten visitor restrictions across its Castlemaine and Maldon campuses. So

if you’re planning to visit friends or relatives at any Dhelkaya Health campus, be aware that these changes will affect you.

All visitors must now:

–showevidence of anegative rapid antigen test on arrival –wearanN95 mask for the duration of the visit –book the visit in advance if planning to visit Connolly Rehabilitation. There may be short waits on arrival as a result of these reintroduced checks.

Melbourne Opera’s Valkyries charge the steps of the Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo Photo: Nicole Cleary

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Informative,active and funatU3A

U3A (University of the Third Age) is a not-for-profit organisation open to Macedon Ranges residents who have retired from full-time employment.

Supported by Macedon Ranges Shire Council, U3A Kyneton offers arange of social and learning activities.

The tutors are dedicated volunteers who live in the community and are keen to share their knowledge and experience. No educational qualifications are required or given, and they aim to make their sessions entertaining and informative.

One of the interesting courses starting in April is about China –what has led to its current role in world affairs?

This course, given by Paul Marson, starts with the history and geography of that ancient country and how it has shaped its culture and thinking.

The second session deals with Mao and Marxist policies to the revival of capitalism and the current leadership.

There are continuing themes from the past, which explain where China is now and what is likely to happen next.

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To find out more, enrol in this fascinating course.

Another activity is social golf, played at different courses around the shire. You can play either nine or 18 holes; your experience level does not matter. It is fun rather than competitive. The cost should be about $30 for 18 holes and $20 for nine holes.

There are many other courses to choose from and something to suit everyone. Some courses include American History, Poetry, French, Film Club, and History of Propaganda.

Check out the U3A Kyneton website, u3akyneton.org.au/courses to see the full range of options offered. New members are always welcome and can join via u3akyneton.org.au/members/join. If you need assistance Roni will be pleased to help you to become one of our valued members.

Further information about U3A Kyneton can be found via u3akyneton.org.au, by email members@u3akyneton or call 0439 360 763.

Explore the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens Flora and Fauna Reserve with afree guided tour on March 30.

Mount Alexander Shire Council’s natural environment officer Matt McEachran will lead the stroll around this lesser-known part of the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens.

"This reserve, in the north-western section of the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens, is of national significance for supporting apopulation of the endangered eltham copper butterfly. It also has other important ecological features and is avalued community asset," Matt said.

The gentle hour-long walk is organised by Dhelkaya Health as part of their regular monthly series of walks.

“We’d love to see our regular participants and warmly welcome any new guests. It’s awonderful opportunity to get out into nature, socialise, and hear about this part of the Botanical Gardens,” said Liza Shaw, from Dhelkaya Health.

The walkingtourofthe Castlemaine Botanical Gardens will take place on Thursday March 30 from 9.30am to 10.30am. Those wishing to join areasked to meet at Castlemaine Botanical Gardens Tea Rooms.

The walk will be cancelled in the eventof aCodeRed Day fire danger.

Bookings arenot required.For more information, callDhelkaya Community Health on 5479 1000.

Endangered eltham copper butterfly.

Photo: Elaine Bayes

Classic family home

This beautifully preserved example of 1980s design features wide formal entrance and central hallway, generous room sizes, large windows and high ceilings.

The classic family home enjoys an enviable half an acre of land and central Harcourt location. It takes full advantage of its position, elevated to enjoy treed views from the borrowed landscape and the in-town convenience of being able to walk to the general store, post office, pool, playground, school, pre-school and recreation reserve. The home offers fourbedroom accommodation, all with built-in robes, plus the master has an ensuite bathroom. Acentral family bathroom and two-way toilet services the remaining bedrooms.

The comfortable, light-filled living with reverse cycle split system and solid fuel heater is divided from the dining room by awallofshelving, giving each room asense of purpose without being completely separated, and creating a seamless flow throughout the home.

Overlooking the dining, the recently updated kitchen holds

onto its heritage with the inclusion of the original combustion cooker, in working order. To complement this all, the modern conveniences have been added –induction cooktop, electric under bench oven and dishwasher. There is ample storage, dual fridge and freezer spaces and acentral island for food prep and casual eating. Glass sliding doors lead from the dining room to the rear yard; the perfect place to create an outdoor entertainment space.

Outside, the tiered gardens are afeature with seasonal plantings and established trees offering shade and privacy, perfect for kids to explore and climb. Or taking advantage of the playground and green space across the road, you can use the area to grow veggies or fruit trees, house some chooks or further expand the current gardens. There is shedding, a5kW solar system, single car garage, carport and plenty of additional off-street parking. This afantastic opportunity to secure aclassic family home with an enviable big block in the centre of town.

Property: Substantial brick home on 2165m2

Address: 50 High Street,Harcourt

Price: $680,000 -$720,000

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$540,000 -$560,000

Inspect: Saturday 25/3 at 10:00-10:30am

Agent:

Di Selwood 0488 148 358

CHARM, CHARACTER, CONVENIENCE

•Delightful timber cottage wtastefulblend of old-world charm &modernconvenience

•Beautifully lit open plan living space where dining, relaxation &entertainment combine

•Modern bathroom, kitchen, and laundry Twotoilets. Generous bedrooms

•Elevated front verandah, private rear courtyard

Midland

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Moving house checklist

Even if you’re excited about moving to anew area, there’s agood chance you won’t be excited about starting the moving process itself.

But don’t worry; Budget Direct has compiled the ultimate moving house checklist, to help you keep track of what to do at each stage of moving into your new house.

From locating the right number of moving boxes to cancelling home services to defrosting your freezer, here’s your step-by-step guide to ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible during your move.

Make sure you keep this moving house checklist handy on your moving date so that you can cross out any leftover tasks.

Eight Weeks Before Moving House

Decide what you should keep

Separate any possessions you don’t want to keep into two piles, sell or give away, and group them in clearly labelled boxes. You should also decide which items to get rid of and throw them away.

Organise any important documents related to your move and store them in afolder or binder.

Make sure you include:

Estimates from removalists

Copies of contracts and/or rental agreements from your real estate agent

Keep birth certificates, passports and other important documents somewhere secure

Update school records

Contact your child’s/children’s current schools to organise a transfer certificate before contacting their new school.

Create alistofimportant items

These could be belongings with ahighpersonal value or ones that would be expensive to replace. If you’re using a professional removal service, you should consider photographing any breakable items to document their condition before they get packed away.

