Hot Variety
The Bridge Hotel Castlemaine, Boomtown Wines and Shedshaker Brewing are set to join forces to present New Year's Eve spectacular 'Hot Variety 3.0'.
With the Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing joining the event for the first time the 2024 NYE Party is set to be bigger and better than ever with awide array of music acts and DJs to feature across the three venues.
All three venues open for meals and refreshments from 4pm before the live entertainment will begin at 8pm and winds through until 1am.
Boomtown Wines will be hosting DJs Jo Huf and Nora-
chi with exclusive house music and Castlemaine'sDJJen Moore, who is simply brilliant on the vinyl, will take to the stage from 11-1.
Shedshaker will welcome surf rock band The Tommys to the Taproom, and the debut of supergroup Single Entendre made up of local members of party band M79 and The Presbyterians.
The Bridge Hotel will feature Aria award winner Dallas Woods and ahostofDJs to take you through to the new year
Shedshaker Brewing general manager Adam Perrett
said the D-Tour Silent Disco would also be roving between the three venues so punters could enjoy the eclectic range of tunes to their own liking and Icecream Republic would be asweetaddition.
"One ticket will give you entry into all three venues, which are just afew minutes walk apart so you can roam between. If you can't find aparty that appeals to you between the three venues then you're not looking!" Adam said.
To book visit tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/ event/20c83a2d-ab9c-4969-964e-ad6d443bb979?
Lisa Mills (M79), Aria award winner Dallas Woods, Telford Scully (M79/The Presbyterians) and DJ Jo Huf will appear at Hot Variety 3.0.
Photo: Lisa Dennis
Riverrestoration awin-win
Acommunity-backed plan to restore and protect akey section of the Coliban River at Lauriston will take its next steps early in the new year
Over the next four years, the AHealthy Coliban Catchment project will focus on rehabilitating the river’sfrontage between Lauriston and Malmsbury reservoirs.
Willow removal and revegetation works on one section downstream of the Lauriston bridge was interrupted by the 2022 floods but is now complete.
Athree-kilometre stretch upstream of the Lauriston bridge is next in line, with agreements from landholders signed offand a tender process under way to secure acontractor to begin the woody weed control program.
The North Central CMA has aplanning application before Macedon Ranges Shire Council as part of future planning for the restoration of a650m stretch of Crown land between the two sites, either side of the bridge.
Malmsbury Landcare president John Walter said he and his group had been supportive of the plan since day one.
“A key part of this plan is the vegetation restoration on what is locally known as the Lauriston Common,” he said.
“Just look at what we have done at the Malmsbury Common. It’sa great place for the whole community
“Lauriston deserves asimilar space, with native trees and shrubs, access to the river and ahealthy waterway all year round.”
AHCC project manager Tess Grieves said removing weeds such as willows and replacing them with native trees and shrubs was anational biodiversity priority
“Australian rivers deserve Australian habitat, and the damage infestations of willows cause, including at this place, can be immense,” she said.
“Wesaw in the region during the 2022 floods that removing willows can reduce the spread of floodwater and help keep water in the river channel.
“When you add all these benefits to the cultural importance of these rivers being healthy,improved water quality,and the positive impact on fish, waterbugs and platypus, this work is awin-win.”
Now in its fifth year,AHCC is apartnership between Coliban Water,North Central Catchment Management Authority,DJAARA (the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation), local councils and local communities.
AHCC works to revegetate and fence stream banks, remove weeds and build off-stream watering systems for landholders
Malmsbury Landcare president John Walter and AHCC project manager Tess Grieves on Joey Creek at Drummond, asitethe project has done revegetation works on.
along waterways throughout the Upper Coliban River catchment.
The catchment is home to significant numbers of threatened plants and animals and is akey social, cultural and economic asset for the region.
It’salso home to three water storages –Malmsbury,Lauriston and Upper Coliban –that supply raw water for drinking purposes to more than 130,000 people, including the towns of Trentham, Tylden, Kyneton, Castlemaine and Bendigo.
The AHCC is funded by the Victorian Government’sOur Catchments, Our Communities program, Coliban Water and the North Central CMA.
Subdivision sought
Plans are being considered for a17-lot subdivision on about five hectares at 104 Melton Road, Gisborne.
Atotal of 17 lots are proposed, ranging in size from 2001 square metres to 2504 square metres.
The application includes the removal of 1.903 hectares of native vegetation including 43 large trees and five patches of native vegetation, and the creation of three reserves.
At the rear of the property is a1970s brick house and various outbuildings/sheds and water tanks associated with aformer mushroom farm.
The site also has various tracts of significant vegetation, particularly within the north-eastern and southern areas, with the application material identifying atotal of 166 trees on the subject site, most indigenous to Victoria. Last week, Macedon Ranges Shire councillors heard from arepresentative of the applicant, Robert Shatford, who outlined the
plans. Mr Shatford said the subdivision was for the construction of ultra energy efficient homes and that the developer/property owner was acareer environmentalist.
He said an environmental consultant was appointed to assist with the application.
The application attracted 10 objections. Some objections were received before the application being advertised as aresult of the applicant providing an earlier set of application plans to neighbours. Earlier plans had been for a20-lot subdivision, which has since been revised.
Objections referred to an overdevelopment of the site, poor layout, aneedto increase the size ofreserve areas and wildlife corridors, extent ofnativevegetation removal, removal of dams, increased traffic, and inadequate sustainable development outcomes.
Adecision is expected on the application at MRSC'sscheduled December 18 meeting.
Binning bad recycling in HepburnShire
The Veolia bin collection trucks servicing Hepburn Shire have new informative messaging aimed at educating residents on how to better manage and reduce their household waste.
Bruce Lucas, director of infrastructure and delivery, said the trucks featured Sustainability Victoria developed graphics with clear and concise messages on how to sort waste correctly at home.
“The key messages we want to get across to the community are to keep bags out of your recycling and food and garden organics bin, how to recycle properly, and ensuring that food and garden organics collected has no contamination given it is being made into compost to be used to improve local soils in our parks and open spaces,” he said.
Local residents will see the trucks travelling through their neighbourhoods as they make their regular collections, which will provide continuous reminders about sorting items correctly.
Council services over Christmas
Therewill be changes to Council services overthe Christmas period.
Council offices, including the Castlemaine Civic Centre, will be closed from 3.00pm on Tuesday24December until 8.30am on Thursday 2January
If your bins arecollected on aWednesdayplease notethe following changes:
•Wednesday25December collection will takeplaceon Saturday28December
•Wednesday1January collection will takeplaceon Saturday4January
Wishing everyone aMerry Christmas and aHappy New Year from Councillors and Council staff
We’relooking forwardtoworking together with our community in the newyear
Local talenttoshine
The 2024 Rotary Carols in the Park returns to Castlemaine's Victory Park this Friday evening and is once again set to feature ahost of local talent.
Rotarian and Carols coordinator Scott Buchanan is at the helm for his third and final year and says it will be aspecial event not to be missed.
"We will once again have the Just Brass students performing to warm up the crowd before the official program gets underway at 6.30pm," he said.
"Derek Guille will be hosting and of course we will have the beloved Thompson's Foundry Band providing the musical accompaniment and Castlemaine Pride Choir will lead the community singing.
"We also have alonglist of special guests including achoir of students from Campbells Creek Primary School led by Performing Arts teacher Rachel Ellis-Hall, the MaCapella Singers, the fabulous Meg Corson, and talented Castlemaine Secondary College school captain and aspiring opera singer Orvokki Britton.
Orvokki told the Express she was looking forward to performing at the carols.
