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World-class win

Mountain Distilling’s team celebrate their Red Gum Single Malt Whisky success. Pictured are: Michael Harris, Neil Mills, George Cremasco, Liam Pentacost and Marcus Aquilina.

Mountain Distilling has struck gold with a first-of-itskind whisky of distinctly Australian flavour.

The distillery's Red Gum Single Malt won gold in the 2021 International Wine and Spirit Competition, awarded 95 points in the Worldwide Whisky category.

The Mount Macedon distillery's founders, best known for their award-winning gins, were pleasantly surprised to gain instant kudos for their first dark spirit.

“It's absolutely astonishing that our first-ever whisky produced is co-awarded the highest scoring whisky in Australia,” said co-founder Michael Harris.

Red Gum Single Malt utilises 100 per cent malted barley, is distilled in the Macedon Ranges and is the first

to use native Australian red gum exclusively from start to finish in the maturation process as the only wood influence, creating a distinctly Australian flavour.

“There’s something about the Macedon Ranges and the distinctive flavour of red gum that is so enticing," Mr Harris said.

"Everyone who sampled it has given us great feedback but this award has exceeded our expectations."

IWSC judges noted the whisky’s profile was a “herbaceous, spicy smoked nose with aromas of caramel, burnt wood and hedgerow. Peat comes through well on the palate and balances the flavours of prunes, Christmas spice and pear, brightened by a hint of citrus”.

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Launching in 2017, Mountain Distilling has focused predominantly on their signature Mountain Gin, which is inspired by locally foraged botanicals and ingredients.

Mountain Gin picked up two awards at IWSC 2021, winning gold and 95 points in the Contemporary Gin category and Gold in the Gin and Tonic category. Mountain Distilling’s Oblivion Gin, made in collaboration with UK-electronic producer Lapalux, was also awarded silver and 91 points.

The Red Gum Single Malt is available for limited pre-order online. The whisky will be officially released in November 2021.

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Support for businesses

The Macedon Ranges Accommodation Association has received COVID Recovery funding from Macedon Ranges Shire Council to offer Digital Health Checks to local businesses.

Now more than ever, a strong and effective online presence is critical to business success.

The Digital Health Check Program provides businesses with a detailed assessment of their online presence including a comprehensive report, in easy to understand language, along with practical recommendations for improvement.

The program is open to hospitality, retail, accommodation and tourism businesses servicing the visitor economy.

“It has been a challenging 16 months for business and the MRAA is proud to be able to offer this program, with funding from council, to support local businesses,” said Andrew Towner, president of the Macedon Ranges Accommodation Association.

The MRAA has partnered with award-wining online learning platform Tourism Tribe to deliver the program.

Thanks to the generous support of the Macedon Ranges Shire Council, the Digital Health Checks are available for just $50 (full price $275).

As a further support, the MRAA is offering one lucky participant a free Digital Bizkeeper 101 Course valued at $220. There are only 25 places available so businesses are urged to register their interest immediately.

For further information and to register, email Andrew Towner at president@macedonranges.org.au

Clinic’s major milestone Kyneton Health passes 25,000 COVID-19 tests

Kyneton Health’s Respiratory Assessment Clinic team recently celebrated a major milestone with more than 25,000 tests taken since the onset of COVID-19.

Kyneton Health took its first test in the Urgent Care Centre on February 22, 2020, and opened a stand-alone Respiratory Assessment Clinic in the old ambulance bay in April that same year.

Central Highlands Rural Health CEO Maree Cuddihy praised the dedicated

nurses, administration and environmental service staff at Kyneton Health.

"I’m incredibly proud of the work that our team has done since the onset of COVID-19," Ms Cuddihy said.

"Together they have ensured the Macedon Ranges community has access to quick and easy testing in a safe, professional and friendly setting.

"I also want to thank the Macedon Ranges community for their ongoing sup-

port of our service; they have done an amazing job stepping forward to get tested when needed."

Kyneton Health’s Respiratory Assessment Clinic continues to test patients with symptoms related to the coronavirus or as directed by the Victorian Department of Health.

Patients are asked to call ahead between 8.30am and 4.30pm on 5422 9900 to book in and secure an appointment time.

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Parks Victoria area chief ranger, Karen Doyle, said Parks had conducted inspections of Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park following reports of dumped rubbish in the area.

"We are working to remove disposed rubbish in a safe and efficient manner," Ms Doyle said.

"The rubbish includes domestic and household waste, as well as plumbing material.

"As well as being unsightly, dumped rubbish harms the environment and has many impacts including waste contaminating local water supplies, garden clippings spreading invasive weeds and animals and birds being poisoned from eating household waste."

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tine Henderson described the practice as a "low act" and said council provision of tip vouchers for the cash-strapped was worth exploring - potentially as part of council's next waste management review.

"Dumping is a low act. The bush is precious to us all. Show some respect," Cr Henderson said.

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Chewton residents are outraged after a significant quantity of rubbish was discovered illegally dumped in bushland in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park.

Among locals demanding action to clean up, and better police, the unsightly practice, Chewton's John Ellis said the mess was discovered in bushland off Morgan Track.

"It just makes me bloody angry," Mr Ellis said.

"I have reported it to Parks and to the EPA. "It was discovered here in recent days. It's a mixture of household rubbish and the same name and address appears on at least three different items."

About 20 metres away from the newly discarded trash, a refrigerator also lay dumped, desecrating the natural bushland area, a favourite walk location for many locals and home to wildlife species for which the brazen dumping poses a safety threat.

Mr Ellis said the fridge was particularly concerning because of the chemicals and gasses it contained, which had clearly not been disposed of correctly.

Nearby a decaying couch slumped where it had been trashed by someone who couldn't be bothered disposing of it correctly - as did a rotting bed base.

Mr Ellis said the area had been hit before by those who evidently had the means to cart their rubbish into the bushland - but not to an appropriate landfill site.

"It just goes on and on," he said.

"I know someone who used to really enjoy walking here, but won't any more because the sight of this was too upsetting for her.

"You don't want to see signage everywhere but I so think this site needs some sort of sign."

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Mount Alexander Shire Council's July meeting has been postponed in response to the current five-day lockdown restrictions.

The meeting had been due to take place this evening (Tuesday, July 20) but has now been rescheduled to next Tuesday (July 27) at 6.30pm.

The meeting has been listed to be held in the council chambers at the civic centre, Castlemaine.

The council meeting agenda will be available for view on the council’s website and at the civic centre by close of business this Thursday, July 22.

Due to COVIDSafe requirements, seating in the rescheduled public gallery will be limited but the meeting will also be livestreamed to YouTube.

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‘We don’t want Truganina’

Malmsbury locals say they don't want 'the next Truganina' at their town's gateway as plans for development there progress.

Developers seek re-subdivision of 29 lots into 29 new lots, at Bowen Street, on the western edge of Malmsbury's township.

The proposal alters a subdivision from the 1930s but neighbours are calling for design that's sympathetic to the rural landscape.

Nine objectors flagged concerns over impact on the area's rural character, amenity, wildlife, views, increased traffic on unmade roadways, drainage and road design.

Objectors Melissa Mackie and Peter Budd stressed the importance of visual aesthetic for the historic town.

"It's really about the aesthetic. I feel that a mass, Truganina-type development would just be a travesty for this area," Ms Mackie said.

"The increased traffic is also a concern. We have an issue already with the speed of vehicles travelling down our (unmade road) and the level of dust."

The site is currently used for agricultural cropping and grazing, meaning a dramatic change once developed. Some objectors have requested increased vegetation and tree coverage to improve the development's overall appearance.

The proposed lot sizes range from 4822m² to 12760m². All lots will be fully serviced with electricity, and reticulated sewer and water. All roads except Bowen Street would be sealed in the development.

Addressing Macedon Ranges Council last week, on behalf of the applicants, Andrew Grey said covenants would prevent a Truganina-style development.

"It would look nothing like that," he said.

"There would be design requirements that go above and beyond what the planning scheme can ask for.

"The developer and landowner are local people. They want this to be a great development Malmsbury can be proud of."

Mr Grey said covenants imposed for the lots would include minimum dwelling size, finishing materials, landscaping, no Colorbond fencing.

Councillors are expected to make a decision on the proposal in August.

COVID-19 update While Council offices are temporarily closed due to the Victorian Government’s lockdown restrictions, we are continuing to deliver essential services and are here to help.

Staff are available for customer service queries by phone on 5471 1700, email at info@mountalexander.vic.gov.au and via our website.

To get the latest COVID-19 restrictions, and where to get vaccinated or tested visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au. If you think you may have coronavirus call the Coronavirus Hotline on 1800 675 398 (open 24 hours, 7 days) or get tested at the nearest clinic.

If you or anyone you know needs local help, support or food relief contact Council’s dedicated COVID-19 support line on 1800 512 446 or email covid19@mountalexander.vic.gov.au.

Be part of shaping new Council Plan

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the ‘Your Community, Your Vision’ engagement project earlier this year. We’re taking the information you shared with us and exploring how we can incorporate this into our new 2021–2025 Council Plan.

A darn good workshop

Save that holey favourite jumper or pair of socks by learning to darn at the next Castlemaine and surrounds Repair Cafe on July 25 at Castlemaine Community House.

Say goodbye to throw away fast fashion and wear your beautifully mended clothing with pride.

Local crafter, Anna, will be available to give one-on-one advice at a darning workshop at the Repair Cafe.

Bring your damaged socks and knitwear and some small sharp scissors. The Cafe has two wooden darning mushrooms and rocks for use and a few large-eyed darning needles, some sewing cottons, embroidery threads and knitting yarns but you may have some to use and want to choose your own colours. See below for workshop booking details.

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Join an upcoming community forum in Maldon or Castlemaine, and let’s continue the conversation about your priorities for the future of our shire. COVIDSafe requirements will be in place.

Forum 1 – Maldon Community Centre, 2 Francis Street Maldon, Monday 2 August, starts 6.00pm sharp.

Forum 2 – Castlemaine Town Hall, Lyttleton Street Castlemaine, Wednesday 4 August, starts 6.00pm sharp.

For details, see shape.mountalexander.vic.gov.au or call 5471 1700.

Apply for a community or event grant

If you have a brilliant idea for an event, a community project or creative endeavour make sure you apply for the next round of Council grants.

Our Community Grants program is now open and will close on Monday 9 August. The Events Grants program opens Monday 9 August and closes on Monday 30 August.

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Come along to an information session on Monday 26 July in Maldon (10.00am to 12.00noon, Maldon Community Centre, 6 Francis Street) or Castlemaine (2.00pm to 4.00pm, Ray Bradfield Room, Victory Park) to find out more about applying. COVIDSafe requirements will be in place.

Find out more at mountalexander.vic.gov.au/Grants or call 5471 1700.

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down, coats or denim jeans to be repaired.

There's also a spare sewing machine if you'd like to use it or to learn to use one.

Knife sharpening by hand using stones is back this month. One knife per person if it's busy. Book for this session.

Bring along household appliances that need a bit of tinkering, coffee machines, vacuum cleaners, toasters etc.

The Repair Cafe at the Castlemaine Community House, 30 Templeton Street, will be as usual from 10 am to 1pm but the darning workshop starts at 11am and requires booking. Enter through the community garden at the rear of the building to the back door. New repairers and helpers are very welcome.