Plan the layout of your new home

Determine where your furniture is going to go in your new home. Create afurniture floor plan so that once everything arrives, you won’t have to worry about not knowing where to put it.

Research moving companies

You may wish to consider using professional removalists, truck rental services and/or professional cleaners to clean your old home after you moved out.

Six Weeks Before Moving House

Buy smaller amounts of groceries

Try to finish any remaining food and drinks left in your fridge and save money for alarger restock when you move into your new home.

Determine how many packing boxes you’ll need You should figure out the size and shape of the boxes you’ll need. Start by gathering boxes from friends and family members, find them online or from businesses that may have extra boxes they plan on throwing out.

Five Weeks Before Moving House

Sell any items that you don’t want to bring with you

You can sell unwanted items online (e.g. through Facebook Marketplace) or even through agaragesale.

Donate unwanted items

If you have items that are still in good condition, either donate them to charity or give them to friends who may be interested.

Four Weeks Before Moving House

Contact professional removalists

If you’ve booked professional removalists, make sure to confirm any price quotes, appointment times as well as any other important details.

To make the process easier, with Muval you can compare prices, read reviews and book trusted moving companies with confidence.

Begin packing your belongings

Start by first packing items that you won’t need before you move to your new address. Leave items that you’ll need day-to-day until later. And make sure to label the boxes as you go so that you know their contents and where the boxes should go in your new home.

Don’t overpack any of the boxes and spread out the heaviest items at the bottom of each box to avoid any potential breakages or the boxes becoming heavy or misshapen.

Packing valuables

When you start packing, make sure to separate fragile items (such as jewellery) and keep them in abox with bubble wrap or soft materials that you will transport yourself. Transfer or cancel services from utility companies

Cancel any applicable utility services and transfer the rest to your new address so you’ll have all the services you need as soon as you move in.

Changing your address

Before you move don’t forget to update your address. You should provide your new address to:

Financial institutions (e.g. your bank)

Medical professionals

Service providers (e.g. mobile phone companies)

Government agencies (e.g. Medicare)

The Australian Electoral Commission

Your legal representation

Your children’s school (if you are staying in the same school district)

Your employer (if you are staying in the same job)

On top of changing your address don’t forget to redirect your mail to the new address via Australia Post.

Notify your insurance provider

Don’t forget to notify your insurance company for your car, home and life insurance etc.

Three Weeks Before Moving House

Schedule time off work

If you’re staying in the same job, speak with your employer and schedule time off work on the day of your move. You may also wish to take afew days off after the move to get your new home in order.

One Week Before Moving House

Pack the last box

Identify items that you’ll need on your first night in your new home (toilet paper, sleepwear, bedding, etc.) and place them together in abox.Label this box ‘pack last’ so that it’s the last box that leaves your old home and the first box removed from the truck when you arrive at your new home.

AFew Days Before Moving House

Double-check your moving checklist

Make sure that you’ve taken care of all steps listed above before proceeding any further.

Reconfirm with your removalists

Ask your removalists togiveyou aspecific arrival time, as well as an estimated completion time.

And if you’re conducting the move yourself, make sure to contact any friends or relatives that have agreed tohelp on the day.

Clean your white goods

Before you move, make sure you empty and clean your whitegoods (e.g. washing machines or dryers) and defrost refrigerators or freezers as well.

And if you’re taking these appliances with you, make sure they’re ready to put on the moving truck when the day arrives.

On the Moving Day

Take inventory

As items are loaded, check your packing list to make sure nothing has been forgotten.

Check your furniture

Check your furniture and other personal belongings to make sure nothing has been lost or damaged. Once you’re finished, you should report any damage to the removal company.

Walk through your home one final time

This is so that you can make sure that everything is how it should be, including:

Areall windows closed and locked?

Isthe heater and/or air conditioner turned off?

Isthe water shut off?

Have you turned in allthe house keys and garage door openers?

Have you contacted all your utility providers?

Are all doors closed and locked?

Hasthe home been damaged in any way as aresult of the move?

Have you left anything behind?

Isthere anything else that you may have forgotten?

After Moving House

Become familiar with your new home

Locate and make note of the following:

Circuit breaker

Gas line shut-off

Water line shut-off

Water heater

Heater/Air Conditioner

Hotwater system

Previously-installed connections for internet access and telephone and television hookups. Familiarise yourself with your new neighbourhood and city Be friendly and introduce yourself to your neighbours. Locate each of the following:

-Grocery stores -Petrol stations

-Restaurants -Police stations

-Fire stations -Hospitals

-Post offices -Your children’s school

Ask someone to check the mail at your old home

Ask afriendorformer neighbour to check your old home for any mail that may arrive after you’ve left.

Update your car registration

Let your relevant Department of Transport know that you have changed your address so it can be updated on your car registration accordingly.

•Beautifully presented, near-newhome

•Kitchenwithislandbench, pantry,dining, living

•Separate loungeand 3rdliving area/kids retreat

•Exterior spaceare ablank canvaswithendless possibilities to add gardens, shedding or pool

Lifestyle property at Faraday

This is your chance to purchase your own slice of the good life in Faraday. This 4.6 acre lifestyle property, with aboutique three bedroom country cottage, provides an exceptional opportunity for arelaxed life in arural setting. The neat and complete home has afunctional floor plan and showcases on-trend interior design through dark cabinetry offset by bespoke warm timber.

The elevated back verandah overlooks stock paddocks, mature Eucalypts, adam and extensive shedding. Faraday is an accessible locale just 9km from the thriving hamlet of Harcourt, 16km from Castlemaine, 39km from Bendigo and only 115km from Melbourne.

You enter the property via agenerous circular drive with plenty of vehicle parking. Accommodation includes three bedrooms plus one bathroom, custom Tasmanian Oak flooring, panelling and finishes.

There is acosy open plan living-dining-kitchen area with wood fire heater.

The home has been freshly painted throughout and features double ceiling insulation. Defining front and rear verandahs with timber decking and posts complete the picture.

There are also three sheds including afour bay shed with workshop, hay/storage shed and 15m x8msteel shed with gable annexe.

The property also has approximately 16 solar panels, NBN access and five water tanks totalling 90,000 litres in storage, plus adam with reticulation to the garden.

This quietly placed home is set well off the access road (local traffic route) and has everything you could wish for in alifestyle property.