“It has been abig 12 months for me personally. Ienjoyed performing alongside my partner in Castlemaine Theatre Company's production of Romeo and Juliet,
and my first solo performance at The Mud Room at Newstead thanks to the support of Lucy Mora and Julian Cairns," she said.
“On Thursday Ilearned that Ihad earned aplace in my preferred course at Melbourne University. Ilookforward to pursuing my studies in classical music and opera singing.
"My mum is apianist and my dad is a drummer. My mum attended Melbourne Uni and Ilook forward to following in her footsteps and those of so many of my local supporters and mentors."
The talented pianist and violinist will sing Oh Holy Night at Friday’s carols and will be accompanied by John Tungyep on piano.
Orvokki’s vocal teacher at CSC Adam Przewlocki will also be among the performers.
“Adam has been amazing and taught me so much. Ican’t wait to give this next chapter everything Ihaveand see where it takes me," Orvokki said.
Be sure to get along and catch Orvokki and all our homegrown talent at this joyous community event.
Castlemaine Lions Club members will be manning the barbecue once again and there will even be aspecial visit from the man in red!
CSCschool captain and aspiring opera singer Orvokki Britton will be among the local performers to grace the stage. Photo: Lisa Dennis
Female driver airlifted
Police investigating incident
Police are investigating an incident at the Woodend Service Station and want to speak to the driver of the Holden wagon pictured.
The driver can be seen wearing white runners, abuckethat and asurgicalface mask.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Woodend Police Station on 5427 2610 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Knowatruck’s blind spots
Can youlist allblind spots for truck drivers?
There aremore than youthink.It’s important to be mindful whentravellingoncountry roads this harvest season.
Atruck’s blind spots are:
–immediately in front of the truck
–beside thetruck'sleftdoor
–directly behind thetruck andfor quite adistancebehind it –and on thepassengerside, from the door extending outacross three lanes along the length of the truck.
If youcannot see thetruck driver in the truck's mirror, thenthey cannot seeyou. Move to aposition well in front of or behind thetruck, where the driver can seeyou
Awoman in her 20s was airlifted to hospital following atwo-car collision on the Calder Freeway at Kyneton last Wednesday It is believed the woman was turning right from the south-bound lanes of the freeway to enter Burton Avenue
School bonus headaches
Angela Crawford
Parents in Castlemaine have been unable to use the state government'sSchool Saving Bonus to purchase textbooks for their children.
The government'swebsite describes the 2025 one-off$400 bonus as being to "help families cover the costs of their kids’ school uniforms, textbooks, excursions and activities".
But parent Steve Cross said his family was notified by the Department of Education of just two school suppliers (Beleza Pty Ltd and State School'sRelief Ltd) available to them, neither of which supplied textbooks.
"With both of our children enrolled at Castlemaine Secondary College in 2025, we really were looking forward to directing this very welcome financial assistance towards the costs of the kids’ textbooks," Mr Cross said.
"CSC’sbusiness manager confirmed that the college nominated Castlemaine Office Supplies as an official school supplier to which funds from the school
Supporting
saving bonus could be directed for the procurement of school textbooks, and that apparently the government had excluded this supplier in their authorised list.
"He also advised that he has been contacted by at least adozen other concerned parents about this matter since I first raised the issue with him.
"The bottom line for us is that we would really like to prioritise the allocation of this financial support towards our kids’ school textbooks, as we are looking at a total cost of around $600 to $700 for both children."
ADepartment of Education spokesperson said the department undertook a procurement process for suppliers to be part of the School Saving Bonus initiative.
"Castlemaine Office Supplies did not take part in the process and therefore, was not included in the suppliers list," the spokesperson said.
“The Department has reissued its invitation for Castlemaine Office Supplies and will add them as anominated supplier, pending agreement from the business."
grid stability
Australia now produces enough electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind to power about 75% of the country’selectricity needs at midday
The nation’schallenge now is to store this energy for use at times of peak demand (between 3pm and 9pm).
Individual homes can store this energy in the form of hot water using electric hot water systems or the more efficient hot water heat pumps.
Households that own electric vehicles can run their cars on sunshine by charging their car batteries when their solar panels are producing energy.Or, homes can invest in ahome battery and save their energy for the time when the sun goes down and peak electricity prices apply
Up until now,only off-the-grid homes were allowed to run their homes offtheir large batteries on wheels (EVs), but the government is now changing (by the end of 2024, they say) the Australian Standards to allow households connected tothe grid to feed their homes with energy from their electric vehicles.
This change has big implications for the grid as it allows the use of VirtualPower Plantsusing electric vehicle batteries, as well as home batteries to be drawn on when the grid demand peaks, to help support the grid’sstability.VPPs havejust become mainstream as Origin has introduced $1 plus the normal FiT for eachkWh theVPP operator draws down from your batteries.They will draw down amaximum of 200 kWh per annum and won’t drain the battery
Volunteers at the Go Renewable Energy Group’scommunity buy project have carefully selected trusted installationpartners to deliver rooftop solar,home batteries, hot water heat pumps and reverse-cycle air conditioners to assist residents of the Macedon Ranges transition away from gas and to more efficient electrical equipment that can be powered by renewables. For an obligation free consultation with an expert partner complete the Expression of Interest form on www.mrsg.org.au/greg or call Stephen Pepper on 0415 821 481.
Gisborne’s newroutes
Anew Gisborne bus network will introduce afixed-two-way loop service and aprebooked service direct from Bullengarook to Gisborne Station.
The updated bus network began on Sunday,with Route 473 Gisborne to Gisborne Station, and the section of Route 474 between Gisborne Town Centre and Gisborne Station set to benefit.
The loop service will deliver more coverage across more sections ofthe newestates, while also providing connections to Gisborne schools and trips during school times.
The Bullengarook to Gisborne town centre section of the current Route 474– including Mulgutherie Way–will become anew on-demand, Route 77Bullengarook to Gisborne Station service that will only operate when pre-booked.
Route 77 has also beenextendedto run express from the town centre toGisborne Station, providing asingle-seat journeytothe station for Bullengarook residents.
Information on the new services is available at: ptv.vic.gov.au
Call torestore creek
Romsey residents are seeking action to clean up Five Mile Creek and improve the surrounding area for passive recreation.
Amasterplanfor the creek includes a vision for the reserve as well as aseries of initiatives such as pathway extensions, environmental improvements, signage and passive recreation infrastructure.
Residents have reported willows and fallen tree limbs in waterways collecting garbage and leaf litter
Melbourne Water's executive general manager of service delivery,Sue Jackman, said maintenance works were last carried out in Novemberthis year,which involved weed control of invasive species
and maintenance of existing plantings.
“Melbourne Water is undertaking a capital worksproject and ongoing maintenance to improve the condition of Five Mile Creek,” she said.
“The works being carried out are in line with the Romsey Five Mile Creek Masterplan which includes new spaces for amenity and recreation.
“The works involve removal ofinvasive species such as willow,pine, and blackberry,and planting of native trees and shrubs toimprove waterquality and support native animals, birds, and insects.”
Melbourne Water indicated the project along Five Mile Creek was planned to conclude in June 2025.
Resident Sue Kirkegard is pictured byRomsey’s Five Mile Creek.
Critical upgrades forprimaryschool
Castlemaine Primary School will soon begin works to refurbish the school toilets which, with aceiling that is collapsing, ahole in the floor and aleaking urinal, are in desperate need of repair
Utilising $499,879 allocated through acapital works grant, the school will also create anew gender-neutral toilet to ensure children of all genders can feel safe.
Acting principal Kate Ward said the school had had children who didn't identify as either gender,and others who were exploring their gender
"That really highlighted for us that we weren't meeting the needs of our community," she said.
"This isn't something we've just started working on this year,it'sbeen in the pipeline for quite awhile.