Call Chris to book for the workshop or for further information on 5470 5508. Bring a thermos in case you have to wait for a repairer.

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C-DOC this weekend

We are just days out from the Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival and organisers are hopeful the 2021 event will be able to go ahead as planned at Castlemaine's historic Theatre Royal.

The festival is scheduled to kick off with a launch party at Cream Town, 325 Barker Street Castlemaine this Friday and will then see eight incredible films light up the screen at the Royal over two big days on Saturday and Sunday.

C-DOC festival chair Claire Jager said organisers were ready for any contingency.

"We are poised to go ahead - in the cinema if we can and otherwise online - with 48 hours to view," she said.

"We may end up being the festival you can go to when you're not allowed to go anywhere else!" Jager said.

Among the guests of this year's festival was to be AFI Award-winning veteran director Nick Torrens whose absorbing documentary and Australian production China's 3 Dreams is among the films to feature.

Torrens is unable to attend in person now due to the New South Wales lockdown but will still join festival goers for a live Q&A following Saturday's screening with former ABC presenter and festival board director Derek Guille.

The documentary about the changing face of China is both intriguing and confrontational.

In the 1970s, the people of China had three dreams: a watch, a wireless and a bicycle. What are the dreams of the Chinese people today?

Filmed over an 11-year period, Torrens' film about China in the modern world is an exploration of the missing years – the years of the Cultural Revolution. This period is rarely talked about and is expurgated from the history taught in schools, and yet have left a traumatic imprint on every Chinese family.

In exploring this 'missing history', Torrens introduces us to a young woman, Zhang Lei, from an ancient village in southwest China

and follows her search for an understanding of the past and the present life around her. Confused by silences and half-truths, China's young people, like Lei, have new dreams to guide them: to make China rich and powerful, to find a better material life for themselves, and to find a meaningful existence.

Filmed without narration and free of 'outside' analysis or polemic, Torrens presents an intimate collaboration with his main subjects and their families and others who were willing to talk about their time as Red Guards or Rebels during the Cultural Revolution, and to see those years in perspective.

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Daylesford Macedon Tourism plans to boost visitation to the region through a marketing campaign with $100,000 in state government funding.

The project aims to attract visitors from Melbourne and interstate to Daylesford and the wider Macedon Ranges region through tailored overnight itineraries that showcase the many world-class businesses, products and experiences on offer in the region.

The funding comes from the state's Regional Recovery Fund, which is designed to kick-start pandemic recovery by investing in locally identified projects that address each region’s unique and immediate socioeconomic challenges.

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It was also a Grand Jury Winner Best Documentary, Hong Kong World International Film Festival and Grand Jury Winner Audience Award at the Los Angeles World International Film Festival.

Be sure to catch the film when it screens this Saturday at 4.30pm.

Saturday and Sunday evening's film screenings are also set to be followed by live music events if restrictions allow.

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MainFM's annual Radiothon 'Listen Local' subscription drive continues this week with daily festivities until Sunday night.

Every dollar raised through subscriptions to the station will be used to cover costs and maintain technology at the community mainstay.

MainFM station manager Steph Riddel said despite the lockdown they were persevering and the show was going on with skeleton staff and guests joining presenters over the phone rather than in person.

Steph said it had been a tough 14 months for everyone including the local station.

"It's been 14 months that we have been unable to hold our fundraisers and events, which are the lifeblood of the station," she said.

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MainFM sponsorship and events manager Sue McLennan, station manager Steph Riddel and presenter Suzanne Donisthorpe encourage locals to get behind their local station as part of the annual Radiothon.

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MainFM sponsorship and events manager Sue McLennan said they had received some amazing donations from their local sponsors with more than $7000 worth of prizes up for grabs.

"We have some great daily prizes on offer thanks local businesses and some amazing major prizes to be drawn at the conclusion of the event," Sue said.

Radiothon listeners are encouraged to tune in to 94.9FM, subscribe and show support for the long-running regional station.

The not-for-profit station is accessible from anywhere in the world through its livestream and even has one presenter who beams in from Nashville, Tennessee.

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Macedon Ranges Shire Council is seeking feedback and ideas to boost the next Autumn Festival.

The event launched this year with about 30 events between March 27 and April 25 but has been criticised in the community for lack of forward planning.

To improve on this year's efforts, council's director of planning and environment Angela Hughes has encouraged businesses and residents to share their thoughts for the 2022 festival.

She said there would be a focus on promoting events and experiences that encourage visitors and locals to experience all the Macedon Ranges has to offer during autumn.

“Autumn is already a popular time for visitors in the shire, and the Autumn Festival aims to broaden the focus from the hot spots of Mount Macedon and Honour

Avenue," Ms Hughes said.

"We want to encourage visitors and locals to explore attractions and experiences throughout the entire shire, including autumn drives and walks, food and beverage promotions, workshops and events.

Ms Hughes said the council was now asking for creative input to help formulate ideas to guide local business, community organisations, event organisers and council.

“After a tough year for tourism and hospitality in 2020, the council moved quickly to champion this new event in early 2021 as a means of connecting community, stimulating tourism and assisting with business recovery," she said.

“We’re looking to improve on communication with local businesses and community and make them a part of the journey from planning to execution."

Organisations such as Macedon Ranges Accommodation Association and Romsey Region Business and Tourism Association have already contributed to a pool of ideas.

RRBATA president Jenny Stillman said the Romsey Progressive Dinner event was a success.

“The RRBATA committee is interested in running the event again and can see potential for elevating it to be something truly special for the eastern corridor specifically and the Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival more generally,” she said.

Feedback and ideas for the next Autumn Festival are now being sought.

Those wishing to contribute should lodge a response from now until August 2 at mrsc. vic.gov.au/autumn-fest or complete a hardcopy feedback form at the council's visitor information centres or customer service centres.

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Refugee stories should be heard Macedon Ranges Rural Australians for Refugees want to open up conversations in the community about people who have come by boat seeking safety in Australia.

The refugee support group has arranged a special community information session later this month to be addressed

by Christine Cummins who for five years was a trauma counsellor at the refugee detention centre on Christmas Island.

“Christmas Island has become infamous as the prison where the little four-year-old girl, Tharnicaa Murugappan, was held until she became so ill recently that she had to be evacuated to hospital in Perth,” said Bill Hebb, MRRAR committee member.

“The situation of that family from Biloela is heart-wrenching. What has happened to them is so cruel.

“But that place previously was full of people forced to run from persecution and fear of death in their home countries.

"Those who come to our information session will hear about the personal stories of trauma and courage when people literally have had to flee for their lives.

“We have come to know some of these

refugee stories from the people themselves. This will be an opportunity for our wider Macedon Ranges community to better understand the truth of what makes anyone a refugee.

“Some of the stories are harrowing, but they deserve to be heard,” Bill said.

Christine Cummins wrote her book, Dignity in a Teacup: true stories of courage and sacrifice from Christmas Island, after working there for five years and listening to refugees grapple with the trauma of fear and displacement from family and home. Christine will speak about her experience and take questions.

The event is on Saturday July 31, 2-4pm (includes afternoon tea), Norma Richardson Hall at St Mary’s Anglican Church, 15 Buckland Street, Woodend.

Entry is free but donations to cover costs will be appreciated.

Bookings are required to assist with catering arrangements.

Book via the TryBooking website www. trybooking.com/BSWDF and search for ‘Christine Cummins’ and ‘31 July 2021’ to find this event or RSVP by calling 0457 857 377.

Theft from Langslow Street business

Castlemaine police are investigating a theft from a Castlemaine business last week.

Police say a wallet and backpack were stolen from a business in Langslow Street last Wednesday morning.

Two as yet unidentified male offenders are reported to have entered the Langslow Street business and located a backpack belonging to an employee at the workplace.

The stolen backpack contained a brown wallet holding bankcards and an unspecified sum of money.

Police at Castlemaine say the two male offenders then left the scene in a white SUV. Available CCTV footage is part of continuing investigations into the incident.

Police are urging anyone who may have further information about the incident to contact the Castlemaine police station.

Students with disability in the Macedon Ranges region will receive the support they need at school through new state government funding.

Local MP Mary-Anne Thomas announced 20 local schools to receive further funding, as part of the Disability Inclusion package.

Schools in the Macedon electorate are in year one of the five-year roll-out, and will all receive a base level of funding from term three this year, with additional funding provided depending on the individual school’s characteristics.

This new funding is ongoing and is in addition to support already provided through the current Program for Students with Disabilities.

Schools will use this funding to implement whole-school practices that support the inclusive education of students with diverse learning needs such as autism and learning difficulties.

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Have your say on rural land

Macedon Ranges Shire Council is calling for feedback on its proposed draft Rural Land Use Strategy.

The draft Rural Land Use Strategy will help provide direction for the future use and development of land currently in the Farming Zone and Rural Conservation Zone to ensure the unique attributes of the land are protected.

The aim of the Rural Land Use Strategy is to: - develop a vision for land currently in the Farming Zone and Rural Conservation Zone - identify important values and features to be protected and enhanced - respond to land use changes - identify mechanisms to foster bestpractice land management - promote economic development - make recommendations on Planning Scheme changes required to implement the strategy.

Angela Hughes, council's director of planning and environment, said the strategy sought to provide farmers and other agribusiness operators with the certainty they needed to invest in and operate their businesses.

“The Rural Land Use Strategy will ensure our important environment and conservation areas remain protected when considering future plans for how rural land can be used or developed,” she said.

There are a number of ways you can have your say:Web: mrsc.vic.gov.au/yoursay Phone: (03) 5422 0333 Email: strategicplanning@mrsc.vic.gov.au Mail: PO Box 151 Kyneton Victoria 3444 Submissions close Monday August 30.

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Screenwriter Joshua Tyler (Top End Wedding) will use dramatic writing techniques to help students harness the power of storytelling.

Learn screenwriting It's lights, camera, action for a series of screenwriting workshops in Kyneton for teenagers.

Drawing on his 20 years of experience in theatre, film and TV, Joshua Tyler will use dramatic writing techniques to help students harness the power of storytelling.

In this hands-on, interactive, energetic and collaborative course, Joshua will engage students with individual and group tasks that directly emulate the professional writing process.

Students will get the real-world experience of taking an idea and shaping it into a story worth sharing.

The workshop teaches dramatic storytelling principles, TV vs film, outlining and structure, anatomy of a scene, character, genre, screenplay formatting, pitch documents, and verbal pitching.

Students will leave with a clear understanding of how to apply cinematic storytelling techniques to their ideas.

The workshops will begin on July 27 from 5pm to 7pm and will run for eight weeks at Squishy Minnie Bookstore.

The course is suitable for teens aged 14 to 18. Cost is $100 but some subsidised places are available through Squishie Minnie.

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Mawsons Milbrae merger Mawsons Concrete and Quarries will purchase Milbrae’s concrete, quarry, mobile crushing and mining services businesses, effective from August 1.

Mawsons managing director John Mawson said combining the Milbrae and Mawsons businesses would create an even more capable, well-equipped and experienced team with renowned expertise in the fields of construction materials supply, mobile crushing and mining services.

“It is a great opportunity and privilege for our company to be able to combine with Milbrae and continue the growth of these strong regional Australian businesses," he said.