Property: Threebedroom country cottage on 4.6 acres

Address: 54 Faradale Drive, Faraday

Price: $825,000

Agent: Belle Property Castlemaine

Contact: 5470 5811

GREAThouse,GREATposition, GREATprice!

Here is afantastic opportunity to purchase an executivestyle family home nestled in aquiet court location.

The home boasts four good-size bedrooms all with generous built-in robes, an ensuite offering double vanity and awalk-in robe.

The light and bright open plan hostess kitchen/meals/living area includes 900mm electric stainless oven with gas top cooking, stone benchtops, and the essential dishwasher plus amust-have walk-in pantry.

Also on offer are two further separate living rooms or

aversatile home office with quality window and floor coverings, and six reverse-cycle split systems throughout the home to provide comfortable living for all times of the year.

Step outside to discover the entertaining alfresco area and fully enclosed backyard. The property also has a double garage with roller doors and interior access to the home, plus separate side access to adouble carport for the caravan or boat accommodation. Inspection by appointment only.

Property: Executive-style family home in quiet court location

Address: 3Kelly Close,Kyneton

Price: $880,000

Agent: Raine and Horne,Kyneton

Contact: 5422 2678

HENDRIKS Jan

Passed away11.03.23

Condolences to John and Therese

Brother and also great friend of Theo and family

Ericaand the Diss Family

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LUCAS -Geoff

Much lovedand adored

Uncle of Melissa, good friend to Mark. Great Uncle to Kaisha, Tshariand Airlie

It wasaprivilege to be your niece, to grow up in the presence of your calm yet cheeky nature

To knowyou wasto love you.

Melissa, Mark, Kaisha, Tshariand Airlie

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REDMAYNE Stephen ‘Steve’ 13-04-1952 -13-03-2023

Died peacefully surrounded by family after asudden illness

Much cherished husband of Ritva. Loving father of Paula and Daniel. Respected father-in-law of Mark

GREEN (nee Selway) Margaret Emily

11 02 1922 – 15 03 2023

Our beautiful and much loved mum left peacefully through the night at RM Begg Aged Care, aged 101 WW2 WAAAF veteran

Greatly loved wife mother grandma and great grandma

Content with the simple pleasures of life and grateful for the love and care shown to her Time now to be with your beloved husband Lance Fly free sweet magpie with our love beneath your wings

Loving daughters Janice, Alison & Marilyn

Thank you for the care shown by all staff at RM Begg

A family graveside farewell will be held at Fawkner

Adored Popof Jasmine &Jayden; Hailee and Max. Proud Poppyof Oliver and Ella. Loving memories, foreverinour hearts KN270450/J

Deaths

CALLAGHAN

Thomas Michael 13.7.1948 -14.3.2023

Dear &Loved Husband of Jean Loving DadofGaynor, Thomas &Becky

Devoted Grandad to Jazzie, Sam, Sarah, Thomas, Rihanna &Michael.

Great Grandad to Mohamed, Amarni &Crystal.

-Our HeroPrivately Cremated

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DONOVAN (nee McCarthy) Mary"Carmel" 1938 -2023.

Daughter of Anthonyand Margaret Mary (Rita) McCarthy.

Devoted wifeofBrian JosephDonovan for61years

Sister of Anthony (Fr. Tony), John, Vivien (deceased), Adrian(deceased) and Bernadette

Lovedmother and mother in-lawof

Rita (Margaret Mary) & Peter Fitton (deceased) and Ian Revell.

Anne and RobertFerrie

Marie (deceased) &Gerard Noonan and JanStrawhorn. Francesand ShaneMorse

Adored Grandmother of Rita, Laura,Sarah

Kate,Cassandra, Culum,Emma,and Edward.

Carmel passed into eternal life with her family at herside on March 13th, 2023

WILLIAMSON

Mara 30.12.1930 –18.3.2023

Beloved Wife of Bruce (Dec) Loving Mother of Geoff &Paula; &Phillip

Do remember me favorably, OmyGod,for allthat Ihave done Nehemiah 5:19

Our heartfelt thanks and more to Dr.Emily Girdwood and the wonderful staff of Ellery House

Please seeThompson Family Funerals Website or Facebook for Funeralarrangements

The funeral service to celebrate the lifeof Mr Steve Redmayne will be held at the Thomas J. Scott Memorial Chapel, 5Piper Street Kyneton on THURSDAY (March 23, 2023) commencing at 1.30pm. Private Cremation. In lieu of flowers donations to the Doherty Institute would be appreciated. Please donate

www.doherty.edu.au/

Thank

Thank

GREEN -Anne 23.4.1947 -21.3.2014

Much lovedwifeof Syd, mother of Georgina, Robert, Sydney, Alexandra, William and Emma. Grandmother of six

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CLEANER wanted for motel in Kyneton.

The Salathiel family would liketotakethis opportunity to thank everyone involved in putting out the deliberately lit blazeatour property in FaradayonMarch 3rd. Your swift action stopped it promptly.Thank youtoall police and crime investigators foryour efforts as well. Special thanks to Les Vearing forcoming backa week later to continue his investigations,and the HarcourtCFA forcontinuing to monitor the situation over the following fewdays.

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NOTICE TO ALL ADVERTISERS

Section29ofthe Fair Trading Act 1999 requires the inclusion of afullname and address (not PO BoxNumber)–inall advertisements for the supplyofgoods and services.

ELLIOTT MIDLAND NEWSPAPERS advises all display service advertisements must comply with the aboverequirement to avoid prosecution, or provide those detailsto us to pass to the Dept. of Justice if requested.

KN265460

EASTER PUB ICATIONS PUBLICATIONS

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Arborist Ground Crew Team member required. Fit, motivated person to assist with tree removal. Chainsaw ticket notessential. Must have drivers licence On job training. Call Anthony0417 059 969.

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We are looking forsomeone to join our team!

Hours will be 9until 4pm. MondaytoThursday. Youwill be serving customers, unpacking deliveries,stocking our spare parts room, keeping our yard and showroom spotless washing tractors,assembling farm implements and ageneral yard hand.