"Wehave alot of pride in our school and we're working really hard to make it the best school it can be and that includes our toilets. "It'snot very glamorous, but it'sactually something the kids use every single day,sothey have to be good."
Kate, who will officially become the school principal in January 2025, told the Express that while the kids would love anew playground, particularly sincethe old, wooden play equipment was removed last year,the staffhad spoken to the students about the difference between needs and wants, using the topic as alearningtool.
"There was definitely an understanding that we need new toilets and that we want a new playground," Kate said.
"The fact that the Victorian School Building Authority isn't required to fund playgrounds and they have limited funds at the moment, and anumber of schools to look after,Ithink it would be prudent of us to look at different ways of fundraising.
"In the meantime, the kids are making good use of the junior playground and the quiet area at the front and, the accessible building works have seen thecentre of the school renovated and we will have anew sandpit and basketball court by 2025, so there is alot of work going on," she said.
"We've also invested alittle bit more in sports equipment and changed the way we use the yard."
Kate said the building works over the past two years had been difficult to manage, with all the fenced offareas creating arabbit warren, but the children had managed it well.
"They know that we've got break some eggs to make an omelette," she said.
"They've really done awonderful job and we're rewarding them on Monday with a massive fun day to thank them for their patience, and the school council is looking forward to a77per cent fence-free party next year,which will be another big celebration."
Shape new wine strategy
Public consultation hasopenedfor the Victorian WineStrategy, which aimstosupport the sustainability and set thedirection of thestate's wine industry.
Preliminary designswill be available for public consultation until January 31,withthe final strategy expected to be releasedinthe firsthalfof2025.
The new strategywill build on the previousVictorian Wine Industry DevelopmentStrategy,which encouragedinvestment and tourism opportunities in the industry as well as improving biosecurity practices.
To read the strategy design and submit aresponse, visit thewebsite: engage.vic.gov.au/victorian-winestrategy
Secure sites before closing
Businesses and construction sites closing for the Christmas holiday period should make sure they have properly secured their sites, facilities and equipment, EPA Victoria said.
Factories, warehouses, construction sites and many other businesses will need to take steps to make sure they have secured their operations so they do not pose an environmental risk.
“Everyone has to act to prevent pollution under the Environment Protection Act 2017,” said EPA CEO Lee Miezis.
“That means taking the necessary steps to ensure machinery is properly turned off, chemicals are properly stored and there are no leaks escaping the site to stormwater drains.
“It also means security and fire management systems such as alarms and sprinklers are working and firewater containment systems are operational. Building sites should also be managing any litter they create."
EPA officers are working over the holiday period and will enforce compliance with heavy penalties.Guidelines and resources are available on the EPA's website.
Merry Christmas
Sacred Heart College wishes all in the Kyneton Community and surrounds apeaceful and joyous Christmas.
Congratulations Class of 2024
We congratulate our wonderful Year 12 students, the ‘Class of 2024’, on theirachievements. We areconfident their resultsand selected pathways will lead theway to rewardingfutures.
Jade Jungwirth
MareeEdwards MP with student leaders Angel and Sylvie, acting principal Kate Ward and senior education improvement leader Kim Saddlier.
CASTLEMAINESECONDARY COLLEGE Awards 2024
CSC’s Speciality Award winners were all smiles
CSC’s Castlemaine Lions Academic, Achievement and Resilence Lions Award winners are p pictured with Lion Ray Stevenson.
Sport Award d wiinners sponsored by Don KR Kyla Byrne, Finn Girbon and Elspeth Cook.
Rotarian Terry Murphy is pictured with the Rotary Award winners.
The CSC Show Band had an incredible year
TheIInttermediate (Y9-10) Girls Soccer Team were second in the state finals.
C Castlemaine Secondary College’s Level duxes are pictured with their awards
Vocational Major award winners Stephen Bird,FFaiith White, P Prudence Robinson and Hannah Fletcher.
students’ successes.
CSC viiolliniist t Thomassina Challender performed with CSC Chamber String Orchestra and members of Resonance String Orchestra.
CASTLEMAINESECONDARY COLLEGE Awards 2024
CSC Awards2024
At Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) we pride ourselves on fostering alearning culture that celebrates individuality,resilience, and success in all its forms.
The 2024 Awards Ceremony offered the perfect opportunity to reflect on and honour the remarkable achievements of our students, as well as the supportive community that shapes their journeys.
CSC is aschool that mirrors the diversity and creativity of the Castlemaine community From our talented musicians and elite athletes to our creative artists and top-scoring VCE students, our students consistently achieve excellence across awide range of disciplines. Each success is atestament to their hard work and the comprehensive opportunities provided by our school. Whether through academic excellence, sporting triumphs, oracts of kindness and leadership, every student has aunique story of growth and contribution to our vibrant school culture.
What sets CSC apart is our unwavering belief in the potential of every student. We
embrace challenges and see them as opportunities to grow stronger.Our learning culture is built on high expectations, blending academic achievement with student well-being. We value quiet achievers, those who demonstrate resilience and compassion, asmuch as those who excel in the spotlight. Our success is supported by our close-knit community.Teachers, families, sponsors, and peers all play vital roles in nurturing our students’ potential. We are deeply grateful for this support, which allows us to offer pathways that connect students to meaningful opportunities and real-world experiences.
Looking to the future, CSC’svision is bright. As we revealed atthe ceremony,our new Master Plan will further enhance our facilities and programs, ensuring our students continue to thrive.
At CSC, we are notjust educating students; we are building acommunity of learners who inspire pride and confidence in our school.
-Justin Hird, Principal
Go to our website at www.csc.vic.edu.au to view the full awards program.
CSC’s successful Generations In Jazz musicians receive arousing round of applause.
Ahuge crowd turned out to celebrate CSC’s high achievers.
C Casttlemaiine S Seconddary C Colllege 2024 award d wiinners pose for agroup phhotto.
Studioextension wins accolade
Amasterbedroom and ensuite extension at Carlsruhe has been recognised at the Master Builders Victoria Excellence in Housing Awards.
Romsey based Macedon Ranges Building Services won Best Renovation Addition Under $300,000 for the build, and was also anational awards finalist.
Project 'Two Hares' was astudio cottage extension to create aprivate space, fitting the style of the existing structure and natural environment. Focus was on simplicity and the feeling of light and space.
The cottage is set on aproperty with avineyard and previously served as acellar door before being converted into aresidence.
Property owner Rex Gardner had specific ideas for the ensuite including alarge open shower area with bi-fold doors for an indoor/outdoor shower
"Wewanted plenty of views and feeling that you're not cutting offthe countryside –you're embracing it," Rex said.
He also wanted the new addition to complement the stone cottage, which was achieved with arust-coloured Corten steel cladding.
Macedon Ranges Building Services director Michael Anderson said many ideas for the space were developed as the build took place.
"Communication was key in everything," he said. "Wehad to understand what Rex wanted and then find away to makeithappen."
Windows were carefully selected and positioned to capture the best of the rolling countryside and awall-mounted rain head shower is astand-out feature.
The renovation took six to seven months to complete.
RexGardner (left) is pictured with Macedon Ranges Building Services director Michael Anderson.
Focus was on simplicity and the feeling of light and space. Photo: Tim Collins, Tim Collins Media
Student’s artwork featuredinMelbourne
Woodend RMIT student Lucinda Johnson-Cornes’ textile design will be featured on arange of new furniture installed by Melbourne Central Shopping Centre from December
The sofas and armchairs are manufactured by Indigenous furniture supplier Winya, where Johnson-Cornes undertook awork placement during her Bachelor of Textiles (Design) (Honours).