The region serviced by this team will cover much of NSW and Victoria and stretch into SA. Mawsons

already has branches in Kyneton, Castlemaine, Bendigo and Heathcote.

The product and service offerings from both Milbrae and Mawsons will remain and be backed by in-house safety and technical knowhow.

The deal will see Milbrae staff retained on their current terms of employment with their entitlements and conditions carried on into Mawsons. Existing Milbrae sites (including mines, workshops and administration offices) will continue to operate.

The Milbrae brand will stay. Chris and Brett Woods will also continue their involvement to help ensure a smooth transfer of specialist knowledge and relationships.

The existing Milbrae organisational structure will

continue as the two organisations work together to integrate and optimise the benefits of the combined construction materials and mining services businesses.

Milbrae operational and administrative contact details will remain the same. Milbrae customers and suppliers are expected to notice few changes as the businesses gradually merge their procedures. Existing Milbrae quotes, product range and supply agreements will be fulfilled and, as appropriate, extended.

Chris Woods, Milbrae managing director, said that while he was “a bit sad to be stepping back” he was “delighted the family business and all the excellent people in it, would be able to keep developing with Mawsons as the new owners".

Gardens spruce up

Gisborne and Malmsbury botanical gardens are set for a spruce up with $180,000 awarded through DELWP’s Growing Victoria’s Botanic Gardens grant program.

The funding will go to irrigation design and installation for both gardens to improve the health of the trees, lawns and gardens.

Funds will also support the current planting program for Gisborne Botanic Gardens to increase the tree canopy to improve the beauty and usability of the gardens into the future.

These projects were recommendations in the site master plans and complement Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s existing program of improvements. The council will contribute $30,000 to the projects.

“The botanic gardens at both Gisborne and Malmsbury are well loved by the community and attract visitors from across the Macedon Ranges,” said Shane Walden, council's director of assets and operations.

“Established in the 1850s, the Malmsbury Botanic Gardens is one of Victoria’s earliest regional botanic gardens encompassing a wonderful collection of trees and shrubs, along with a few surprises from its rich past.

"These works continue to build on its legacy as a key community asset.

“The Gisborne Botanic Gardens are one of the newer gardens in the shire and are a growing community hub."

Planning for the projects is now underway and works are scheduled for completion by March 2022.

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Radio 88fm to feature Castlemaine-based seniors radio station Radio 88fm is once again being featured as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival program.

Radio 88fm's Ian Braybrook said the local station recently recorded the second of its four-part podcast series for the 2021 Victorian Seniors Festival Reimagined.

"Our offering was reportedly really well received by audiences on the airwaves and online in 2020 and we are delighted to have been invited to participate again," he said.

The theme for this year's festival is 'Keep'n on Keep'n on' and festival organisers are presenting a diverse and rich mix of programming for their online and radio audience from now until October, when they look forward to welcoming back live events kicking off with an opening celebration at Melbourne's Federation Square.

With new performances added every month in the lead up to the October 3 opener, festival organisers have curated some very special programs for seniors to enjoy.

Mr Braybrook is presenting a four-episode documentary series on Australian music icons across a range of genres for all the ageing rockers out there.

He said that while time consuming - with each episode taking

about 20 hours to collate - he was relishing the experience of creating each show, chatting to various artists and searching out a range of music to share with audiences via 30 community radio stations across the state and online.

The first offering has already gone live on the website and takes listeners back to the early days of Australian rock 'n' roll music, principally the 1960s.

It focuses on the music and experiences of two legends of the rock era, Marcie Jones (later to become Marcie and The Cookies) and the immensely popular band, The Thunderbirds.

"I've had chats to local Broderick Smith of The Dingoes, Richard Clapton and more recently talented singer/songwriter Donna Fisk and her father and well-respected radio personality Gene Bradley Fisk," the radio announcer said.

"I've also enjoyed hunting out some rock, country and mainstream music from the 60s and 70s to share with audiences."

The popular Radio Plays series also encompasses two other wonderful contemporary works, a new production of an Australian classic, and a dialogues and monologues two-episode series presented by U3A Melbourne City.

To check out Radio 88fms podcasts and all the other festival offerings visit www.seniorsonline. vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards

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Castlemaine State Festival's Youth Media Team is starting up a conversation about culture in the town and beyond, from the members' unique perspective.

During the last two festivals you may have noticed groups of young people running around with cameras and microphones, capturing the all the action and interviewing artists. You may have seen their posts on the festival's Facebook page, with previews, reviews, audience vox pops and artist interviews. These young people make up the festival's Youth Media Team.

The team is now extending its activities to in-between festivals, as part of the Goods Shed Arts Creative Learning Program.

The festival is now opening up the team to new members, and launching this new phase with a meeting Monday July 26 at 4pm.

Held at The Castlemaine Goods Shed, participants will learn skills in writing and speaking about arts, as well as technical skills in camera operation, sound recording, and video editing. The program is open for 12-25-year-olds and is a safe space for young people from diverse gender and cultural identities. Everyone is welcome to these free monthly meetings.

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Get energy savvy this winter We all want to be warm and comfortable in winter. If you’re like me, you’ll also be keen to keep your energy bills under control.

Through the MASH solar bulk-buy, we are offering a free electricity monitoring device – called Powerpal – to all new customers. I got one installed at my Castlemaine home to see how it works and I have to say that it’s great!

What Powerpal does is show how much electricity you are buying from the grid in real-time. It’s perfect for any household with a mains electricity connection; it doesn’t matter whether or not you have solar.

Despite working in solar, I’m not an electricity nerd. I like Powerpal because I can take a quick look at the app on my phone and see how much electricity I’m using right

now, or for any time period – and what it’s costing me.

It also shows how much electricity is used on 'always-on appliances'. These are appliances that use power even when they’re not being actively used, i.e. TV, games consoles, fridges etc.

Older appliances can use a surprising amount of power – for instance a large old fridge can cost you $500 a year to run. The classic beer fridge could be costing you more than you think! (So it’s a good idea to switch them off at the wall).

Through MASH, you’ll get a Powerpal installed when you confirm your order. Plus, if you request a solar panels clean/system maintenance check through us, we’ll offer you the Powerpal as a freebie. If you aren’t ordering a MASH system and want one any-

way, get in touch as we can get it installed for a small fee (covering the installation call-out).

A member of the installation team will set the device up on your switchboard and get the app set up. The whole thing takes about 15 minutes. That’s it – no ongoing costs, just an easy tool to get you more energy savvy!

Find out more MASH is holding info meetings in the coming weeks in Castlemaine, Kyneton and Lancefield.

The first are this week: Online Battery Storage Meeting on July 20 and (lockdowns permitting) an in-person Info Meeting at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute on July 22.

Both are from 6-7.30pm.

To register and find out more call MASH on 1300 466 274 or visit mash.org.au.

Jo Kaptein is the program lead for the MASH community solar bulk-buy organised by the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance, a not-for-profit based in Castlemaine.

Free energy, solar advice

The Victorian Government had pledged the biggest household energy efficiency package in any state’s history. For Victorians, this means it is cheaper to install solar and battery for your house, which means more savings for you!

Macedon Ranges residents will now receive complimentary advice on PV solar systems and energy efficiency as well as an opportunity to purchase solar and battery storage systems through carefully selected suppliers.

This is thanks to a new partnership between Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group and the Australian Energy Foundation, supported by Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

In light of the recent, widespread power outages that occurred during last month’s severe storms across the region, residents are invited to take part in a free webinar with useful information on how to future proof their homes from such an event on Thursday July 22 at 6.30pm.

Registrations for the webinar can be made at mrsg.org.au/home-energy-advice To take advantage of the free service, residents can call the Australian Energy Foundation and speak to an energy advisor on 1300 23 68 55 or visit mrsg.org.au/ home-energy-advice.

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Charge up

Macedon Ranges could increase its electric vehicle charging stations through new government funding to expand the state's network of fast-chargers.

Grants are available to businesses, councils and community organisations can apply for grants from a $5 million pool with 80 per cent promised to regional Victoria.

Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas said the funding would deliver around 100 charging stations across Victoria and said it was an opportunity for the region to attract zeroemission vehicle drivers to the area.

“This will make it easier for electric vehicle drivers to make the trips to our local community knowing that there will be a charging station here when they need one,” Ms Thomas said.

“I encourage businesses and tourist destinations throughout my electorate to take advantage of this great opportunity and apply for funding."

The public charging infrastructure will help meet the state’s target that 50 per cent of all new car sales be zero-emission vehicles by 2030 and goal of halving carbon emissions by 2030. The 100 new fast chargers will be located across Victoria and will range from 11kW to 100kW. Applications are open until 5pm on Friday, July 23. For details, visit energy.vic.gov.au/ DCAV

John McCosker OAM, Tom Murphy OAM JP, and Romsey Lancefield RSL president Reinhard Goschiniak. Photo: Jeni Emmins

Highest honour to Romsey veteran

RSL Victoria has bestowed its highest honour to Romsey veteran Tom Murphy: the Meritorious Service Medal.

The prestigious medal is awarded to RSL members with life membership who have given exceptional service for more than 25 years.

Mr Murphy joined the RSL in 1964 after serving in the Australian Army for six years.

His service included two years and 54 days on active service in Malaya with the First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.

Mr Murphy joined the Flemington Kensington sub-branch where he became a welfare officer, assisting ex-service members and their families and war widows in his area.

He also worked at a youth training institute for 34 years, assisting wards of the state and young offenders back into the community.

During this time at the sub-branch, Mr Murphy worked his way through all offices of the committee and in 1978, was elected president - a role he held until 1982.

Other titles he held included Justice of the Peace, Bail Justice and Commissioner of Affidavits.

He continues assisting members of the community as a JP but retired as a Bail Justice at the age of 70.

Recognitions for his work with veterans and the community include Centenary Medal, Order of Australia, RSL life membership and Quilt of Valour.

Mr Murphy moved to Romsey in 2014 to be closer to family following operations on his back and hip. He joined the Romsey-Lancefield Sub-Branch and continues to support them in their activities.

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Identity theft involves someone using your identity to steal money or gain other benefits. This is often done by scammers physically stealing personal information through mailboxes or discarded documents, or via fake emails or texts prompting consumers to click a link and fill out their personal details online.

ScamWatch figures reveal reports of identity theft in 2020 across Australia almost doubled, with more than 20,000 cases reported compared to 11,000 in 2019. Victorians reported the largest amount of financial loss due to identity scams last year, with almost 6000 reports and losses of almost one million dollars.

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records. Most organisations will usually issue you with a receipt, but they don't have to. We will accept third-party receipts as evidence of a gift to a DGR if the receipt identifies the DGR and states the fact that the amount is a donation to the DGR. However, if you made one or more donations of $2 or more to bucket collections conducted by an approved organisation for natural disasters, you can claim a tax deduction of up to $10 for the total of those contributions without a receipt.

“Charities and not-for-profits do good work all over Australia, so we want to make it easier for you to support the DGR of your choice. If you used the myDeductions tool in the ATO app to store photos of receipts throughout the year, you can simply upload your donation information to myTax or send them through to your agent.

Otherwise you can enter your donation information directly into myTax.” Finally, some people incorrectly claim tax deductions for donations they intend to make in their will or claim for workplace giving that has already reduced the amount of tax paid in each pay period.