Drivers licence essential, forklift licence abonus An agricultural background is amust. Must have excellent customer service skills and accept instructions

Send your resume to alex@mragmach.com.au

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CARETAKER

CASTLEMAINE MAIL

Published Thursday, April 6

Booking deadlines

Classifieds -Tuesday, April 4(by 4pm)

General -Monday, April 3(by 10am)

MIDLAND EXPRESS

Published Wednesday, April 12

Booking deadlines

Classifieds -Thursday, April 6(by 4pm)

General -Wednesday, April 5(by 10am)

Kyneton: 5422 1488 |Castlemaine 5472 1788

Prerequisites are:

» Current Working with Children's Check

» Current drivers licence

» First Aid Certificate LevelII

» Current National Police Check (within 3months)

or

RT Edgar Macedon Ranges

Property Manager

Manage all aspects of property managementwith medium sized portfolio

•Agents representativecertificate required

•Experience Essential

•A valid drivers license

•Comprehensive knowledge of Console Cloud would be advantageous,but not essential

•Ability to work autonomously and in ateam environment

•Beabletoworkunder busy conditions and ability to prioritise work

•Excellentcommunication and high levelorganisational skills

•Experience in rental appraisals and listing properties preferred, butnot essential

•Workphoneand laptop provided

•VCATexperience preferred butnot essential

•Above averagepay rate andcommission apply,plusa car allowance

All applications to be treated in the strictest confidence Please email applications to mboyd@rtedgarmr.com.au

Employment

The following opportunities nowexist forenthusiastic, safety focused people with suitable experience and qualifications. Please visit our website to find out more about current positions available across Mawsons business divisions.

Heathcote –ConcreteSite Manager –HEAT001

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Lake Cooper Quarry –Laboratory Technician– LKCQ003

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Broken Hill –ConcreteTruck Driver –BROK001

Kyneton –Concrete TruckDriver –KYNE002

Dougy is amale,desexed, 1yotabbyand white DSH who loves to smooch He would spend all dayhaving pats and attention if he could. He would love ahomethat will provide him with alot of love and keep him company. He would fit in well with anyhome/family

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Employment

Business Growth Manager

Do you have an entrepreneurial appetite for growing a business and looking for financial freedom? Love the thrill of being out and about networking, finding new business and earning uncapped commission?

Then this role has the perfect mix of ingredients for you! We re seeking a dynamic networker who loves connecting with businesses owners and making new connections that lead to sales

This fast-paced role will suit someone who has a strong business development and sales background, have a success-driven mindset and a passion for connecting with people

As our Business Growth Manager you will be responsible for building and executing a growth sales plan to ensure the maximum number of members join ActionMEMBERSHIP, which means being out and about at networking events and cold calling businesses in the Macedon Ranges and Bendigo area You will be building a community via firm run events promoting our new membership program You will have the support of the national marketing team with proven marketing strategies

Responsibilities will Include but are not limited to Traditional business development outreach including networking and going out and meeting new businesses

Building strong relationships through effective stakeholder management within the community Convert business owners to Members of our Entrepreneur Membership Program Plan and run monthly events

Following the ActionCOACH proven systems manage a new and growing membership base Undergo all required training

About You

Ready to take the lead? Here is what we need from you:

In addition to sharing our vision of “world abundance through re-education”, to be successful in this role you will have:

A winning mindset, we need you to bring your A-game every day!

Hardworking and ‘get the job done attitude

A resilient, competitive and target-driven nature

2+ years' experience in a hunting/new business development position in a B2B industry with a strong track record of successfully negotiating and delivering direct sales

Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to sell and present our products and services in a compelling way, adjusting style to a wide variety of audiences

Ability to manage time, prioritise workload and hold yourself accountable to goals

Strong attention to detail and commitment to flawless execution

Thrive on taking the initiative to drive better results

Work well both within a team and independently while working remotely

You have a strong business acumen and high level of spoken and written English

Here are some of the benefits

Event by Woodend Lifestyle CarersGroup roup

Macgregor’sFarm

78 Old Lancefield Rd,Woodend North cnr Barkers Road Saturday, 1st April 2023 10 am –3 pm

If youare interested in participating on the sales side call our Secretary on 0418638 791 to book your spot.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Clunes Booktown -the annual Clunes Booktown is on the25– 26 March 2023. Please be advised that Fraser Street Clunes between Service Street and from 8am on Thursday23March to 12pm on Monday27March 2023.

Anyinconvenience will be kept to a be greatly appreciated.

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The opportunity to grow alongside a global company that is expanding on its growth in Australia over 30 years

Fun and collaborative team that are ready to support you in this role

Learn and grow personally and professionally with training, mentorship and coaching from leaders across the business Generous uncapped commission structure

We care about our employees, as our focus is on people to create a united and inspiring culture If you want to be part of a global business

Applications to: miltoncollins@actioncoach com 22 Market Street, Kyneton VIC 3444 | 0419 464 444

FARM

SHED/ HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Includes elec. fencing, hayfeeder,spray unit, pump,tools,plastic drums,drill bits, cordless drills,impact drills,wineracks, waders,driza bone, book cases.Most items less than $100.

Hayfeeder ring, 3pl single tyre ripper 3plgrader blade,elec water pump,poly pipe from $100 to $500.

CASH or CARD

Saturday, 1st April, 9.00am -1.00pm No earlybirds. 62 Conroys Lane Muckleford.

AUCTION / CLEARING SALE

Sat., April 1, 10.30 am

16 McNeil Street, Carisbrook.

Antique furniture, Religious Artefacts, Collectables, Books, Prints, Paintings, Garden Ornaments

Furniture includes - church pews, baptismal font, preachers chair, candelabra, lecturn, library steps, book shelves, stools, art deco ashtray tables, cast iron bed, 4 poster bed, tables, fridge, dresser, washing machine, dryer etc

Collectables include - Lead lamps, religious beads and crosses, clocks, candle holders, silverware, glassware, pottery, books, prints (framed and unframed), metal signs etc

Outdoor/Garden includes - statues, table and chair set, bench seats, wrought iron seats, tools, ladders, pots, iron decorative art and much more!!! 0407349

Grow Locals is celebrating its 1st birthdaywitha

MASSIVE PLANT SALE

All stockisheavily discounted forthe month of March.

Get in early,new stock will arriveweekly

The weather is changing, it’stime to get planting!

Free 30min native plant workshops will be conducted at 10.00 Saturday4th (healthygrasses) and 11th March (propagating cuttings).

Open Saturdays 9-2, located at 42 Anslow Street, Woodend.

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Advertise your pre loved items in the Midland Express and reach over 50,000 readersevery week.