The design is inspired by the native landscape in the artist’shometown in the
Macedon Ranges, which she hopes will provide ‘pockets of peace’ in the busy centre.
The proud Aboriginal woman of Pitjantjatjara descent said she was grateful to have studied at RMIT
"So many opportunities have all come from here, including my work, career opportunities, great connections, both personal and professional,” she said.
“A lot of things have changed for me, especially because Iwas connected with
‘Tisthe seasontobejolly?
Christmas is the time for joy and happiness….when families often gather to celebrate the festive season.
But for some in our community,this Christmas might be atime for sadness. So what can be done to help make this time alittle easier?
Plan ahead! Those people who are able to plan their events as much as possible rather than letting things 'just happen', tend to do relatively well. It'sgetting caught offguard that may add to the sense of despair
There are two simple general guidelines that may help in coping effectively:
1. Do what feels right for you.
2. As you become aware of your needs, tell family and friends about them.
Don't be afraid to try changing atraditional routine. Perhaps you have always had a Christmas roast. This year you may decide on amuch simpler dinner,and even have it at adifferent time. Youmay wish to dine out instead of at home. Gift opening can be atraumatic time too. If your custom has been to open gifts on Christmas morning, consider changing that to Christmas Eve, or adifferent time of the day
Is it necessary to put up and decorate atree? Not at all. Do what feels right for you, and your family.Ifyou would like atree, butlackthe energy to decorate it, there are probably others around you who would be willing to help you in that way…just ask them.
If you do have atree, perhaps you could choose aspecial ornament to hang on it. If you have younger children, they may also wish to make something special for the tree. If you choose not to have atree, try atable centrepiece this year,orburn aspecial candle in remembrance.
Your friends can often stand by,feeling helpless, at this time of the year,not knowing what to do to help you. Let them assist in wrapping gifts, baking some food, shopping, chauffeuring. Give them achance to help you….everyone can benefit from this kindness.
Then there are the inevitable invitations for social events that can make you feel very uneasy during the Christmas period. Most people will understand if the acceptance is made conditional on how you are feeling at the time of the event.
For most people the anticipation of Christmas is worse than the actual event. Share with others around you what is helpful and what is not. Be kind to yourself, but remember to be kind to others too.
We,atMount Alexander Funerals, wish you the type of Christmas that you feel able to celebrate.
the Ngarara Willim Centre, and started connecting with culture. That has also helped my mum and family connect with culture as well.
“Graduation is really just the beginning after all the hard work. The world will just open up to you. Iamabig believer in saying yes to all these opportunities and I think doors will naturally open.”
Winya WA and Vicstate manager Justine Davis said Lucinda’sinvolvement in the work placement exceeded
expectations, highlighting the value of the partnership in nurturing emerging talent and bridging the gap between training and industry
“It was clear to us that Lucinda has a real talent for textile design, and we’re excited to see where her career takes her,” Ms Davis said.
Lucinda is also RMIT'sgraduation ambassador and will be speaking at a graduation ceremony at Marvel Stadium tomorrow
Lucinda Johnson-Cornes’ textile design will be featured on arange of new furniture installed by Melbourne Central Shopping Centre.
Studentslearn bushfire readiness
Grade 5/6 students at St Ambrose Primary School in Woodend undertook an important project this semester, addressing acritical issue: the increasing risk of bushfires in Australia.
Worsened by climate change, these events are becoming more frequent and severe, posing significant challenges to communities. Current research emphasises the value of place-based, action-oriented bushfire education to help children and their communities achieve better outcomes in times of crisis.
This initiative, developed by the CFABushfire Education Unit in collaboration with Dr Briony Towers from Natural Hazards Research Australia, aims to equip students with life-saving knowledge while enhancing teamwork, problemsolving and communication skills.
As aculmination of their work in the 'Bushfire Education' unit, the grade 5/6 students hosted an expo to showcase their projects focused on bushfire readiness. The projects tackled vital topics such as:
•Caring for families, pets, farm animals and the elderly during bushfires.
•Developing checklists, videos and posters to communicate essential safety messages.
property preparation, including the impact of fuel load reduction on minimising fire damage to infrastructure.
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•Home fire readiness, demonstrated through dioramas that illustrated good and poor
The expo was attended by students from all grade levels, as well as parents, grandparents and community members. Special guests included representatives from the local CFAand SES, Neil Munro from the CFABushfire Educa-
tion, Fire Risk, Research and Community Preparedness Unit, Dr Briony Towers from Natural Hazards Research Australia, Jane Diplock from Emergency Management and Community Recovery at Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Cr Janet Pearce, and mayor Dom Bonanno. Another notable attendee was TomLowe, avolunteer
with the Woodend CFAand a documentary maker who has recorded the students’ learning throughout the semester
The event was aresounding success, and the talented students earned high praise from everyone who attended. Their hard work and creativity shone through in every project, making the expo atruly memorable occasion.
Digital Ls and Ps available
Digital driver licences are now available for drivers on their Ls and Ps.
More than 1.2 million Victorians have activated adigital driver licence on their smartphone since they were launched in May this year
Physical licences will continue to be issued for all Victorian drivers and can continue to be used for identification purposes –the digital driver licence is optional. Drivers can add their digital licence to the Service Victoria app or myVicRoadsapp on their smartphone. The licences can also be updated in real-time if there are changes to licence conditions or personal information like home addresses. Visitthe VicRoadsor Service Victoria websites to find out more about the digital driver licence.
Macedon Ranges mayor Dom Bonanno and Cr Janet Pearce are pictured with students at the expo.
Photo courtesy of Tom Lowe
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TINGAY’S
Brush up on campfire safety
Fire authorities and public land managers have called on anyone camping in Victorian parks, reserves and forests this summer to check the conditions and learn campfire safety
Atotal of 726 unattended campfires and barbecues were detected by Conservation Regulator,Parks Victoria and Forest Fire Operations field staffonpublic land across the 2023/24 financial year
Many people try to put out campfires incorrectly with soil, or not enough water to extinguish them completely.Fires that haven’t been properly extinguished can smoulder under soil for days and reignite in the right conditions.
Before you light afire, check fire restrictions and for any Total Fire Ban restrictions. Download the VicEmergency app to stay informed.
•Plan ahead and consider alternatives for cooking such as aportable butane cooktop.
•Use apurpose-built fireplace if available, otherwise dig a trench at least 30cm deep.
•Always follow the designated rules of your campsite. In national parks, fires can only be lit in purpose-built fireplaces unless marked otherwise.
•The campfire must not exceed one square metre, and three metres above and around your fire must be clear of flammable material.
•Branches and logs on your campfire must be no longer than one metre.
•Never leave acampfire unattended –anadult must always stay within a50-metre line of sight.
•Campfires must be extinguished with at least 10 litres of water every time you leave the site, even for ashort while. If the remains of the campfire, including coals, are cool to touch, it is safe to leave.
•All rubbish must be taken home with you, not burned.
People who breach campfire regulations on public land face fines of $577 or amaximum penalty of $19,231 if the matter is prosecuted in court.
The maximum penalty for lighting or maintaining afire during aTotal Fire Ban is $46,154 and/or two years in jail. Report unattended campfires to 136 186 or call 000 to report abushfire.
For more on campfire skills visit the website: vic.gov.au/campfires-stoves-and-bbqs
TheCompostConversation
Is that mulch or is it compost?
There is no agreed definition of what compost actually is or isn’t, and ahuge array of commercial products sold as ‘compost’ look more like ‘mulch’ to me. Some people use the terms ‘mulch’ and ‘compost’ interchangeably,but that could get very confusing if Isay,“it'sagood idea to mulch your compost after spreading it on the garden”.