“While including a donation in your will is a great legacy to leave, testamentary gifts are generally not tax deductible,” Mr Loh says.

Workplace giving is reported to the ATO by employers. The workplace giving program does not affect how gross income, super guarantee payments or fringe benefits are calculated. Taxpayers report donations made under a workplace giving arrangement and donations made directly by you to charities in the same way on your tax return.

Where the ATO finds an issue, the taxpayer will have the opportunity to provide supporting documentation or they can amend their tax return to remove the claim. However, if the ATO believes there has been a deliberate attempt to defraud, then penalties may be applied.

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Make sure you have a record of any donation you are claiming this tax time.

Last year nearly two thirds of the charitable claims adjusted, were because the taxpayer could not prove they had made the donation.

Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner Tim Loh says that around 4.2 million Australians claimed deductions for more than $3.9 billion in gifts and donations to charities and not-for-profits in 2018–19.

“Australians are a generous bunch, but not all gifts and donations are tax deductible,” Mr Loh says.

“There are four main reasons your donation or gift may not be tax deductible. The first is giving to an organisation that is not endorsed by the ATO as a deductible gift recipient.”

A DGR is an organisation or fund that is endorsed by the ATO to receive tax deductible gifts or donations. Not all charities and not-for-profits are DGRs. Additionally, many crowdfunding campaigns that raise money for charitable causes and individuals in need are not run by DGRs. Taxpayers can confirm an organisation’s DGR status by checking the ABN Lookup on business.gov.au “The growth in online crowdfunding is proving that Australians are looking to be charitable online. Unfortunately, unless your donation or gift is made to an endorsed DGR it will not be tax deductible.

“We also see people donating directly to foreign charities and not-for-profits. Unless the organisation is a registered Australian DGR, then those donations are not tax deductible,” Mr Loh says.

“The second reason your donation may not be tax deductible is where you receive or expect to receive a monetary or personal benefit or advantage in return. We know Australians love raffles, and fundraising chocolate. Sadly, if you buy chocolate, a raffle ticket or an item from an op shop this isn’t considered a tax-deductible gift.”

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Community bank grants open Community groups and not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants and sponsorships through Community Bank Lancefield and Romsey's Community Investment Program.

Over the past 20 years, the program has allocated more than $2 million dollars to community projects, events and activities.

Suzie Ewart, chair of the company that operates the Community Bank branches of Lancefield and Romsey, said the distribution of funds demonstrated "exactly what the community bank is all about".

“Our branches were established to

serve our towns, both by ensuring we always had local banking services and by our pledge to share the profits and proceeds generated with our communities,” she said.

“By supporting their local community bank, people are also proudly supporting the groups receiving these grants and sponsorships.”

In addition to grants and sponsorships, the Community Investment Program donates $1000 to each of the nine fire brigades and ambulance auxiliary that serve the Lancefield and Romsey districts.

Ms Ewart said the bank branches were

operated on behalf of around 500 local residents and businesses, who put up their own money to become shareholders.

Anyone connected with the local community is eligible to become a shareholder.

“The banking service alone is a landmark contribution to the prosperity of our district, yet it is the extra step we take that sets our bank apart,” she said.

Applications for the 2021/22 Community Investment Program are now open and will close at 5pm on August 23. These will be assessed in early September.

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Students at Castlemaine's Winters Flat Primary School have launched a campaign in a bid to ban the blight that is plastic fruit stickers.

Winters Flat's Stephanie Alexander gardening specialist, Terry Willis, said the plastic stickers were a real pest when it came to creating their gorgeous compost.

As part of the global movement Plastic Free July - Be Part of the Solution, the students are campaigning for change.

"After being in our compost bays for over 12 months, they come out looking the same as when they went on the piece of fruit. If the students didn’t remove the stickers when processing the compost, they would end up polluting the soil with plastic," Mr Willis said.

"We'd love to see these stickers replaced with biodegradable alternatives or better still banned altogether.

"It's really hard to tell which are plastic and which are biodegradable so we have to remove them all from our compost.

"These product identifiers were never used in the past and we are sure systems could be put in place to ensure they are no longer needed in the future."

The local campaign is being led by the school's 'Care for Leaders' and they are doing their bit to spread the message at school, at home and in the wider community to collect the stickers and save them from going into compost and landfill.

"Each class has sheets and is collecting stickers, there is a bit of a competition going on which class can collect the most," said student Indiana.

"It takes a lot of work to remove them from our compost and so it's best if we can stop the stickers going in there in the first place," fellow student Aurora said.

Samuel said the plastic was terrible for the soil.

Students from the ResourceSmart school are planning to send the sheets of stickers off with letters they are writing to supermarkets, growers, suppliers and state and federal members of parliament urging them to eradicate the stickers to prevent them polluting the environment.

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A year-long stay on the Greek island of Crete led Woodend's Karen Martin to pen her first novel.

The independent theatre director and writer was planning to spend the year writing a play but discovered Minoan history instead.

"When I arrived in Crete in 2016, I learnt about the Minoans - an amazing matriarchal civilisation that I had never previously heard about," the author told the Express.

"I took inspiration from my research of Crete's history but also the land and

people themselves."

Dancing the Labyrinth moves between contemporary and ancient Crete in this tale of a young woman from an abusive background who discovers the veiled history of Europe’s most advanced civilisation of the Bronze Age. "It is about a community of women who understand that there is this change happening and the change is patriarchy," Martin said.

"As a matriarchal society they were an amazing culture. They traded widely, and they didn't have weapons of war."

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Three members of the acclaimed Butterworth art family, Daniel, Matt and Peter, will also be in the show, exhibiting for the first time together.

Graeme Drendel, fresh from figuring in last month's prominent national Archibald and Sulman art prizes, has donated a painting to be sold through the show for the charity funds.

Multi-award winning music director Simon Philips will officially open the White Rabbit Winter Show.

"We hope the show gives Trentham, afflicted by the impact of COVID lockdowns and then by June's devastating cold-weather cyclone, something to look forward to in the middle of our long, grey winter," Ms Wilson said.

"We're inviting the town and its visitors to wrap themselves in the warmth of art."

Meanwhile, LG, which normally showcases a fast-changing inventory of work by its permanent resident artists, is also planning to resurrect its popular Affordable Small Works Christmas Show.

As many as 50 emerging and established local artists will be invited to exhibit small, affordable works in the show, which in previous years has drawn many visitors.

Trentham Little Gallery's mid-winter show opens 3.30pm on Saturday July 24.

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High-profile regional artists will exhibit in the resurrected mid-winter Trentham Little Gallery show with profits going to the local storm-battered Path of the Horse.

Exhibition proceeds will assist with restoration of the charity's beloved Quarry Street Reserve after it sustained major storm damage in June.

Path of the Horse, nestled in the Wombat State Forest, has been quoted up to $50,000 to clear felled and dangerous trees.

LG founding artist Rose Wilson said commissions from artworks sold would be donated to the charity, which supports people affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, and also Quarry Street Reserve.

Most of the artists exhibiting have been selected in a multitude of prestigious art awards, not only throughout Australia but overseas, and have been represented by national and major regional galleries.

"The artist-collective gallery has always supported local organisations in the nine years since we opened in Trentham's High Street," Ms Wilson said.

At the grand opening in April, gallery artists raised a substantial amount for the Trentham Wildlife Shelter.

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Bowel cancer won’t wait Planning is urgently needed for COVID-19 colonoscopy catch-up to avoid cancer progression.

A report written by Bowel Cancer Australia highlights the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on diagnosing Australia’s second deadliest cancer.

Colonoscopy waitlists existed before COVID-19 and have been further compounded further by the pandemic. Studies show delays increase the risk for bowel cancer progression and mortality.

Research published in the Lancet found that without catch-up screening, a six-month disruption will result in 1961 additional deaths in Australia.

A Cancer Australia report showed between January and September 2020, the number of colonoscopies and sigmoidoscopies performed to diagnose bowel cancers fell by 15 per cent per cent or 78,048 fewer procedures; in addition there were 216,537 fewer bowel cancer screening tests returned and 381 fewer bowel cancer surgeries.

During the past 20 years, bowel cancer incidence rates have decreased more than any other cancer. These improvements are now at risk.

The report, COVID-19 and the Impending Bowel Cancer Crisis, highlights practical examples of solutions that have been implemented to address delays in diagnosing Australia's second deadliest cancer due to colonoscopy backlogs.

Colorectal surgeon Graham Newstead says that delayed screening leads to a delayed diagnosis.

Delayed diagnosis leads to delayed treatment.

Delayed treatment leads to poorer outcomes.

"Put simply, delays can lead to unnecessary deaths and COVID-19 has made the situation even worse,” he said.

Kate, diagnosed with bowel cancer during COVID-19, said that in the height of the pandemic, while pregnant with her first child, she experi-

enced bowel cancer symptoms.

"I presented multiple times to a variety of healthcare professionals with various symptoms including blood loss, rectal bleeding, fatigue, constipation and diarrhoea only to have my symptoms continually dismissed as pregnancy related. On one occasion I can recall I was advised to eat more fibre!” Kate said.

“As the CEO of Emergency Management Victoria, I was working extremely long hours on the COVID response, but I knew something wasn’t right. I eventually had a sigmoidoscopy and was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer aged 37 and five months pregnant.

“The emotional stress this placed on me and my family was enormous – I was worried about the impact of cancer on our unborn baby, and we were required to consider miscarriage and future fertility. It was a very traumatic time, and I was anxious about the health of our baby in the lead up to her birth in March this year.

“We must not delay if we suspect something is wrong regardless of COVID-19. I want people to be aware that you are never too young for bowel cancer. If you have symptoms, then follow-up with your GP or healthcare professional and trust your instincts. Persist with doctors and ask the questions or seek referrals to specialists as you know your body best.”

In fact, just a four-week delay of cancer treatment is associated with increased mortality.

“Planning for post-pandemic colonoscopy catch-up and increasing ongoing capacity is urgently required as bowel cancer must not be forgotten in the long shadow of COVID-19,” Prof Newstead said.

“Early diagnosis is a key predictor of surviving bowel cancer and positive test results and symptoms need to be investigated via timely colonoscopy. It is imperative we address the colonoscopy waitlists, otherwise we risk undoing the gains made over the past 20 years.”

Declutter, de-stress Want to become more minimalist? Jahne HopeWilliams, director of the Australasian Yoga Institute says you can.

"Stuff is painful, stressful and you can control it," Jahne says.

"After more than 50 years teaching yoga, and 40 something years with the one house/studio, I was being buried with stuff.

"Having my Will updated alerted me to the fact that the lawyers only see the big things, which led me to think 'What about the small things'?

My Little Black Book "What about all the passwords and papers that had helped me function as a teacher? I have devised a Little Black Book that I keep them all in. And then what about the clutter in my house? The yoga things I am no longer using,

the clothes I keep because of sentiment, the books I just can’t live without ... well, I am working on living without them.”

"It is not about having nothing, it is about curating what I have, letting go of what I don’t use or need and living stress free – stuff is stressful.

Stuff is painful.

"I am letting go, and I have devised a method.

You can’t do it all at once. Join me on the journey online, or on-site.

"My Little Black Book is a good place to start. If you can’t face it on your own, if you want me to come and help you with The Minimalist Method, I can.