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Castlemaine |5472 1788 classifieds@midnews.com.au

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Phone Chris O'Toole 5422 3573

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TRANSIT VAN

Calling all local football sleuths

Lancefield Football Netball Club is celebrating its 150th anniversary with areunion on April 1, and wants help to identify players and officials in adistrict-wide team from more than acentury ago.

Organisers have identified the two Lancefield players in the Gisborne Association combined team from 1909, but are calling on descendants or amateur footy sleuths and historians to put names to the faces of the others in the photo.

It was taken outside the old Members Stand at the MCG, where obviously the finest from our district were set to take on the Victoria Police team.

The two Lancefield players are sitting in the front row –Frank ‘Silver’ Caine (third from left) and Alexander ‘Ike’ Johnston (fourth from right) –who both played VFL football for Carlton.

The photo, along with many more unearthed treasures, will be on display at the reunion in the Lancefield Mechanics Hall on Saturday April 1.

While the players and officials in the 1909 photo are no longer with us, there’s opportunity for other players and supporters from Lancefield’s rich 150-year history to attend –oranyone who has played against the Tigers over the years and respected the never-say-die attitude.

Tickets are $50, and can be booked via TryBooking. Enquiries about the event can be made via lancefieldfnc@ gmail.com or 0447 364 497.

Anyone who can identify any of the faces in the photo can contact Romsey-Lancefield and District Historical Society on 0402 248 540.

Historian/author Denis Graham has co-authored amust-read book to be launched in May detailing

Town &District

GOLFresults

MOUNT MACEDON

Fierce winds lashed the course all day and summer heat baked the participants in Saturday’s two-person Ambrose.

Consistency was the name of the game, requiring teams to minimize the number of ‘wipes’ from their scoreboards.

John Dawson and Marcus Ward (each 13) won with 72 points, seven clear of Mick Doyle and Jarod Plowman.

Best individual score was Tony Carter’s 40 points.

Paul Borrow was centimetres away from an ‘ace’ on the first hole.

Midweek stableford: A-grade John Dawson (14) 41 points from Mike Hoiles (14) 40; B– Karl Pongracic (25) 37 points from Peter Watson (21) on 36.

After atwo-year Covid-induced hiatus, the club’s trivia night returned with apacked house. Triviologist supremes Nicole and Gemma ensured afun-filled, noisy night.

ROMSEY

Saturday was achallenging day for golf but two Romsey players shone in Hidden Valley’s open women’s tournament.

Darlene Baker played consist golf to be the Hidden Valley open scratch winner, and Jenny Hartley was runner-up in the handicap division.

Keeping the ball low was adecided plus in Romsey’s stableford the same day. Long hitting as arisk/reward situation.

Steve Wilkins (19) was the winner with 39 points, from Simon Donovan (18), Dean Kohler (16) and Mick Nicholls Snr all 37 in that order.

NTPs were Rob Rea (2) and Nicholls.

Wednesday’s Pinehurst was achallenge for all last Wednesday.

Victory went to Darlene Baker –Chris Manktelow with 86-18.75.67.25 from Liz Manktelow –Rob Slade 88-17.25-70.75.

Women’s Pinehurst: Shirley Shelton –Jenny Hartley 94-17.6—76.4 on acount-

Lancefield’s football origins and its success through the ages.

In the book you can read about the footballers' letters from the trenches of Gallipoli, those that died on the Western Front, and those like ‘Ike’ Johnston who returned to captain Lancefield'spremierships, play with Carlton and other VFL clubs.

No other country footy club can surely match the rivalry of the 150 years of encounters in the Lancefield-Romsey games, where passions overflow and Mounted Police once chased spectators off the ground.

Premierships were celebrated with brass bands greeting the victorious teams' return to the railway station, steam trains covered in club streamers and reports of street parties from 1910, through to the victories of the modern era.

back from Wendy Gosden –Kath Jekabsons 103-26.6 –76.4.

Amultiplierstableford was played on Labour Day, and despite challenging greens, there were some good scores.

Mick Nicholls Snr (25) and Keith Hocking 31) took the honours with 93 points, 10 ahead of Mitch Atlas (8) –Mal Mottram (9, with Tony Lakey (21) –AnneRobinson (29) third on 78.

Individual scores: Keih Hocking (31) 46, from Mitch Atlas (8) 40. Women –Anne Robinson (29) with 37.

TRENTHAM

Abusy Saturday saw the completion of the first round of the mixed championship and amixed stableford.

Club president Keith Webster and Kath Keating set the pace with 81-13.12567.875 with next best Lindsay Perrin –Jan Stephenson with 69-125.

Howlong visitor Stephen Franklin (24) had the best overall score with 38 points

and won C-grade, with Martin Walker (7) and Brad Duncan (15) the respective A and B-grade winners.

Labour Day mixed stableford: A–Mike De Jong 40 points; B– Jack McLeod 38.

Two wedge-tailed eagls perched high in the large manna gum on the corner of the 16th attracted plenty of visual attention.

WOODEND

Alarge field battled hot and windy conditions in Saturday’s stableford.

Afew adapted extremely well, and Mrk Hutchison (9) had abrilliant 39 points to top A-grade.

The B-grade winner was Dane Thompson (25) with 38.

Arelaxing barbecue on abalmy Saturday evening sent off the old clubhouse in style in preparation to start on the important renovation works.

Thanks to all the volunteers who have helped out in recent weeks.

Croquet

hots up

Due to various competing tournaments and the non-availability of players, only three matches of the Northern District Croquet Association Autumn Pennant were completed this week at time of publishing.

The weather has been superb for croquet, and all courts are running well, unlike earlier in the year when rain and soggy courts were aconstant problem.

In Division 1, the Kyneton Blue team defeated the Quarry Hill Rosellas by 5 games to 1. Kyneton’s Rick Janssen won both his singles matches 7– 3, whileDamianHadfield defeated Irene Murdoch 7– 4, butlosttoColin Scott 3– 7. TheKyneton pair went on to win both doubles matches 7– 4, for an impressive 38 hoops to Quarry Hill’s 25.

In Division 2, the Quarry Hill Kookaburras defeated Maldon Laburnum by the same 5games to 1. Quarry Hill’s John Murdoch defeated Theo Stockx 7– 6and Gavan McCarthy 7– 5, while Gayle Deary defeated McCarthy 7– 5, but lost to Stockx 3–7inthe reverse singles. The Kookaburras then combined superbly to win both doubles matches 7–3 and7 –2 respectively. Total hoops were Quarry Hill 38 to Maldon’s 28.