Let’ssee if we can clear up our definitions and sort the compost from the mulch.
Mulch is asoil protector,its job is to sit on the soil surface, keeping the soil from drying out, either from the baking sun, or the dehydrating wind and as atrap for soil moisture. Bythis definition plastic sheet (like that used by strawberry farms) and gravel/stones can be considered amulch.
Some prefer to include that mulch is organic (from living material). This would exclude plastics or rocks, but would include things like wood chips, straw from grain growing and autumn leaves. Organic mulches will have the added benefit of slowly decomposing and, potentially feeding the soil as they do.
This feeding, or soil improving, is aby-product of mulch’srole as asoil protector and not its primary function, and in some cases (like applying fresh wood chips or sawdust) they can actually strip nutrients from the soil, at least for awhile.
Compost is harder to get aclear definition on, we know that it is made from the microbial decomposition of (mostly) organic materials, but that could describe an array of different substances, from the dusty stuff, broken down at the base of awood chip pile, to the juiciest, worm-laden, dark chocolate, humic, black-gold you can imagine (can you tell which one Iammore excited about?).
For me, the distinction lies in what you would feel comfortable doing with it. If it feels okay to have it sitting on the surface in the sun, just protecting the soil, then it is probably mulch. If, on the other hand, you want that ‘juicy,worm-laden, dark chocolate, humic, black-gold’ in direct contact with your soil, improving it and feeding the soil life, then it sounds like it has earned the name ‘compost’.
Some experts consider compost’sprimary role as a ‘soil improver’ or ‘conditioner’ and believe that its function as a‘fertiliser’ is secondary,orperhaps not even important. This might be true for lower quality composts, which may still have arole improving degraded soils.
In my experience good compost does it all, building soil structure, adding magnificent water and nutrientholding qualities, contributing nutrients or ‘fertilising’ the soil as well as increasing beneficial life forms and their habitat that will also contribute to soil health.
Idothink it’sagood idea to mulch your compost! Next week I’ll tell you why
–Joel Meadows works with *YesInMyBack Yard, (YIMBY), acommunity-scale composting initiative in Castlemaine and surrounds. Send questions or comments to hello@yimbycompost.com, or to book infor a compost workshop!
Mulch and compost, pretty different really!
Lancefield Market –one week early!
This Saturday the Lancefield and District Farmers Market moves forward one week to avoid the festive season and offers the opportunity for locals to stock up on all their needs for afresh, nourishing and locally produced Christmas table this year
Spanning about 80 stalls, the market can provide shoppers with fresh fruits and vegetables, regeneratively produced meats –beef, lamb and pork, new season’s garlic –braids available, berries, cut flowers, preserves and condiments, baked specialties, sourdough breads, pasta and gnocchi, honey,cordials, regional wines, craft beer,spirits,skincare items, plants, livestock and more.
Gift packs from individual stalls will also be available for last minute Christmas gift ideas. Wot'sYaCaper and Squirrel Gully Saffron both return to the market as well.
This market is host to many local farming and food producing families from the region and organisers invite shoppers to consider buying local this year for their Christmas tables.
“Buying here gives thrice, with consumers able to enjoy the quality produce our community provides as well as investing in the local region’sfarming and food production future, following their spending across our community for their own needs,” market manager Meggs Hannes said.
This Saturday friendly dogs are welcome, free face painting for kids and live music from Jarrod Shaw and The Sunsets as well as plenty of diverse market food offerings to choose from.
The market will resume regular trading (fourth Saturday) again in January
Rosie Pamic of Squirrel Gully Saffron is returning to the market this month.
AspecialChristmas market at Castlemaine
This Wednesday December 18 all are invited to attend aspecial Christmas market held by the Castlemaine Farmers Market from 2.30pm to 5.30pm at the Camp Reserve in Forest Street.
All the regulars will be there, plus many extra local producers who tend to feature only once amonth at the monthly market held on the Western Reserve. Look out for an expanded spread of local and regional produce, much of it very well suited to gifting to loved ones over the festive period. Live music and refreshments available.
Organisers would like to thank everyone for their patronage of the two Castlemaine Farmers Markets this past year and encourage locals to come to this special market, celebrate our fantastic region and show the love of our region'shard work this Christmas.
The Wednesday market moves from the 25th to Monday December 23 and the following week the market will run on Monday December 30. For information on how to start trading as aproducer,contact market manager Meggs on 0493 452 757.
Come along to Castlemaine's favouriteweekly farmers market and get behind our region's producers this week with aspecial Christmas market -perfect fornourishing and gifting your lovedones this festiveseason!
Photos:
Angela Crawford
Ciao from atown icon
It’sthe end of an era for much-loved local institution, Kyneton Pizza.
Operated by the Matricardi family for 50 years, ‘The Billy’, as it was affectionately known for its billiard tables, is closing its doors this month.
For generations of kids and teens, it was the place to go for “pizza, pool and pinnies” and awelcoming home away from home for many
Managed by Matricardi matriarch, Cesira, with the help of husband Luigi (Gino), all four children (Adrian, Ben, Liv and Cello) and many more grandchildren, the business has welcomed many generations of local families through its doors.
Daughter Liv Bourke (nee Matricardi) said no one ever knew her mum’sreal name.
“No one ever called her that. It was always ‘Ma’ or ‘Mrs Gino’,” Liv said.
The Matricardi family came to Kyneton in 1972 when the family purchased land around Kuppers Cafe and Gino started his Kyneton Mineral Waterbusiness.
“That was his baby,his passion,” Liv said.
“Mum had three kids already,Cello was on the way, so she thought ‘what am Igoing to do?’ and that’s when they purchased the shop (1974) and dad put the amusements in and bought second-hand equipment to start apizza shop.
“That equipment is still there today.Theydon’t make them like they used to!”
The week Cello was born was the week the shop opened. It was the first pizza shop in Kyneton.
Liv said people told her that in the early days, kids weren’t allowed to go there until the community discovered it was asafe place.
“Once you walked in, you became family,” she said.
“School kids would hang out at lunchtime and after school.
“Kids would wag school at times, playing pool and putting on their favourite song on the jukebox.
“Mum wasn’t the best at remembering names but she could tell you what pizza you had.
“She made pizza for more than three generations, which gave her great delight.”
The menu started with just 12 choices of pizza. Only in the last 20 years were chicken, meat lover’s and lasagne added.
“Mum kept things simple, not much changed over 50 years,” Liv said.
“She must have done something right, because it worked.”
Liv said her mum’sgoal was to stay open for 50 years but due to ill health she died having made it to 48. The family continued to operate the business to honour their mother’smilestone wish.
“Growing up in abusiness, they worked to give us the best life, even if we shared it with the whole community,” Liv said.
“They were there for us and adored their grandkids and loved that we all worked there at various times.
“Honouring them to to 50 years was the least we could do to repay
The Matricardis are an open day from noon December 22 and invite to come enjoy music with them.
THE BUILDING’S
HISTORY
The iconic building was designed in the Italianate style by prominent architect Leonard Terry for the Colonial Bank.The impressive twostorey rendered bluestone building was completed in 1863.
Although altered for use as aprivate residence and then as arestaurant, the building remains reasonably intact, including arched central entrance, lofty main chamber with two cast iron columns, and an elaborate plaster coffered ceiling and manager’s residence upstairs.
The Colonial State Bank operated until 1918, when it merged with the National Bank. After the bank’sclosure around 1935, the building became the Willow TeaRooms and Restaurant and was operated as atea rooms by Miss Good until 1958.
It was then purchased by Norman Murphy and operated as Campaspe Receptions and Catering, mainly used for weddings and functions. To this day,the Matricardis have people call in and tell them that their grandparents got married there.