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Black Horse Therapies celebrates It is almost a year since Black Horse Therapies opened its Therapy Shed doors, and late last month Tara O’Connell from Mia Mia completed 20 sessions with them.

To celebrate, the horses enjoyed horse bliss balls just as Tara in our photograph is feeding to a delighted Sunny.

"They thought they were the best thing they’d ever tasted," says principal of Black Horse Therapies Elizabeth Hannah.

"The humans had some treats too and Tara was given a keyring with a photo of her and one of the horses on it," Elizabeth says.

"The idea of the keyring is to help participants to remember their experiences with the horses and hopefully to help them to connect with the calm state they experience in the horse yard."

Elizabeth says that forming a connecting with the horse is a big part of what happens in a session at Black Horse Therapies. The participant feels totally accepted without judgement.

Self-identity "As the therapy continues their ability to find a place of calm inside themselves grows and is shared by the horse," she says.

"Their ability to read the horse’s signals increases and this helps their awareness of others outside the yard."

Skills learnt in the yard increase selfconfidence, Elizabeth says, and adults and children can benefit from these interactions.

"Participants often bring a support person with them who acts as an observer. Observations and reflections form the story of what took place in the yard. The participant often discovers that they have strengths and abilities (such as being gentle, patient and caring or being assertive and a strong leader) which they, and others, were unaware of. These stories allow the person to form a new a new sense of self-identity and to build self-esteem and confidence."

Sessions are conducted in a beautiful natural setting which people find relaxes and restores them.

About Elizabeth Elizabeth Hannah is the therapist at Black Horse Therapies. She has practised acupuncture and Chinese medicine for 30 years and now focuses on equine-assisted therapy in her practice. To do this she studied for a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy and trained in Natural Horsemanship. She is NDISregistered.

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Not another cold sore!

Cold sores are a common condition that many people suffer from, and one that can recur repeatedly as the herpes virus 'hides' in the nerve cells and can be triggered by factors including cold weather, fever, illness and fatigue.

A tingling sensation in the affected area is often the first sign of an emerging cold sore.

Triggers for cold sores can include • sunburn or too much sun • stress • cold weather • menstruation • fever • some foods • tiredness • exposure to wind There are four main stages of the cold sore virus.

1. Prodomal stage - when the cold sore virus is activated, people may feel a tingling, burning feeling around the lips or nose.

2. Blister stage - as the virus multiples, small red swollen areas appear on the skin.

These then turn into blisters, which may last for a few days.

3. Ulceration stage - the blisters burst and fluid seeps out. At this stage the virus is very contagious.

4. Crusting stage - the blister dries up and becomes crusty, with the scab usually clearing up within seven days.

According to the national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Trent Twomey, at the first sign of a cold sore you need to speak to your community pharmacist who can provide advice of any treatment which may be suitable for you.

While cold sores are usually just an annoying – and often unsightly – problem for most of us, people with some types of immune-suppression are at an additional risk of the sores spreading and this may result in severe symptoms which may require special medicine.

Complications that require treatment can include bacterial infections that are at times characterised by redness around the blisters, a fever and pus developing within the blisters.

Professor Twomey warned that cold sores can spread to the eyes, fingers or other parts of the body.

“A cold sore in the eye requires immediate medical attention as sight can be affected if it is left untreated,” he said.

“Avoiding cold sores is difficult as there is no cure for them but we can reduce the risk by avoiding known triggers.

“Wearing sunscreens on the face, avoiding stress and getting run down, and looking after your general health are good basic

defences.”

Another defence is avoiding activities that transmit the virus – especially in the first few days when the blister begins to form, which is when it is at its most infectious.

Direct contact or via saliva are among the

most common ways of transmitting the virus.

Kissing and contact with the blisters should be avoided but also people with cold sores should not share toothbrushes, cups and glasses, cutlery, towels and so on.

Bringing a balance to life kitchen, etc - helps to give a balance to ourselves, bring a calmness because we are giving to ourselves pleasure and enjoyment. When we are enjoying life we radiate happiness, which can flow onto those we interact with.”

Bowen therapy, Carole says, helps the body to have a natural balance physically, mentally and emotionally.

A bowen treatment is made of gentle moves performed over muscles, connective tissue, the fascia sending messages throughout the body to help restore the natural balance. The gentle moves allow the body to relax and

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"It works by eliminating 'cravings' for unhealthy foods that most overweight people have, and for smoking. Hypnotherapy works by placing you in a deeply relaxed state, whereby we can access your subconscious mind, and replace those unhelpful 'programs' with healthy programs, and it works for the rest of your life. How good is that?" Marianne says.Phone Marianne on 043700 1065 to make an appointment at Kyneton Hypno Therapies.

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Have you forgotten those New Year resolutions to lose weight or quit smoking?

"Trouble is, 'lifestyle choices' such as smoking cigarettes and eating unhealthy foods can be really difficult to change, especially when we rely on our will power," says Marianne Pattinson of Kyneton Hypno Therapies.

"Because, ultimately, it is not our willpower, or even our conscious mind that determines these decisions. They tend to be made by ancient 'programs', deep in our subconscious that evolved in our hunter-gatherer ancestors and helped protect them from starving during the inevitable famines they were subject to.

"We still have those same bodies today, but live in a totally different environment, where we are now surrounded by a plethora of very unhealthy foods. So, when we try to lose weight by reducing

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Carole Kernohan has found how to balance her life: she is both a bowen therapist and an artist. She says there are so many areas of our lives that need balance - family, work, emotions and more.

“Bowen therapy introduced me to the importance of balance,” Carole says.

“It helps the body to have a natural balance, physically, mentally and emotionally. I also find my artistic making gives a different balance to me. I love having both in my life.

“Playing with our artistic side - whether it is in the garden,

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2. Cobaw Community Health’s new Kyneton building has been named a finalist in which colour awards this year?

3. Tugurium, at Macedon, is what?

4. The Challenge Cup sees which two local football sides face off each year?

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5. Who penned the 2021 local history book: Kyneton from past to present?

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7. Which Australian comedian presents ABC TV’s Gruen series?

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There has been a lot of discussion at the moment about the development of a bioenergy facility to be built in Castlemaine.

Do residents understand what a bioenergy facility is? What raw materials will be required? Where they will be sourced from, and the processes involved in running the facility?

Initial details have emerged that the plant will be built on land owned by Don KR, who will be the sole purchaser of any produced energy.

Don KR will discharge their ‘wet waste’ to feed the plant, and additional ‘wet waste’ will be trucked in from food manufacturing plants/farms in the area. Green woody waste and ‘other materials’ are to be shipped in, for burning, to create energy.

Before the community welcomes this facility with open arms some immediate concerns are: 1. What is the volume of material, and how many truck movements per day will this equate to?

2. Who is monitoring what is being fed into the plant? As it has been indicated that no sorting will take place at the site.

3. What grade and volume of plastic will be put through the plant? There has been an indication that there will be a burning of some biohazardous contaminated plastic, to keep it out of landfill.

4. Is the proposed site the best possible location, considering the proximity to residential housing and the hospital complex?

5. What will be the noise factor of the plant, considering the need for heavier green waste to be put through a chipping process before it is fed into the plant?

6. Who will be monitoring the continued integrity of the facility when the site becomes a privately owned business, and running at a profit will be the major objective?

7. Have there been any identified risks, and what are the plans to address them?

These and many more questions need to asked and answered, before Castlemaine agrees and welcomes this plant.

Is it worth the risk?

Name withheld For the past month I have been heavily researching biodigesters and biomass facilities as I am very concerned about Mount Alexander Sustainability Group's plan to put a bioenergy facility in our town.

The research I have done says that

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these type of facilities put everyone within 10km radius at risk.

The location of this facility is next to a food factory, hospital and puts the whole of Castlemaine at risk.

A risk that will only benefit Don KR as this facility will only power Don. Mount Alexander Sustainability Group (also known as Mount Alexander Bioenergy) of course has been emailing me back and forth with explanations and trying to put Castlemaine people at ease.

I’m really not confident!

Please remember they will only own five per cent of this facility once it is up and running. Leaving the 95 per cent of ownership to god knows who!

I personally do not want to risk my town, the lives of my family and friends on promises that I personally cannot see how they can withhold with barely a seat at the table.

They say that the biomass facility will only have two per cent fly ash. Two per cent of 14,000 tons (wood, bushes, straw, plastic and cardboard that will be going into the biomass facility) = 280 tons of fly ash per year (minimum) landing on our roofs, into our drinking water. Onto our fruit and vegetables.

Putting a biomass facility and anaerobic digester side by side is unheard off let alone so close to a town.

I will not and cannot support this facility being built and I encourage you to do your own research and ask yourself is it worth the risk?

Leadership that unites Dr Michael Walton, clinical psychologist, Newcastle, New South Wales Australian federal and state governments have consistently reinforced during COVID “we’re all in this together”. Perhaps not.

In response to a journalist’s comments about difficulties Melbourne had faced in containing COVID, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was quoted in a major Sunday paper that “in country areas we couldn’t give a shit. We’ve got record exports of coal. Record exports of beef.

But we look at Melbourne, and go, you can almost smell the burning flesh from here".

Them against us divides Australians.

Australia’s vaccine rollout is “not a race” according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Just 10.9 per cent of Australians are fully vaccinated as at July 17, 2021.

The highly transmissible delta variant is a significant political, social, economic and health concern, while Australia maintains an elimination strategy to protect a largely unvaccinated population and has to impose ongoing lockdowns to manage its outbreaks.

Perennial politics of tribalism, selfinterest and dichotomy are not helping our response to COVID - politically bungled vaccine rollout, serial lockdowns, hotel quarantine breaches and federal versus state parochialism.

Some Australians are significantly more impacted than others. They’re doing it tough. Small businesses are struggling.

Mental health is adversely impacted.

Australia’s COVID response management is as strong as its weakest links. More than ever, Australian communities need to support one another. Leadership and social solidarity.

Intergenerational challenges facing Australians are enormous, including burgeoning debt and deficit, sustainable living, housing and economic development, bestpractice water and waste management, land degradation and clearing, decreasing biodiversity, extreme weather, predicted pandemics and geopolitical instability.

The federal government’s 2021 intergenerational report forecasted Australia’s population will increase from 25.7 to 38.8 million in 2060-61. Globally, 7.9 to 10.9 billion by 2100.

Scientific consensus is humanity’s impact on itself and the blue planet is on an

increasing trajectory.

The problems are alarming, coming at an increased rate and becoming inordinately expensive. Sir David Attenborough recently warned G7 leaders in Cornwall that humans may be on the “verge of destabilising the entire planet”.

It may seem amusing to some Australians, that is until you’re it. Your life, health, family, home or work.

Australia needs leadership that unites rather than divides, to ensure a smooth transition and safeguard all citizens.

Politics of division, derision and diminution are unlikely to overcome long-term challenges that lay ahead.

Castlemaine down in the dumps Steve Geddes, Castlemaine Have you heard about the proposed Castlemaine waste-to-energy biodigester and gasification plant? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. There has been next to no community consultation.

MASG (Mount Alexander Sustainability Group) is 100 per cent behind this project in spite of there being nothing in it for the community. They have already received over $750k in grants to investigate the installation of these units on the edge of the Don KR site and will gain ongoing funding as a minor shareholder. Don KR will get cheap energy and a convenient way to freely dispose of their toxic waste (plastic, cardboard and contaminated meat) with an initial 30-year contract. All we get is a 10 km radius of polluted air, constant truck traffic, woodchipping noise plus two gas plants adjacent to a bushfire-zoned area (BAL 29), residents, the pony club and the hospital.