Division 3isheating up with what is likely to be two teams undefeated, heading for ashowdown in two weeks time. This week, Kyneton Yellow had another 4games to 2win, this time against Macedon Mount Robertson. Kyneton’s super-sub Susan Chivers defeated Macedon’s Susan Butcher 7–4, but lost to Susan Wild 5– 7. Kyneton Yellow regular Judy Aldred reversed those results with a7–6win over Wild, but lost 5–7toButcher. Going into the two doubles games, it was anybody’s match at 2–2,but the Kyneton team withstood the pressure to win both doubles games 7– 4and 7–3 respectively, for asatisfying 4– 2games win, and ahoops margin of 38 –31.

With abye for all teams next week, it is expected that all matches will be back on schedule for Round 3.

Mobamba at last!

Newkit for kicks

Kyneton District Soccer Club has unveiled anew uniform for the 2023 season. The new jersey features astriking cyan blue and claret red design representing the club’s commitment to excellence on and off the field.

The preview event was attended by players and parents who came together to celebrate the exciting new season at training.

Club president Ron Cole said the new uniform represented a fresh start for the club.

“We are thrilled to launch our new kit, inspired by players in the junior girls’ teams last year,” Cole said.

“The design embraces change, reflecting our club’s values and aspirations of inclusiveness and mindfulness.

“We have atalented group of players with an amazing support

network of volunteers who are ready to give their all this season. “The new uniform will help players look and feel their best on the field.”

This year, Kyneton District Soccer Club is without ahome ground, as Barkly Square undergoes extensive drainage works.

“The new kit is like abreathoffresh air for everyone involved in the club. Keeping the spirits high is an important part of the competition for children,” said club secretary Kate Kuyateh.

Kyneton District Soccer Club has aproud history of success, and this season promises to be no exception. With anew uniform and adedicated group of players, the club is ready to take on the competition and continue to build on its rich legacy of excellence in soccer.

Kyneton trainer Mick Sell has never doubted Mobamba’s ability, but admits the four-year-old’s inconsistency has proved his downfall.

Back in November 2021, Mobanma won a Kyneton Maiden at his fifth start, starting at huge odds of $81.

There were high hopes of further wins among connections, but it was along wait until last Saturday for his second win.

This came in the Ballan Cup for 0to58class gallopers at ahot andwindy Geelong.

Mobamba was sent out a$3.20 favourite on the strength of his fast finishing second placing at Kilmore on March 10, and the trainer predicted “that if the same horse turns up he should be hard to beat”.

Veteran jockey Rhys McLeod settled Mobamba at the rear of the field for much of the 1121m journey, and gained asplit in the straight to set out and chase outsider The Turffinator in the run to the line.

The winning margin was 0.2 of alength, much to the delight of connections which include the Woodend Hesket Racing Syndicate (good omen for the football-netball season?).

It was Mobamba’s 18th start, and connections hope he can continue to build on this success.

Back row (from left): Florence Redmond, Bec Cole, Ami Kuyateh, Isha Kuyateh Front row (from left): Kaddi Kuyateh, Vega Perera, Elwood Williams, Caspian Redmond

Mobamba ridden by Rhys McLeod wins the Ballan Cup at Geelong. Photo: Ross Holburt/Racing Photos

PORTS WRAP SP

Mighty Macedon!

Bill West

Macedon led from go to whoa against Diggers Rest to clinch the Highlands bowls division two pennant on Saturday.

In windy conditions at Kyneton, Macedon established an early lead with multiple numbers to the Ian Guymer and Bernie Halpin rinks.

Diggers Rest, finishing on top of the ladder, had lost to Macedon by seven shots in the second semi-final, then annihilated Romsey in the preliminary final, and many predicted a very tight grand final.

For alengthy period Macedon led by between 15 and 20 shots, and almost every time Diggers Rest looked like getting numbers, it did not eventuate.

While his four went down by five shots to Bob Reidy, Gary Dickinson was instrumental in restricting the opposition’s numbers at key moments.

The Ballarat-Highlands Champions of Champions quarter-finals and semi-finals took place at Kyneton at the same time as the division two grand final (division one and three grand finals had been completed the previous Saturday with the respective premiers Kyneton Golf and Diggers Rest).

Macedon ended up with a22-shot margin (68-46) on Saturday, exactly the same score as in the division one grand final.

Halpin, who had previously played with Lancefield and Trentham, said he was not sure what to expect when enticed to play at Macedon this season, but he had been impressed with the improvement shown by some of the relatively new bowlers at the club who had shown definite improvement.

Dickinson has had afine career at Gisborne, Lancefield and Macedon, as well as being akey contributor at association and region level.

Ian Guymer’s rink excelled with an 18-shot victory against strong opposition, and Guymer –inhis capacity as region president –commended Diggers Rest for being apacesetter in division two.

He also commended Kyneton on providing such an ideal facility, and praised the Macedon players on their overall performance in the finals.

MATCH DETAILS

Macedon 68 dMacedon 46 –Shane Doran, Graeme Hobbs, Steven Graham, Ian Guymer (s) 31 dDevendra Stucka, David Odgers, Shane Crimmins, Mark Clohesy 13; Scott Gillman, Gregg Kennedy, Ross Stapleton, Bernie Halpin 22 dScott Browne, Tricia Odgers, Keith Geisler, Rod Treweek 13, Glen Humphrys, Philip Nathan, Gayle Hobbs, Gary Dickinson 15 lost to Bill Debble, Raelene Beckett, Andy Macdonald, Bob Reidy

Kyneton tops in midweek bowls

Kyneton turned the tables on Gisborne in the Highlands division one mid-week pennant grand final last Tuesday.

The Kyneton Golf green was in great order for the finals to the midweek pennant season.

Unbeaten Gisborne was reigning premiers and had hoped to include outstanding club champion Ethan Higgins, but important work commitments took precedence.

In aclose contest, Kyneton led by five shots overall at the break, but Gisborne fought back to level at 49-49, and it was anyone’s title.

Aturning point came when Allan Mathison’s rink grabbed five shots late in the contest, and ended up with a10-shot margin at precisely the right time of the season.