It was then purchased by framed restaurateur and winemaker Tom Lazar for ashort time and remained closed, before being purchased by the Matricardis in 1974.
The outside of the building remains the same with exception of the verandah to the main entrance, which was held up by two columns on the gutter side. Astock transport man named Noel Lyons made contact with the verandah and the structure was demolished and never replaced. The building has been painted anumber of times and is heritage listed.
Adrian, Ben, Liv and Cello Matricardi.
Mrs Gino prepares her tomato sauce. Gino Matricardi.
Ayoung Cesira.
Mrs Gino at the pizza oven.
Road rules for dog travel
Many dogs travel well in cars but there's anumber of laws you must follow to ensure their safety and comfort.
But what are the rules for travelling with acanine in your car? Is it legal to let your dog lean out the window? Can your dog travel in the front seat? And can dogs travel in hire cars?
The RACV has answered some of the most common questions about travelling with adog so that you and your companion can have asafe and enjoyable road trip. Victorian road rules and laws for driving in cars with dogs
Can my dog travel in my car?
In Victoria, dogs can travel in the cabin of your car, in the back of astation wagon or SUV vehicle, or tethered or caged on the back of aute or trailer. It is illegal, however, to put dogs in the boot of asedan-type car. Does my dog have to be restrained in the car?
There are no road rules about securing animals inside avehicle whiledriving, but it is safe practice to adequately restrain them. In the event where acar has to brake quickly or is involved in acollision, there is asignificant risk that an unrestrained animal could be injured or injure afellow passenger.
Can my dog sit on my car's front passenger seat?
Although it’s not illegal, it’s unsafe for your dog to sit in the front passenger seat. If your car's airbags deploy, they could seriously injure your dog on impact. It's best to secure them with an appropriate seatbelt or restraining device in the backseat.
Can my dog sit on my lap while I’m driving?
No. VicRoads says that you may not drive avehicle with an animal on your lap. Can my dog travel in the back of a ute or in atrailer?
Yes, dogs can be transported on the back of aute or trailer, but the law states that they must be appropriately tethered to prevent them from falling or moving off the tray, or being injured by the movement of the vehicle. There is an exception in place for dogs being used to move livestock.
It's also the law that you must provide your dog access to an area of insulating material protecting it from contact with the metal surface when outside temperatures are at or above 28°C.
Is it legal for my dog to lean its head out the car window?
It's not illegal for your dog to lean its head out the window, but Animal Welfare Victoria advises that this practice should be discouraged. Debris on the road may fly up and hit your dog, causing serious injury. Dirt particles could also enter your dog's eyes, ears or nose, resulting in injury or infection.
Can Ileave my dog alone in aparked car?
This becomes an issue in the warmer months. It is illegal to leave an animal unattended inside acar when outside temperatures are at or above 28°C because of the risk of heat stress and potential death. Regardless of the temperature, it's best to park in the shade and provide water when leaving your dog in the car. You should also make sure your dog has adequate ventilation when the car is turned off, and be mindful of pet theft and vehicle theft.
Can Iput my dog in the boot?
No. The Department of Agriculture says putting adog in the boot of asedan-type car is illegal under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019.
Can Ihaveadog on my motorcycle, bike or electric scooter?
Transport Victoria says you cannot ride amotorcycle with adog between you and the handlebars. However, working farmers can ride with adog for up to 500m. If adog is tied to your bike or electric scooter, you must not ride it.
PETCARE
My dog is coming on aroad trip, what do Ineed to take?
Always carry abowl and water to help keep your dog hydrated. There are plenty of collapsible and portable bowls available. Don’t forget wet-wipes in case your dog gets carsick and poo bags for cleaning up after your dog en route. Youmay even want to keep these supplies for your dog in your vehicle permanently as part of your car emergency kit.
Y YourOPINIONS
News Bargaining Incentivewelcome
AndrewSchreyer,
president, CountryPress Australia
Country Press Australia welcomes federal government plans to establish the News Bargaining Incentive to ensure large digital platforms contribute to the sustainability of news media in Australia.
The News Bargaining Incentive is designed to encourage digital platforms to enter into or renew commercial deals with news publishers and follows an announcement by Meta in March that it would not renew agreements with publishers, including Country Press Australia member mastheads. Under the incentive, search and social media companies that failed to reach agreements with publishers would be forced to pay acharge instead, with 100 per cent of those funds collected then distributed to eligible publishers. The value of any agreements reached would be offset against the tax payable by the companies.
The News Bargaining Incentive will help deliver important financial support and recognition to our member publishers for the valuable work they do across the regional, rural and outer-suburban landscape.
In the overwhelming majority of communities in regional, rural and outersuburban Australia where our members operate, they are the only provider of
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hyper-local place based public interest journalism to those communities. And as such, the local paper’srole as an important piece of democratic infrastructure cannot be overstated.
The announcement of the News Bargaining Incentive is good news for publishers who otherwise faced ongoing challenges in the wake of Meta’s previous decision to not renew agreements.
Local papers command an overwhelming share of voice across the broader regional, rural and outer-suburban landscape and it’spleasing to see the increased recognition from government of the role our papers play in the communities they serve.
The government says the incentive will apply to large digital platforms operating significant social media or search services irrespective of whether or not they carry news.
We thank the government, especially ministers Rowland and Jones, for this latest intervention and show of support for regional, rural and local publishers and we look forward to playing arole in the important consultation process that is to come.
We remain steadfast in our commitment to our members and to the communities they serve.
The government will consult stakeholders on the final design of the scheme. Apublicconsultation paper is expected to be released in early 2025, and the incentive will take effect from January 1, 2025.
1. Which Mount Alexander college recently announced its closure?
2. Riddells Creek and Malmsbury are both known as the home to what prominent creature?
3. Which shire does the town Drummond belong to? 4. Kyneton has two supermarkets: true or false? (3 points)
Miss Ms Lounge won what category in the 2024 Golden Plate Awards?
knowledge (1 point)
6. What year did Nikki Webster perform for the first time at the Olympic Games?
7. What colour is the cross on Denmark’s national flag?
8. Australian model and media personality Lara Worthington was formerly known by what name?
9. What creature features on Australia’s 20 cent coin? (3 points)
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Lisa Dennis
Local authors, Tom Robb and Kirsten Krauth, will be among along list of writers to feature in the Books in the Brewery Christmas Extravaganza this Wednesday evening December 18.
The event will be hosted by Northern Books at the new Taproom space at Shedshaker Brewing at The Mill Castlemaine and will feature bestselling author Rosalie Ham (Molly, The Dressmaker), local memoirist and legendary costume designer Tom Robb, and apanel of contributors from the music anthology of the year,SpinningAround, including anthology editor and local author Kirsten Krauth.
Tom Robb’s memoir From The Top is astunning showcase of his life as one of Australia’s leading costume designers and show producers during the 70s working with ballet star and choreographer, Luis Moreno, as owner and producer of their company, Australian International Entertainment.
The duo produced showstopping Moulin Rouge and Las Vegas style extravaganzas in 60 big cities, mixed with stars of the stage and screen and travelled the world in what could only be described as atour de force.
Luis will join Tom at the December 18 event to share their memories from that snapshot in time.
Tom said he was desperate to escape his humble upbringing in Ballarat, see the world and make his mark.
"TOP stands for Traveller, Outlaw, Producer. We toured 21 countries breaking down barriers and creating some incredible shows with talented creators across the globe. We travelled to places like Syria and Iraq. Sadly you couldn't do that today. We were young and we had no sense of mortal-
ity or fear. If you are going to break the rules, bust them wide open!" Tom says.