Do you think that combusting/gasifying council waste, sewerage and animal byproducts is the only way to achieve ‘zero net emissions by 2025’? These plants are extremely hungry and arrangements have already been secured to truck in all sorts of waste from surrounding shires and beyond.

Don KR’s ongoing EPA breaches and the weak infringement notices mean, that once the green light is given, there is no way we can stop the continuous expansion of this plant, as Don KR will be in charge of running it. If you are a loyal supporter of MASG and their central Castlemaine biomass project, please lobby them to put it in a safer place away from the township.

Did you know that the Australian Greens and Environment Victoria are against burning waste? They promote using less plastic and support composting organic matter instead, like what the Macedon Ranges Shire is successfully doing by creating and on-selling valuable vermicast. In the meantime, Castlemaine is fast on its way to becoming Victoria’s waste dumping ground.

Petrol theft at Gisborne Gisborne Police are seeking assistance in identifying the person pictured believed to be able to assist in relation to petrol theft.

The theft of petrol occurred at Puma Energy Gisborne on June 23.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Senior Constable Newton at the Gisborne Police Station on 5428 2500 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

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When position counts Located right in the township is this appealing Victorian period home that is literally within walking distance to cafes, shops, medical facilities and all central living has to offer.

Striking from the front with the impressive Victorian façade, the home continues to impress as you step inside the hallway to see the space and size of the internal rooms. It comprises two good sized bedrooms, spacious bathroom, formal lounge and dining rooms with ornate ceiling roses, two interior original leadlight doors, 11foot high ceilings and original double hung windows. It is warmed and cooled

by Daiken reverse cycle split system and electric heating in the original fireplaces with timber mantels, plus a gas log fire. There is a spacious kitchen and meals area with new, modern stainless steel appliances, gas hot plates and electric oven plus the essential dishwasher.

Outside features a well maintained gardens and established trees plus the bonus of a home office or studio, the potential is up to the imagination. A separate single carport has rear access.

Situated on a good-sized allotment 481m2 approx.

This home is certainly having the three "Ps" - position, position, position and well worth an inspection.

Property: Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

Two bedroom home with bonus home office or studio 5 Welsh Street, Kyneton $725,000 Raine & Horne Kyneton Jennifer Pearce 0427 422 508 / 5422 2678 jennifer.pearce@kyneton.rh.com.au

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93-95 High Street Woodend

Seldom are commercial properties released in Woodend let alone in this coveted location which is considered by many as the towns premier address. Established businesses, many professional who have been long term tenants representing a solid investment together with the potential to further develop STCA. -$84,108 current yield -$88,900 fully let -5 current tenancies -739 m2 zoning Commercial 1 -rear access -21m frontage -high volume foot traffic This is a rare opportunity to acquire a high-grade investment in Central Victoria’s most dynamic town only 50 minutes to Melbourne CBD by freeway or just over an hour by V/line.

Closing Monday 16 August at 4pm As advertised or by appointment 739 sqm approx Contact agent 0413 996 185 5427 2800

KN258634

Expressions of Interest Inspect Land Price Tom May Woodend

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MIDLAND PROPERTY & LIVING Idyllic Edwardian

For more than a century 'Kyeamba' has graced this beautiful street in Maldon and she's never looked better! It's a classic block-fronted Edwardian, in picturesque gardens, with exquisite touches inside and out, from its picket fence to its dado-panelled central hallway.

Also a must-mention are the wonderful ceiling roses, cornices, open fireplace, polished boards, all the original delights of Edwardian architecture, with contemporary necessities like ducted heating and cooling, a slick modern kitchen and walls of glass overlooking the rear gardens.

The home offers amazing living options, with adjoining living and sitting rooms in true period configuration and

an enormous casual living zone at the rear. From the hub of the kitchen, enjoy true contemporary open plan living, dining, informal meals and a fabulous aspect out over the rear gardens, with direct access to the full width rear verandah presiding over lush greenery, lawns, shrubs and trees in utter peace.

There's 1000 square metres here, a perfect level quarter acre, offering privacy, space and beautiful country living.

Kyeamba's three bedrooms are all a wonderful size too, clustered alongside a super family bathroom, with vanity, shower, separate bath and toilet. There's a generous laundry with excellent storage as well.

Additionally, the home's well set back from the street, enhancing the sense of calm and peace that already pervades Maldon.

From here, you're a short stroll to the local golf course, the Mt Tarrangower bush reserve, the school bus pick-up and all the local facilities, and of course, moments away from beloved Maldon itself.

At Kyeamba, you'll discover a delightful and eminently desirable family home, an authentic and beautifully preserved period beauty, in a setting that will make your heart sing every time your car turns in and crunches the gravel home.

Accelerating success.

Amazing Weekend Retreat Auction

462 James Lane, Trentham East Saturday 7 August 2021, at 2pm (on-site) Travis Hurst 0423 388 932 Self-contained Weekend bungalow 2 lifestyle retreat bed, 1 bath

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James Lawson 0488 167 173 KN258626

8.09* hectares

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Contemporary comfort with yesterday’s graceful style 21 Chapel Street Maldon $745,000 Cantwell Property Castlemaine Tom Robertson 0473 642 644

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for sale Position Perfect

$635,000

1 Appel Street, Castlemaine Located only a short walk from the centre of town the home as been well cared for and updated inside and out. Featuring two generously proportioned bedrooms, a formal loungeroom and a modern kitchen. Step outside and you will love the rear entertaining area, raised veggie patch, easy care gardens and this leafy quiet central location.

Country Living

View By Appointment Contact Tom Robertson 0473 642 644

$695,000

18 Lyndham Road, Muckleford With sweeping views of the surrounding parklike grounds this homestead style residence is set high within its approximately 3.7 acres. This stone home consists of open plan living/dining and kitchen, with four generous bedrooms and a family bathroom.

With the Castlemaine Golf Club across the road and only minutes to the centre of Castlemaine.

Idyllic Edwardian, Contemporary Comfort 21 Chapel Street, Maldon A classic 3 bedroom, block-fronted Edwardian, in picturesque gardens, the home offers amazing living options, with adjoining living and sitting rooms in true period configuration. A perfect level quarter acre, offering privacy and beautiful country living.

Enjoy a short stroll to all of the local facilities, and of course, moments away from beloved Maldon itself.

View By Appointment Contact Tom Robertson 0473 642 644

$745,000 View By Appointment Tom Robertson 0473 642 644

for staff Eco Choice 20a Montgomery Street, Castlemaine Featuring three bedrooms each with robes, an open kitchen and dining/living and courtyard access both to the north and south for entertaining in all seasons. With a 4.5KW integrated solar system, reverse cycle heating/cooling, 12,000L water tank, landscaped gardens and carport. A perfect choice for a peaceful eco lifestyle.

$820,000 View By Appointment

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We are seeking a Property Manager to join our team.

Please email resumes to enquiry@cantwellproperty. com.au

Contact Genevieve Cantwell 0418 362 270

t: 5472 1133 cantwellproperty.com.au

KN258637

275 Barker Street, Castlemaine

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Under Offer

A2 B1 C1

5 Welsh Street, Kyneton

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• Victorian period home with impressive façade and established gardens • Formal lounge and dining rooms with ornate ceiling roses, Daiken reverse cycle split system plus electric heating • Two interior original leadlight doors, 11ft ceilings and original double hung • Within walking distance to cafe’s, shops and medical facilities

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MANY PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING ONLINE FOR HOMES TO BUY IN OUR AREA. • RH technology provides buyers with all the information they require.

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Under Offer

A5 B2 C2

213 Trio Road, Kyneton

A4 B2 C5

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• Large two storey family home on 6.9 acres approx.

• Family room with wood fire and hostess kitchen including granite bench tops and plenty of storage • A separate formal lounge/dining room featuring cathedral ceilings • Ample water supply including three rainwater tanks and bore • A COVID-19 contact form must be signed to attend all inspections plus photo ID

$780,000

For Sale Contact Agent Web

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Jennifer Pearce 0427 422508

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Kyneton 5422 2678 13 High St, Kyneton rh.com.au/kyneton

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• Quality home in a quiet location • Open plan Kitchen/dining with Smeg oven and ranhgehood plus Miele dishwasher • Gas ducted heating and evaporative cooling for year round comfort • Close to all Kyneton amenities

Jennifer Pearce 0427 422 508

jennifer.pearce@kyneton.rh.com.au

KN258636

By Appointment Contact Agent

99 Caroline Chisholm Drive, Kyneton

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Stunning New Home by Award Winning “Elite Homes” Artists Impression

Woodend 13 Noonan Grove

Occasionally an opportunity presents itself which is so good that it simply cannot be ignored and the chance to purchase this stunning new Victorian style home in the heart of Woodend is one of these wonderful opportunities.

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4 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms Powder Room 6.5 Star energy rating

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3 Living Spaces • R E Double garage F F • O Entertainers E RKitchen • D • Butlers U N Pantry

19mm spotted gum flooring Zoned heating & cooling North facing living & rear garden Authentic Victorian reproduction

Construction expected to be completed by mid August.

Price Terms of Sale Zoning Land Size To View

$1,800,000 10% Deposit, Balance 90 Days Neighbourhood residential Zone 3 (NRZ3) 753m2 Peter Wood 0408 866 774

W I N N E R O F M U LT I P L E S TAT E A N D N AT I O N A L AWA R D S

Do you have a premium/high end proper ty to sell?

For an appraisal of your property call John Keating 0419 880 444 or Peter Wood 0408 866 774

KN258633

In the 2020/21 financial year our single office Woodend based agency sold forty-eight $1m+ properties in the Macedon Ranges.

Seventeen of these sales were above $2m and six were above $4m (at an average price of $5m).

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Your tranquil rural home bathroom with separate toilet, ensuite bathroom and a family-size laundry with external access.

Further enhancing the long-held dream of a country lifestyle, this property comes with a separate studio/ guest quarters or alternatively, the longed-for work from home environment.

Additional outside infrastructure includes 16 solar panels, gas HWS, two-bay carport, wood shed, two rain water tanks holding a total of approx. 36,000 litres, and a site cut for a second shed.

Conveniently located only six minutes from the Kyneton V/Line fast train service, Piper Street boutiques and eateries, the property also offers easy access to the Calder Freeway and is only a short drive to the popular townships of Malmsbury, Taradale and Daylesford.

Property: Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

Picturesque family home with valley views 475 Lauriston Road, Lauriston $800,000-$880,000 Broadhurst Property Robert Broadhurst 1300 380 980 0488 300 900

KN258460

Set in the picturesque Coliban River valley, in a tranquil rural setting, this oversized three bedroom family home is situated on 5565m2 (1.35 acres approx.) with captivating district views over the Coliban River valley and wetlands.

With rural vistas from every double glazed window, and a wrap around verandah on three sides, the home connects you to the landscape and evokes a strong visceral reaction upon arrival.

A family home and an entertainer in its own right, an open plan kitchen and zoned living and dining areas with woodheater and ceiling fans ensure year-round comfort and insulated floors, walls and ceilings and 10.3 KW solar panels keep energy costs low.