The other two rinks were very close, with Gisborne winning both by narrow margins. Anthony Mathison played akey role in the contest against Gisborne’s strongest rink.

Overall it was aseven shot victory to Kyneton, which in some ways helped make

amends for its division one Saturday side missing the finals.

SCORES: Gisborne 57 lost to Kyneton 64 –David Beardmore, Dorothy Evans, John Evans, David Wesney (s) 14 lost to Jimmy Cooper, Christine Plowman, Denise Knight, Allan Mathison 24; Teresa Wylie, Gary Candy, Tim Rogers, Alan Higgins 19 dCath Bermingham, Mick Bermingham, Lloyd Dyamond, Anthony Mathison 18; Helen Cyrulo, Ian Morley, Russell Walker OAM, Terry Kelly 24 dNeilRothe, Jamie Epps, Peter Ryan, Neil kJamieson 22.

In the division 2grand final, Diggers Rest 60 defeated Gisborne 45 with all three rinks up, capping off agood pennant season for Diggers Rest teams.

F. Kremer, G. Gruber, R. Spears, D. Odgers 21 dM.Ivory, J. Butterley, L. Ball, Ian Ball 18; L. Wels, A. Tocci. A. Rayner S. Browne 17 dJ.Kendon, F. Roche, R. Paterson, V. Foxford 12; B. Debble, P. Lawton, A. Macdonald, S. Crimmins 22 dB.O’Connor, T. Hedley, V. Cyrulo, K. Jarred. 15.

(20).

Happytrio: Macedon skippers(from left) –GaryDickinson, Bernie Halpin and Ian Guymer –were understandably thrilled as the enormity of Macedon’seffortsunkin. Photo Bill West

Kyneton’sdivision one midweek premiership players arepictured after their triumph. Backrow (from left) –Allan Mathison, Neil Rothe,Neil Jamieson, Lloyd Dyamond, MickBermingham, Jamie Epps, AnthonyMathison, Peter Ryan. Front –Christine Plowman, JimmyCooper,Denise Knight, Cath Bermingham. Photo: Dean Goodwin

Premierscrowned in CDCA

Cricket fans across the region were treated to some top competition as Castlemaine &District Cricket Association grand finals were battled out across all grades last weekend.

In the AGrade finals Barkers Creek won two matches in the 'Best of Three' grand final series to defeat adetermined Newstead outfit and claim an incredible sixth consecutive premiership title. Other matches saw some close clashes. Highlights of the weekend were Barkers Creek AGrade batsman Nathan Newlan's 108 not out effort in Grand Final 2 on Sunday at the Camp Reserve. Seven bowlers picked up three wickets across the weekend with Barkers Creek AGrade bowler Lewis Stabler topping the table with

3-11 also in Sunday's Grand Final 2clash against Newstead. Results are as follows:

AGrade Grand Final 1

In Saturday's opening final at the Camp Reserve Barkers Creek 4-217 (Darby Semmens 69, Marcus McKern 49, Joshua Newlan 37, Nathan Newlan 37 not out; Joel Meredith 2-38) defeated Newstead 8-213(cc) (Tom Reece 83, Kris Walter 75; Mark Noonan 3-29, Joshua Newlan 3-49, Lewis Stabler 2-18).

Grand Final 2

Barkers Creek backed it up on Sunday making 7-252(cc) (Nathan Newlan 108 not out, Darby Semmens 41, Lewis Stabler 41; Nick Ebery 2-50) to defeat Newstead 131 (Cameron Hepburn 34; Lewis Stabler 3-11,

Mark Noonan 3-39) and claim the overall win.

AReserve

Grand Final

The Harcourt versus Muckleford final at Wesley Hill came right down to the wire. Harcourt 157 (James Cole 3-25, David Envall 3-41) emerging victorious over Muckleford 9-156 (Callan Hough 30) by the smallest of margins.

BGrade

Grand Final

In the BGrade finalHarcourt 130(cc) (Mick Rogers 2-14, Bradley Gould 2-20) made it adouble for the Lions in front of their home crowd defeating aspirited Maiden Gully Marist 95 (Koby Simmons 3-25, Tyla Brereton 2-9).

Women's Grand Final

In the Women's grand final showdown on Friday evening at Newstead the home side scored 4-118 (Janelle Sowula 4-6) to defeat Barkers Creek 67(cc) (Fianna Gardner 3-9) capping off their undefeated season and claiming the title.

CGrade Junior/U16

Grand Final (Two Day)

In the CGrade final the home side Muckleford opted to bat first on day one and set up acommanding 7-155(cc) (Patrick Leathem 48, Tom Smith 32) lead. North Castlemaine/Guildford did their best to chase the target down but fell short in the end despite aterrific effort making 85 (Tom Smith 2-3, Abe Isdale 2-13).

Romsey’s40yearsdrought to end?

Bill West

Gisborne District Cricket Association’s 2022-2023 McIntyre Cup grand final brings together Romsey and Sunbury United, with the Redbacks shocking top team Gisborne with acomprehensive semi-final victory last weekend.

It’s 40 years since Romsey won Gisborne District Cricket Association’s major premiership. How time flies!

Plenty of ‘Good Luck’ messages will be flooding in to the Romsey Cricket Club this week.

Don’t be surprised to see aheavy run scoring contest, with the grand final being played on the small No. 2Langama Park ground in Sunbury this weekend. The ground is where United scored 320 in their semi-final batting blitz against Bacchus Marsh.

Romsey has made the most of being the 'lucky loser' from the qualifying finals, and captain-coach Ben Way (Ex-Melbourne CC) is one win away from achieving aburning ambition with the Redbacks.

Calm and collected, Way is quietly confident hisside can perform very well in the grand final.

Romsey selectors are almost certain to settle on an unchanged side to tackle United, namely Ben Way (c), Chris Burkett, Taylor Stevenson, Matt Milne, Tim Dale, Corey Day, Adam Frost, Nathan Hoy, Aaron Paterson, Louis Moor, and Jamie Taylor.

In the semi-final at Gardiner Reserve, Gisborne batters never looked likely to get on top of the multi-pronged Redbacks’ attack...

Without opener Riley Vernon, injured when struck in the eye by the ball after scoring amonumental 210 in the qualifying final against Rupertswood, Gisborne battled to score quickly.

When Harry Luxmore as dismissed for 22, the Dragons were 3/55 after 25 overs, with the three wickets claimed by Paterson, Moor and Day.