Robb delivers awarm, honest and fascinating story of abygone era in show business and reflects on how it was to grow up as agay maninAustralia in the second half of the twentieth Century.
Kirsten Krauth (Almost aMirror, Just a Girl)isa highly regarded best-selling author.
Kirsten has also made significant name for herself as awriter and editor of musicbased anthologies, including books inspired by Aussie legends PaulKelly and Nick Cave. Australia's Queen of Pop Kylie Minogue is the musical muse for this sparkling new anthology Spinning Around -The KyliePlaylist.Twenty-four writers used aKylie Minogue song as the springboard for anew, original piece of work, covering the genres of crime, memoir, speculative fiction, poetry and science fiction.
The Christmas Extravaganza will run from 5.30pm-9.30pm. To book visit www.northernbooks.com.au/christmas-24
Tutorofthe Year
U3A Kyneton'sMen's Kitchen tutor Robert Wooller was last month presented with aTutor of the Year Award by U3A Kyneton president John Taubman.
Robert has tutored this group for 10 years. He runs aparticipatory cookery demonstration course that is also amen'sdiscussion and social group. The menu is prepared, cooked and adelicious and conviviallunch eaten followed by social washing up!
U3A Network Victoria makes the Tutor of the Year awards to recognise the significant role tutors play in the U3A movement. The U3A movement aims to take care of retirees, pensioners, semi-retired, and seniors, with activitiesand courses that are free or low-cost
This year hasbeen oneof achievement for U3A Kyneton with membership numbers exceeding 400 and acomprehensive program of activities and courses on offer
In October,U3A Kyneton contributed six events to the Victorian Seniors Festival, free and open to all. These included DrBrian Coman'stalk, Tooth and Nail, the story of the rabbit in Australia; Dr Christopher Gyngell'slecture on TheEthics of Gene Editingand a spectacular demonstration of drone technology led by Culum Revell at the Kyneton football ground.
Plans are well under way for 2025 with 62 events and courses planned and more on the way
Go along to U3A Welcome Day and find out about U3A Kyneton on Wednesday January 15, 2025, from 9am to 11.30am, in the Boardroom at Kyneton Mechanics Institute.
Select from the range of activities –everything from dance, music, choir,cardgames and bushwalking, table tennis to fitness. Or, visit U3A Kyneton on u3akyneton.org.au
10. The Room Where it Happens is
song
musical? Super Quiz answers: 1. Olivet Christian College. 2. Geese. 3. Hepburn. 4. True. 5. Cocktail Bar/Cellar Door. 6. 2000. 7. White. 8. Lara Bingle. 9. Platypus. 10. Hamilton
U3A Men’s Kitchen tutor Robert Wooller (centre) receives his Tutor of the Year Award from U3A Kyneton president John Taubman and Men’s Kitchen coordinator Alan Moor.
Local authors Tom Robb and Kirsten Krauth will feature at the Books in the Brewery Christmas Extravaganza.
VCETOP SCORERS
These are the VCE top scorers from our local colleges. Congratulations to all of the class of 2024 on completing your studies.
Braemar College
Dux: Dempsey Smith ATAR: 99.55
Subjects: English, Maths Methods, Environmental Science, Global Politics, Japanese (Second Language) and Biology.
Future plans: Dempsey plans to study politics and Japanese language at the University of Melbourne.
High School
Dux Proximus: Cameron Egan ATAR: 91.75
Subjects: English, Maths Methods, Physics, Chemistry and Indonesian (Second Language).
Future plans: Cameron plans to study engineering at RMIT University.
College
Dux Proximus: Caitlin Shaw ATAR: 99.50
Subjects: English Language, Maths Methods, Specialist Maths, Algorithmics (HESS), Philosophy and Software Development.
Future plans: Caitlin plans to take agap year to travel before studying science (computer science/ data science) at the University of Melbourne.
Secondary College Dux: Charlotte Jackson ATAR: 90.15
Subjects: English, Geography, Biology, Chemistry and General Maths.
Future plans: Charlotte plans to study nutritional science/dietetics at Victoria University.
Dux: Frida Foerster ATAR: 99.4
Subjects: Outdoor Environmental Studies, German Language, Biology, Chemistry, Maths Methods and Literature.
Future plans: Frida plans to take agap year to work and travel, before undertaking an arts/science double degree at Monash University focused on environmental science and ecology, and Indigenous studies and human geography.
Dux Proximus: Eadie Marshall ATAR: 88.5
Subjects: English, Maths Methods, Environmental Science, Physics and Chemistry.
Future plans: Eadie plans to study science at the University of Melbourne.
Dux Proximus: Claire Freeman ATAR: 98.55
Subjects: English, Biology, Psychology, Environmental Science, Health and Human Development, and General Maths.
Future plans: Claire plans to take agap year to work and travel before studying psychology at LaTrobe University.
Dux: Andrew Cockerall ATAR 98.0
Subjects: Chemistry, Physics, VET Engineering, Literature, Specialist Maths and Maths Methods.
Future plans: Andrew plans to take agap year and then study computer science and engineering.
Australian Quilt ShowChallenge 2025 entries
Australia’spremier quilt competition, the AustralianQuilt Show Challenge, is back in 2025 and is now calling for entries.
Thecompetition,sponsored by Janome and Expertise Events Pty Ltd,invites passionate quiltersnationwide to showcase their artistry andhave their work displayed at Australia’s premier quiltingevents.
The competitionisopen to allAustralian quilters.
Whether you’re aseasoned artist or exploring quilting for the first time, this is a chancetogain national recognition, share your work withasupportive audience and be part of alegacycelebrating Australia’srich quilting tradition
Renowned quilter Sue De Vanny describes the competition as a“vibrant tapestry of creativity,innovation, and storytelling,” highlighting its ability to offer exposure and
foster asupportive artistic community.
GloriaLoughman, athree-time participant,praises thequilting challenge’sunique format, which brings quilts to audiences nationwide and offers awealth of prestigious prizes.
Susan Sheath emphasisesthe significanceofthis national stage, noting how it encourages quilters to showcase diverse styles, from traditional to modern and abstract, beyond local forums.
The Australian QuiltShow continues to inspire and elevatethe artistry of quilting while connectingcommunities across the country.Quilting is more thanacraft;it’sa vibrant community that fosters creativity,and connection with like-minded makersand promotes positive well-being
The competition is theperfect way to use your holiday ‘downtime’ to create something
neworshowcase any work that was created between December 2023and February 2025. The Challenge welcomesentries which canbeentered into seven exciting categories includingModern Quilt, Traditional Quilt,Art or Pictorial Quilt, Pieced and/ or Appliqued Quilt, Recycled andRestyled, Embroidered by HandorMachine and the inspiringEmerging Talent category for entrants aged 21 and under Judging will be based on theexcellence in design, craftsmanship and interpretation of the theme where applicable.Special awards will be given to celebratecreativity, innovation and craftsmanship, making this an unmissable opportunity forquilters of all styles andskill levels.
This year has an outstandingprize pool of$37,297 where the ‘Best in Show’winner will take home agrandprizeof$10,000cash
Dux: Olivia Hedge ATAR: 97.05
Subjects: Maths Methods, Specialist Maths and Extended Investigation, Physics, Chemistry and Literature.
Future plans: Olivia aims to undertake aBachelor of Biomedicine at the University of Melbourne.
Dux Proximus: Will Marney ATAR 95.0
Subjects: Chemistry, English, History Revolutions, Literature and French.
Future plans: Will plans to take a gap year doing blacksmithing and then go on to university.
are open!
and the category winners and specialaward winners will be awarded cash prizes (total value of $8900) and be in therunning to win one of three Janome sewing machine prizes (valued at $5999 each).