There are 3 bedrooms with built in robes, a spacious

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INSPECT BY APPOINTMENT

Castlemaine

$698,000

90 Hargraves Street CHARMING SOLID BRICK VICTORIAN WITH BEAUTIFUL NORTH-EAST GARDEN AND A WALK EVERYWHERE LIFESTYLE IN HARGRAVES STREET!

2A1B 2C

2 blocks from the Train Station and a block from the shops, this inviting and charming brick Victorian has a lovely Street profile framed behind a picket fence.

Delightful period features include a lacework front verandah, a wide side hallway, polished timber floors and tall decorative ceilings.

The home has 2 bedrooms, built-in robes and open fireplaces, formal lounge room with garden outlook - gas heating, air conditioning and French doors.

There is a formal dining room or second sitting room with fireplace, a modern kitchen and new bathroom.

A large patio-rear verandah has a north-east aspect, a Euro laundry and a second toilet perfect for the gardener or outdoor entertainer.

Campbells Creek

$205,000-$325,000

Franklin Views | Wilkie Street

FRANKLIN VIEWS LAND RELEASE - CAMPBELLS CREEK/ CASTLEMAINE A picturesque residential locale with a rural outlook and atmosphere awaits just 2.1km from the CBD of Castlemaine, just on the north side of Penhallurick Street.

Now Selling – Stage 1 - Titles expected end of Feb 2022.

Choose from 21 allotments – all with town services.

Sizes from 514m2 to 5,113m2 – most lots average 770m2 approx.

A number of Schools/Kinders/Child Care within 2km - 4km

INSPECT BY APPOINTMENT

$540,000 - $560,000

459 Golden Point Road FABULOUS FARADAY FARMLET OFFERS A GOLDEN SETTING - 7.8 HA (19.26 ACRES) NEARBY TO THE CHEWTON RESERVOIR AND BUSHLANDS!

3A1B 2C

Positioned on a rolling hillside in Faraday with 7.8 hectares of grazing and established native trees, this terrific property features a sizeable dam, shedding and a 3 bedroom home. The house features 3 double bedrooms two with built in robes, a living area with Osburn wood heater and split system air conditioner. There is an electric kitchen with dishwasher and adjacent dining space looking over the covered rear deck. The bathroom has a cubicle shower, vanity, and toilet. The large laundry contains an additional toilet and linen cupboard. Surrounds include shade trees, water tanks, double garage with power and concrete floor, and further shedding. This charming rural getaway is just 11km from Castlemaine with its shopping hub, and city commuter train line, and an easy commute into Bendigo via the Calder Freeway.

Rob Waller Director 0418 571 130

Jasmine Allan Property Manager

Faraday

LOT 22 - 11 HA (27 ACRES) WITH VIEWS, GRAZING AND FARM SHED & LOT 23 - 14 HA (34.5 ACRES) GORGEOUS GRAZING & GROWING LAND 11HA positioned just off harmony Way with panoramic views, this grazing lot with creek front, old gum trees and a large 8x16m farm shed offers a great aspect and granite soils perfect for grazing or growing.

There is a water entitlement to Coliban Water, a dam and power is nearby on Harmony Way. 14HA positioned just off harmony Way with panoramic views, this grazing lot with creek front, old gum trees and a large dam offers a great aspect and granite soils perfect for grazing or growing.

There is a water entitlement to Coliban Water, power is nearby on Harmony Way and views from an ideal home-site (STCA) look back to Mt Alexander.

Narelle Waller Director 0408 571 131

Jennifer Bendeich Property Manager

167 Barker Street, Castlemaine (03) 5470 5811 30A Main Street, Maldon (03) 5475 1055

Lot 22 - $485,000 Lot 23 - $495,000

Lot 22-23 Harmony Way

Brett Tweed Sales 0417 564 697

Stuart Hassett Sales 0408 596 871

Blasi Mulholland

Leasing Manager 0417 311 733

Kirsty Mulholland Property Manager

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Catrina Weiss Asset Manager

KN258638

Faraday

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A rare opportunity With views to the Melbourne skyline, Lauralyn Park offers a rare opportunity to secure a large family home with dual living options along with outstanding equine facilities set on 16 ha (40 acres) of productive pastures located just 35 minutes from Melbourne Airport.

The main home consists of four large bedrooms, kitchen/dining, three living spaces, study and three bathrooms providing space for family and friends alike.

Connected to the house and offering many options is a fully self-contained wing consisting of two-bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen/dining and lounge. The space is perfect for visiting friends, dependant family or could easily be leased out on the holiday market should you be so inclined. The home has an integrated triple garage, plentiful storage space, 4.5 KW solar system, ducted vacuum, large wood heater and ducted heating along with reverse cycle systems. Outside you will find superb equine facilities including 10 paddocks all with water, horse mesh fully electrified fencing, five day/foaling yards, new rubber lined round yard, six horse shelters (6m x 8m), impressive stable complex comprising 13 rubber lined boxes with automatic water and Jarrah exteriors, wash bay and tack room. Further shedding includes a 6m x 12m four bay shed and a 14m x 12m shed/workshop. Water is plentiful with over 225,000 litres of tank water storage

complimenting three dams. The pastures have been sown with clover and Italian rye that provide ample feed. Further features include a tennis court, automatic gated entry, tree lined driveway and truck storage area. All the hard work has been done to create a superb equine-focused property that is equally appealing to those with interests in the racing, equestrian or breeding industries along with those who have personal passions with horses.

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Six bedrooms and four bathrooms, dual living with equine infrastructure Lauralyn Park, 401 Black Range Road, Romsey $2,800,000 Jellis Craig Terry Gibson / 0488 003 920

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MIDLAND PROPERTY & LIVING Designed for the family With multiple living zones and a family friendly floorplan, this stylish and spacious four-bedroom home has been designed for relaxed family living.

At the centre of the home is the impressive open plan kitchen, dining, and family living. Extending from here is a further lounge and rumpus room plus a children’s play space/study. A parent’s retreat, the master bedroom is huge, with room for sleeping and relaxing and includes large walkin robe/dressing room and ensuite bathroom.

The three additional bedrooms are also roomy, have built-in robes and are serviced by the family bathroom and separate toilet. There is plenty of built-in storage in the large laundry and the well-appointed kitchen offers a generous pantry, gas cooktop and electric oven, granite benchtops and servery window to the covered alfresco area.

Outside the landscaped gardens are low maintenance and include established fruit trees and a productive aquaponics system, all supported by two rain- water tanks for irrigation. The property also includes solar hot water, ducted gas heating and evaporative cooling, a double garage with remote access, 7m x 5m Colorbond shed and gated side access for a caravan/trailer.

A fantastic opportunity to purchase an established home in the popular McKenzie Hill district.

Property: Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

22 Mills Road

$450,000

A3 B1 COPPORTUNITY KNOCKS • 1000sqm allotment with two-street frontage close to school and pre-school

CASTLEMAINE 5 Nesbit Court

$220,000 - $230,000

Inspect:

• Period style weatherboard home with solid fuel heater and 2/3 bedrooms

Inspect:

Agent:

• Excellent renovation or redevelopment opportunity, subject to council approval

Agent:

CONTACT AGENT Di Selwood 0488 148 358

CONTACT AGENT

AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY • 645 square metre residential allotment • Colorbond fencing to three sides and all services available • Quiet court location only minutes to shops, schools and transport

Di Selwood 0488 148 358

KN258610

HARCOURT

Four bedrooms and family-friendly floorplan 8 Lushington Rise, Mckenzie Hill $695,000 - $725,000 Property Plus Di Selwood 5447 4088

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We will always love you and keep you in our hearts forever.

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Castlemaine’s Caitlin and Oscar McGregor were among the crowd that filled Victory Park on Friday as part of nation-wide protests d om the e federal government.

Eve Lamb L Gas was w on the nose as hundreds of locals gathered in astlema aine's Victory Park on Friday as part of nationwide otests demanding genuine climate action from the federal vernm ment.

Many more Castlemaine students and more mature sidents s caught public transport to Melbourne to join the timate ed 5000 people who gathered at Treasury Gardens r a rally y and march organised by SchoolStrike4Climate in sponse e to this month’s federal budget.

A sea a of signs called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison d Trea asurer Josh Frydenberg to stop funding gas and stead invest in genuine climate change solutions.

In Cas stlemaine speakers included Central Vic Climate tion's Bernard Tonkin who took to the podium urging the owd to o join a new campaign aimed at forcing superannuon fun nds to divest from financing the fossil fuels sector.

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The afternoon rally drew a diverse cross-section of people from the very young to grandparents who turned up with placards displaying slogans like "weapons eapons of mass indifference - our greatest threat" and "Marrs is not an option".

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GOLF results Kyneton American foursomes last Tuesday a tight finish for Kyneton golf ladies.

Grace Parkinson and Beth Murray were the winners with 99-27-72 on a countback from Marg Scole – Lois Scott 96-2472, with Julie McKellar – Vicki Nettleton third with a nett 79.

Nearest the pins went to McKellar—Nettleton, Marian Orr – Denise Murphy, Teoate Davies – Julie Harris and Joan Gibbs – Dianne Van B. Trentham A tentative date of Saturday, July 31, has been earmarked for the re-opening of the storm ravaged Trentham golf course.

Clean-up works are still proceeding, and the Trentham club appreciates the many volunteers who have played their part. In recent weeks.

A Restoration Fund has been established for those who may like to make financial contributions towards the project to restore the course.

Trentham golfers also appreciate the chance to play on other district courses while their ‘home’ is out of action.

Woodend Extreme fog greeted the intrepid players who turned out

in Woodend’s stableford event last Tuesday.

The winner was Steve Bird (handicap 17) with 36 points, from Fergus Nevin (12) on 34.

There’s a big working bee from 9am this Sunday in an attempt to get the course looking great again, as it did before the devastating storm last month.

Attendees are asked to bring gloves, rakes and chain saws if possible.

Gisborne club centenary This year marks the centenary of Gisborne Golf Club.

Special celebrations will take place later this year, and background research has revealed much about the history of the club.

What is missing is specifics about the club from the early 1920s to 1946, and the club is keen to hear from anyone who can help with documentation, photos or interesting stories.

In 1946 the club relocated from an area on or near the present Sankey Reserve to Brady’s Paddock (part of present site).

Anyone who can assist with information is invited to contact club manager Jacqui Flinn on 5428 2493 or Dick Barker on 0417 527 735.

Kyneton High students enjoyed learning the game.

Teens take on croquet The Kyneton Croquet Club is always looking for ways to encourage younger players to have a go, so when Kyneton High School expressed interest in having their Year 10 students learn the sport, members were pleased to welcome them.

Lessons were expected in March and expected to take two weeks with all students having two lessons.

Following school holidays, multiple lockdowns, heavy rain, other school activities and devastating

storms, the program finally finished at the end of June.

In the end, more than 60 students had the chance to have at least one lesson. A few students expressed interest in learning more but with the lawns almost under water following recent rains, this is not likely to happen for some time.

As soon as the lawns have dried out, club members will be back out playing again and look forward to having a few younger players join them.

Brilliant warm-hearted man Vale Ross Alexander Oliver (1947-2021) Ross Alexander Oliver was a born and bred resident of Kyneton with extraordinary talent making him a household name.

