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Entries still open for youth film festival

Could the next Spielberg or Scorsese be hiding somewhere in our shire? Young filmmakers looking to break into the film industry are encouraged to enter the COscars Youth Film Competition. It’s open to residents aged from eight to 25 years. Entries close Sunday 3 October. Get all the details at mountalexandershireyouth.com.au/events.

Power up with electric vehicle chargers

Council has installed two new electric vehicle charging stations in Harcourt and Castlemaine. The charging stations are located at 7 High Street in Harcourt, and in the carpark next to the Market Building in Castlemaine. Both chargers have been installed as part of the Charging the Regions Project - a partnership between the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance (CVGA), Victorian Government and 12 local Councils, including Mount Alexander Shire Council. Find out more at mountalexander.vic.gov.au/CapitalWorks. Support Dementia Action Week

Did you know that dementia affects close to half a million Australians and that number is set to double over the next 25 years? This week is Dementia Action Week (20-26 September), and Dementia Australia are inviting people to consider this year’s theme ‘A little support makes a big difference.’ For ideas on ways you can show your support, visit dementia.org.au. If you need advice on local dementia support and services, contact our Community Wellbeing team on 5471 1700. Subscribe for news on business support

Want to know what grants and supports are available for local businesses at the moment? Subscribe to our Economy & Culture email newsletter and find out. Our team are across the range of support packages, funding initiatives, and programs available for business, and send out regular email newsletter updates with the latest information. Visit the Newsletters section of our website to subscribe.

COVID-19 information

Castlemaine Health is currently operating a local COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.45pm. Bookings are essential, with limited walk-in vaccinations for Astra Zeneca only, dependent on supply on the day. For more information, visit castlemainehealth.org.au or call 5471 3555 (option 5). Tender

Contract M1606-2021Q Bridges Condition Audit

Closing Date: 2.00pm, Friday 8 October 2021. Submissions are invited for the above contract. Tender documentation can be downloaded via our website under Tenders and Quotations. Please direct enquiries to Andrea O’Grady, Procurement Coordinator, on 5471 1724.

Darren Fuzzard, Chief Executive Officer

Council meetings

The next Council meeting will be held at 6.30pm on Tuesday 21 September. The meeting will be livestreamed to YouTube. Search Mount Alexander Shire Council.

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Police arrested four men after executing two drug search warrants in Bent and Bruce Streets at Macedon earlier this month.

The four men from those addresses were arrested for drug and weapons offences and faced Bendigo Magistrates Court.

Three of the men have since been released, while a 39-year-old Macedon man remains in custody. He is expected to face the Kyneton Magistrates Court later this month.

It’s time for another ‘frockdown’

It’s that time of the year again. Don your favourite frock and floral accessory, switch your computer on and turn up the volume for this year’s Chicks in the Sticks.

In its ninth year, and online for the second year in a row, women from across central Victoria have the opportunity to join one of the North Central Catchment Management Authority’s favourite events.

The popular annual event connects women from across the region who share an interest in agriculture and the environment.

Organiser and North Central CMA Regional Landcare coordinator Tess Grieves said registrations were open for the online event on Saturday, October 9, from 10am to 12.30pm.

“Women can register through Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com.au. Search for ‘Chicks in the Sticks 2021’ then enter their details," Ms Grieves said. "Once registered, participants will receive a link so they can join in on the day. Those who register early will also have the chance to win some gorgeous giveaways.

“The theme this year is ‘Grasslands for Good – Celebrating Farming and Conservation’ with a focus on the North Central CMA’s Plains for Wanderers project.

“That project is working with landholders to permanently protect and enhance Plains-wanderer habitat on the northern plains grasslands.

“The Plains-wanderer is critically endangered bird and sits alone on its own branch of the evolutionary tree.”

Presenters will include Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation board member Rebecca Phillips, Yvette Pauligk from Werribee Open Range Zoo, Deanna Marshall and Kirsten Hutchinson from Trust for Nature, and local farmer and Northern Plains Conservation Management Network president Faye Bail.

“We didn’t let COVID-19 stop us from getting together last year, and we won’t again this year,” Ms Grieves said.

“Chicks in the Sticks is a great way to have a bit of fun and be inspired by likeminded women telling some amazing stories.”

The event is supported by the North Central CMA through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

Don your favourite frock and floral accessory, switch your computer on and turn up the volume for this year’s Chicks in the Sticks.

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