MOOR THE WRECKER

The fourth wicket pair at the crease were prolific scoring duo in captain Jarryd Vernon and Mick Allen. Centuries are nothing new

to them.

Vernon gave ahardchance to mid-wicket off speedster Moor’s bowling, and very next ball was caught at third slip by Nathan Hoy.

Allen soldiered on, but did not receive the support he needed at the other end to give Gisborne achance of making acompetitive score.

Moor, bowling downwind with sheer pace, troubled the batters and he finished with outstanding figures of 5-21 from 13 overs.

Overall pressure bowling paid off and the final wicket fell with just 123 on the board, stunning the Dragons’ faithful.

Quick wickets late on Saturday afternoon were needed by Gisborne but Romsey’s batters were equal to the task, and went to stumps at 1/48.

The trend continued when the innings resumed on Sunday, as Gisborne could not make multiple breakthroughs. Romsey cruised to 3/124 and aspotinthe grand final.

Nathan Huy made 38, Matt Milne 30 and

Tim Dale remained not out to follow up his half century in the previous final.

UNITED EASILY

Sunbury United has astrongSri Lankan influence, with captain Upul Fernando and his players keen to make amends for last season’s finals defeat.

On Saturday, United rattled up 9/320 from 80 overs, with Ashan Ranaweera scoring 134 (six sixes, 10 fours), Fernando 50, Steven Fogarty 40 and Senura Perara 30. Bacchus Marsh’s hopes rested largely on star bat James Lidgett, but he was first man out for 29.

The required run rate climbed, and the Marsh was finally dismissed for 202 (opener Brenton Payne making 104. Perera 4-51, Rajitha Mendis 3-35 from 21 overs, and Amrit Sandhu all got among the wickets.

Romsey’s Johnstone Shield and division 2sides lost their grand finals at the weekend –now the club’s aspirations are squarely on the shoulders of the McIntyre Cup lineup.

Areal chance for the Redbacks to create history.

BarkersCreek AGrade celebrate their historic win on Sundayafter winning twoofthe ‘Best of Three’ clashes against Newstead to claim the CDCA premiership for2022-2023.

Photo: Max Lesser

‘The Rock’premiers

Bill West

In ahigh-drama Jensen Shield grand final, Hanging Rock cricketers overcame Rupertswood via acourageous unbeaten ninth-wicket partnership of 47 runs.

It’s the highest level Gisborne District Cricket Association premiership won by ‘The Rock’ in the modern era.

Largely dominated by bowlers, the grand final was played over the weekend on the Lancefield ground with ‘The Rock’ attempting to go through the season unbeaten.

Rupertswood batted first on Saturday, and despite some promising starts, the bowlers had the answers.

With Steven Zubrycki leading the way with 5-23, Rupertswood was dismissed for 123 from 48 overs.

‘The Rock’ captain and star batter Brandon Nicholls, with over 750 runs to his credit this season, sustained a broken thumb which meant he did not open the innings in pursuit of amoderate tally.

Rupertswood struck quickly with the new ball, dismissing both openers, and it was 16-year-old Oliver Watt who came to the rescue with an array of strokes that carried him into the 40s.

On Sunday morning ‘The Rock’ resumed when Watt was run out for 48 via abrilliant throw from the cover fieldsman.

The big question mark was would the injured Nicholls bat, and if so, when?

From 4/73 wickets tumbled and the run rate dried up.

The fielding side appealed loudly for LBW decisions, and piled on the pressure with long spells from the pacemen.

Nicholls came to the crease, and saw two teammates dismissed. At 8/80, Rupertswood appeared to be in the box seat.

Coach Jarrod Milsom, an allrounder, joined Nicholls and extremely slowly the required margin was reduced.

Growing in confidence, Nicholls punished some short deliveries and Milsom also scored runs.

The tension was extreme as acouple of half chances were spilt.

Nicholls hit the winning boundary amid jubilation from ‘The Rock’ players and supporters.

In the final tally of 8/127 he was 27 n.o. and Milsom was unbeaten on 20.

GDCA president Richard Bayly presented the premiership cup and medallions, and announced Milsom was man of the match.

Bayly commended both sides on agrand final that could have gone either way.

Lancefield Cricket Club was thanked for making its ground available at short notice, and 'The Rock’ president Peter Walsh congratulated the premiers and all who had supported the club.

Walsh also said it was apity the grand final could not be played at ‘TheRock’ where alarge market was being held on Saturday.

“We deserved the right to play on our own ground,” he said, criticising the shire council.

Cats keen on McIntyre Cup

Bill West

Macedon cricketers had good reason to celebrate their Johnstone Shield premiership achieved at the weekend, with a strong case for promotion to the top tier McIntyre Cup next season.

The Cats came from fourth place on the ladder with pace bowler Matty Williams amatchwinner in the grand final as he demolished Romsey’s batting brigade by claiming 7-39 from 19 overs on Sunday.

Williams played down his performance, stating he had often bowled very well without securing anywhere near this haul.

Macedon came from fourth on the ladder to win the Johnstone Shield, and in both finals matches the top order batsmen struggled but the side dug deep to beat Bacchus Marsh and then Romsey.

First season club coach Tim Berzins was extremely pleased, pointing out that all four Macedon senior sides had made

finals, and the Cats’ women’s side had won apremiership as well.

The grand final was played on the recently upgraded No. 1oval at Romsey.

Cats’ skipper Daniel Trotta may have been wondering if the decision to bat was correct when five wickets were down for just 67.

In almost arepeat of the semi-final

Chris Axton 36 and Chad Walker 33 led the recovery, and Berzins and Trotta felt 167 was adefendable tally.

Daniel Paterson spearheaded the Redbacks’ attack with lion-hearted 5-53 from 25 overs.

Williams soon played havoc with the new ball, and Romsey’s run chase floundered much to the dismay of home town supporters.

All out for 91 was two runs short of the side’s winning semi-final tally of 93 against Kilmore.

Top score was 19 from Jake East, batting at No. 9.

HappyCats: From left –Macedon captain Daniel Trotta, coachTim Berzins, and strike bowler and man of the matchMatty Williams.

‘Rock’ heroes: Brandon Nicholls and Jarrod Milsom after their premiership-winning ninth-wicket stand.

Aseason to remember: The victorious Hanging RockteamwithGDCApresident RichardBayly

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