He was educated at Kyneton High School and attempted studies at the University of Melbourne.

The real route of education for him was by a lively exploration into learning and growing through a diverse spectrum of life experiences.

He was well known for his sporting achievements, his passion for the arts, his inventive mind for games, his wit and intellect, and his endearing companionship.

Born in 1947, Ross was the only son of Alex and Jean Oliver and had an older sister Patti whom he adored.

The family shared a strong interest in the performing arts; indeed, Ross’s parents were among a small group of founding members in 1952 of what would become the Kyneton Theatre Company.

Alex had been a columnist and Jean wrote short stories and several plays.

Through their parents’ influence, both Ross and Patti evolved writing skills that ultimately led Patti into journalism and Ross into writing and theatre.

Ross first took to the stage as a sevenyear-old as a drummer boy in a visiting Melbourne production of The Gondoliers. In 1963 he won the Best Actor Award performing in one of his mother’s plays entitled McLarty’s Sale playing the character of a 50-year-old (he was all of 16 at the time). He quickly became recognised as a multifaceted entertainer through plays, monologues, stand-up comedy, musicals, and a reader of verse. Gifted with excellent modulation and tonal quality in his voice that produced captivating delivery, he also applied these skills to both radio and television.

Ross began his creative writing in his teenage years. His prodigious output included some 500 works in verse reflective commentary on all facets of life, plus about half that number again personalised for friends and acquaintances for special milestone social events.

During the 1970s he became a regular

columnist for a local newspaper. He self-published seven volumes of his poetry.

He wrote several plays including the highly acclaimed The Unfortunate Death of Colin Humphreys, which he also directed to take out the best play award at the Southeast Australian Drama Festival at Naracoorte in 1982.

Through a mother and son collaboration, a musical premiered in 1998 at the Kyneton Bluestone Theatre with Ross developing the melodies for Jean’s work. He was commissioned to write the history of the Kyneton Bowling Club to celebrate its 125th centenary – who better to undertake this task – published in 2001. He also scripted many theatrical pieces for both stage and radio and had a hand in composing several songs.

Through his father Alex came another passion that led them both to legend status.

Ross joined his father in lawn bowls playing his first game at 14 years and became a member of the Kyneton Bowling Club in 1968.

Taking up this sport at such a young age was practically unheard of at that time.

In 1982 Alex won the Victorian Champion of Champions singles representing Kyneton, and in classic form like father like son, Ross emulated this achievement the following year.

Further success came in 1987 when Alex and Ross combined their talents to take out the Victorian state pairs title.

Ross represented Victoria in 18 games, and among his other achievements won a metropolitan Division One title as the skipper with the Moonee Ponds Bowling Club. Through the love of the game and the camaraderie offered among its members, the Kyneton Bowling Club practically became

his living room. In later years he took on coaching roles with the club and was honoured as a life member.

He also enjoyed the calculating and placement challenges of other sports such as table tennis, billiards, and croquet. With the latter he again raised eyebrows as a young upstart playing a game that ‘belonged’ in the domain of his elders.

Ross revelled in any pastime requiring an execution of strategic deliberation – including board and card games – and often extended his creativity into developing complex additions to established games or inventing new games.

For instance, the standard game of Monopoly was adapted for his children to have a 100-minute time limit with additions of banking with compound interest every 10 minutes and share trading incorporated for good measure. One of the many games he invented was so complex that no one could pick it up, and as his son Tom recently recalled, he would play against himself for hours on end complete with different strategies for each ‘player’ he had ascribed to be involved. Tom recounted on this inventiveness: “the ideas would just pour out of his head as if he was reading instructions from a book”.

His personal life took interesting twists and turns. Three women became important at different stages in his life journey. He married Carol in 1973, a mother of two children from a previous marriage, and they had their own son Tom before they separated in the late 1970s. Later he met Vikki and they formed a relationship that provided Ross with another son Luke. In the mid-1990s Ross met Jacqueline, a mother of three, who sadly passed away after battling cancer.

For Ross paid employment meant punctuated stints in a range of areas; it included

being a ‘chalkie’ with the former Melbourne stock exchange, an auctioneer for a family business, and a youth worker in both the juvenile justice system as well as through a community-based organisation.

His ‘career’ as such was more about ideas and inspiring others. Ross oozed rivers of creativity, not seeking grandeur or celebrity status, just simply sharing his sharp wit and intellect in an open genuine good-will way. If only some agency had been found to allow such talent to be more widely shared.

He gave his time freely to encourage and benefit others. This was demonstrated in both lawn bowls and the performing arts through mentoring roles he willingly provided.

Throughout his life he gave special attention to those less fortunate than him.

His lifelong friend Chris MacBean recalls an aspect of this when as young boys they would do the town at Christmas time to sing carols outside the homes of those they knew were doing it tough. He would compose a verse of cheer, or lend an ear, to anyone he knew was going through hard times. Indeed, he would offer his wordsmith and entertainment skills in any way that could help promote the town he loved and its citizens.

One song he co-wrote in November 1982, Kyneton Gateway to History, evolved in response to a request for a soundtrack for a short promotional film clip highlighting the local district. With a deadline meaning it had to be written and recorded in a single day, the production was completed successfully on time. Ultimately the song’s title seeded the by-phrase “gateway to history” for the town.

As a storyteller across many mediums Ross’s output of work was extraordinary by any measure. Fittingly at a wake in his honour recently the tables were turned, and it was left to all those present to swap stories of the life and times of this brilliant warmhearted man.

Ross died peacefully in the Royal Melbourne Hospital on July 1, 2021, and is survived by his children Tom and Luke, and nurtured stepchildren Rebecca and Mathew.

- David Sprigg - Tom Oliver - Chris MacBean

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RDFNL chief hits out ‘Stop abusing umpires’ Bill West

Some of the abhorrent abuse directed at umpires by players, coaches, parents, and spectators this season has been appalling, according to the Riddell League’s general manager Jordan Doyle.

“If this ridiculous behaviour continues, football matches will not have umpires and our clubs will have to fill the void,” Dayle warned last week, calling for the abuse of umpire to stop immediately.

He claims that since returning to the football fields and netball courts in 2021 (with 2020 wiped out through the COVID-19 pandemic) a common theme across Victoria is that player and crowd behaviour is at an all time low.

Some coaches also did not escape criticism from the general manager. He revealed the league has had “an alarming number of incidents of extremely poor behaviour by coaches”.

Doyle’s statement directed at players, coaches, spectators and parents is by far the strongest put out by the league this season, and it will be no surprise to see it become a talking point among the football-netball fraternity.

He urged players and spectators to remember this is community football and netball, and not the AFL. “Our players are not AFL standard and therefore, neither are our umpires. Players and umpires w ill both make mistakes,” he said.

Doyle suggested that while it's great for parents and spectators who come to RDFNL matches to have some fun and banter, if they are coming to hurl abuse or ‘carry on’ inappropriately, they should find somewhere else to go.

Reflecting on the 2021 season, after an extremely difficult 2020 for so many, Dayle stated it has been fantastic to have community sport return and it is wonderful to have players, coaches, spectators, umpires and parents return to RDFNL venues for junior and senior football and netball.

‘Wait and see’ on weekend Bill West

He said like many clubs across community football in Victoria, the league has seen a considerable drop off in umpire numbers due to a number of factors.

Doyle acknowledged the league is very fortunate to have the Riddell Umpires Association facilitate all junior and senior matches each weekend, unlike many other leagues which have not had a full complement of umpires.

PASSIONATE COACHES “We understand how passionate our coaches are and we are ever so thankful for those coaches who put their hands up to volunteer their time to coach a team, whether it be football or netball, at senior or junior level.

“It can be an all-consuming task and people are juggling that role with work and family life.

“However, just because you have put your hand up to take on the role, it does not give you the right to abuse the position of power you have,” he stated in a direct message to coaches.

“Our coaches play a very crucial role as role models for their players.

“Each year we have a number of players who walk away fro the game they love because of a poor experience the year before and a lot of that can be attributed to their coach.”

Doyle stated 95 per cent of coaches in the league’s competition “do a wonderful job and this is appreciated".

He called on the other five per cent, who are creating an unsuitable environment, to rethink their coaching philosophy and remember why they put their hand up in the first place.

Finally, Doyle wished everyone “good luck’ for the remainder of the season.

“We are two thirds of the way through and a wonderful finals series is awaiting us .... but let’s get the behaviour back on track so everyone can enjoy their community sport,” he said.

Disappointment to generosity Kyneton Football Netball Club has turned disappointment into generosity after Victoria's snap lockdown last Thursday forced the cancellation of its planned Rural Round celebrations at the weekend.

Kyneton FNC was to host a full house of guests in the club rooms for the event, featuring special guest speakers Glenn Archer and Brad Scott, as the annual Challenge Cup match against Castlemaine played out on the Showgrounds oval.

Committee member Jodi Prendergast decided not to let all the perishable food purchased for the function go to waste and instead donated it to the Kyneton Foodbank.

"Kerryn Wildenburg (from the foodbank) told us that they help on average

700 people in Kyneton per month," Jodi said.

"This extends to about 1800 people through other charities including neighbouring foodbanks, Kyneton Community House and the community lunch they host every week.

"Kerryn and her team do an amazing job helping the people who need it most.

"I’m so proud we help when we can."

Kerryn said all food donations were of vital importance to Kyneton Caring Community's foodbank.

"We rely on the generosity of the local community to keep us running," she said.

"It's a privilege to work alongside the club and we're grateful for their Kerryn Wildenburg from Kyneton Foodbank is picsupport." tured with junior Tigers Inez and Max Prendergast.

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Yesterday morning the Riddell District Football Netball League was awaiting information on whether the urgent five days COVID lockdown is to be lifted tonight (Tuesday) or extended.

This has ramifications on whether or not RDFNL football and netball matches take place, or do not go ahead this weekend.

“It’s a case of ‘wait and see’, league general manager Jordan Doyle said.

“We are awaiting advice (from the state government) and once this is received we will then sit down and a decision will be made as soon as possible."

Doyle said it would be premature at this stage to speculate on whether or not the specific fixtures listed for June 24 would go ahead on Saturday if the lockdown is lifted.

The league and member clubs recognise that football and netball players and supporters are keen to learn what will be taking place.

Last weekend’s lockdown was a body blow to the season which was back on track after earlier disruptions.

The RDFNL draw for July 24 was listed as: Romsey v Woodend-Hesket.

Wallan v Macedon.

Lancefield v Western Rams.

Melton Centrals v Diggers Rest.

Riddell the bye.

BENDIGO LEAGUE The Bendigo League fixtures for July 24 were listed as shown below, with clubs hoping to be advised on what is taking place as soon as possible.

Castlemaine v Gisborne.

Eaglehawk v Kyneton.

South Bendigo v Sandhurst.

Kangaroo Flat v Strathfieldsaye.

Golden Square v Maryborough.

Cricket soon

It may have been cold and wet in the Macedon Ranges in recent weeks, but Woodend Cricket Club is turning its attention to a much warmer summer season for 2021-2022.

The club’s annual general meeting takes place next Monday, July 26, at 7pm via Google link-up.

It is hoped that all committee positions can be filled, so arrangements for the new season for senior and junior teams can be put in place in the following weeks.

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