The deadline for submissionsisFebruary 20, 2025 and the cost to enter is $35 per item. The AustralianQuilt Showprize winners will be celebrated andrecognised at the Australasian Quilt Convention from April 10-13, 2025, at the RoyalExhibition Building, Melbourne. The finalists’ quilts will be displayed at AQC andthe Craft &Quilt Fairs in Sydney,Melbourneand Brisbane. Don’t miss yourchancetoexplore and immerse yourself in the world of quiltingenter now!
Visitcraftevents.com.au/aqs_enter-yourquilt_2025 formore information andsubmission details.
Kyneton
Braemar
Gisborne
Sacred Heart College
Gisborne Secondary College
Sacred Heart College
Castlemaine Secondary College
Kyneton High School
Castlemaine Secondary College
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Bespokeluxury
This exceptional four bedroom villa offers unparalleled luxury and modern living with features designed for comfort and style.
Built by renowned custom builder Todd Newman Building and Design, this villa boasts 2.7m ceilings, double glazing, polished concrete floors, and ducted reverse-cycle heating/ cooling, ensuring year-round comfort.
Open plan living offers expansive living spaces with doubleaspect windows that bathe the home in natural light. Astunning stone-bench kitchen with aSmeg900mm cooker,walk-in pantry,and seamless flow to alarge barbecue deck with views through to Mount Franklin and beyond.
Afront sitting room with double doors provides acosy retreat, while adedicated office with built-in storage is ideal for working from home. There is awireless sound-system throughout.
The spacious main bedroom features awalk-in robe and aluxurious ensuite with adouble vanity,walk-in shower,and separate toilet. Bedrooms two, three, and four are oversized with built-in robes and ceiling fans. The family bathroom includes awalk-in shower,bath and separate toilet.
Impressive garaging and storage features alarge 7x7m garage with direct access to the home, plus an additional 7x4m workshop, provide ample space for vehicles and storage. The large laundry includes extra storage and bench space.
Step outside to discover a6x3msolar-heated pool, beautifully landscaped deck and terraced irrigated lawns. Awellfenced yard ensures privacy and security
Situated in apeaceful, quiet locale just 2km from the shopping centre of town, this property offers the perfect balance of tranquillity and convenience.
This luxurious villa is arare find, combining modern design, exceptional finishes and aprime location with views.
Embrace functionality and convenience in this sun-soaked three bedroom home, ideal for families, teachers, or downsizers.
You’ll be impressed by the bright, airy living area with delightful views. There’salso double glazed windows, gas log fire, split system, and ducted heating for year-round comfort.
The modern kitchen features ample storage, gas cooktop, walloven, grill, and walk-in pantry
All the bedrooms are agenerous size
with built-in robes, perfect for agrowing family.The renovated bathroom has ahandy frameless walk-in shower,accessible for all abilities.
Features also include abuilt-in study, sunroom, low-maintenance backyard and side access. There are endless possibilities here for creating aprivate retreat on 871m2.
The property is in aprime location just 500m to local high school, 1.5km to botanical gardens, 2.5km to town centre with vibrant cafes, restaurants, and shops.
Property: Be surprised by this NorthCastlemaine, threebedroom gem
Address: 3Macafee Road, Castlemaine
Newprice:$795,000 -$835,000
Agent: Keogh Real Estate
Contact: 5472 1248
Belle Property Castlemaineand Maldon.
384 Pyrenees Highway, Elphinstone
4a 4b 4v 75w
•Sustainable luxury, designed &built by the renowned Russell Parsons
• Nestled on 75 acresofpure central Victorian countryside with panoramic views
•Just 10kmfromCastlemaine.
Tim Noonan |0413464 949
Rob Waller |0418571 130
4a 2b 3v 698r
•Modern family haven in lovely Woodman Drive precinct.
•4 bedrooms, open-plan living area & contemporary kitchen.
•Outdoor alfresco with large grassed yard. 41 Woodman Drive, McKenzie Hill
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When position is everything
This four bedroom house on (approx.) seven acres, is an ideal weekender,orfamily home with room for the kids to grow.Situated just 6.5 kilometres from the centre of Kyneton, and two kilometres from the freeway,this spacious farm house is aluminium clad with an iron roof, ensuring maintenance-free living for years to come.
Full length front and rear verandas offer all season protection from the elements while there are unimpeded views of the surrounding pastures.
Everything about this house is spacious. The L-shaped living room with split-system is adjacent to the all-timber kitchen which has an abundance of cupboards, two double pantries, and the most superb wood-fired stove and oven (there is also an electric hob)
The four double bedrooms have built-in robes and high ceilings. The centrally placed bathroom has afull vanity,bath, and separate toilet.
The laundry has access to the wide back veranda. At 16 X4metres (approx.) This area is ideal for outdoor entertaining.
With an enormous machinery shed, garage, and sundry chicken pens, abundant water from the dam and water tanks, excellent fencing, and solar power,this would have to tick all the boxes.
This home is dated and could do with acosmetic update, but this is just amatter of taste. It appears to be structurally sound and could be moved into immediately It is the complete package in afabulous position.
Property: Aproperty readyfor youtoput your stamp on
Address: 33 Northumberland Road, Kyneton
Price: $880,000 -$920,000
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Nestled away at the quiet end of Panton Street is this charmer looking for anew owner.With upgrades to furnishings over recent years, this home is comfortably ready to move into and would make afantastic first home or investment.
The entry leads into the cosy main lounge with loads of natural light and agas heater.Timber framed glass doors can be used to separate the lounge from the formal dining room and this flows through the retro servery to the original style kitchen with agas upright stove and cooktop. The three bedrooms all feature built-in robes and there is plenty of storage close to the highly functional bathroom and laundry
There is an undercover concreted outdoor area perfect for abarbecue or your pot plant collection. Good sized shrubs give privacy from the street and there is side vehicle access to the 1024m2 rear yard that could potentially be used for dual living or alarge shed (STCA). Currently there is practical 6m x4m shed, carport and garden shed. With public transport nearby,the location of this property has all the great benefits of being ashort distance to the Kangaroo Flat train station, shopping, Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre and the highway to Melbourne, but you are also ashort distance to the Bendigo CBD.
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Unexpectedfinish
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The Midland Express Maiden Plate produced an unexpected finish at Kyneton races on Thursday
Big Bertha, trained by Charles Cassar, finished strongly in the home straight but began to veer out nearing the post, and went even wider,with rider Ryan Hurdle being thrown onto the track. Hurdle appeared stunned, and paramedics were quickly on hand. The jockey gradually recovered, and was able to walk gingerly back through the mounting yard.
Big Bertha finished second, beaten by 0.4 of alength by Holler They Name, ridden by Jarrod Fry
In the following race, the Evolve Interiors Maiden Plate, the Liam Howley-trained Command Order was sent out as an oddson favourite despite finishing seventh at
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his previous run at Kilmore.
Racing near the lead throughout in the 1856m event, the four-year-old broke through for his first win from eight starts.
Daniel Moor had the winning ride, and Howley continued his record of chalking up winners at his home track.
The final two events saw 4kg claiming apprentice, Stephanie Hateley,ride both winners in very capable fashion.
Hateley won aboard Reluctantly Charmer in the Miranda Park BM53 over 1003m, and Super Trooper
With five wins to her credit, Hateley can now claim 3kg only
Thursday’sChristmas Flavour meeting was the final one at Kyneton this year
Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club now switches attention to crowddrawing meetings on New Year’sDay and Australia Day at Hanging Rock.
Women’sfootball
Precisely how many women’sfootball teams will play in the Riddell League in the 2025 season won’t be finalised until February
The league stated last week that clubs would be given more time to decide if they intend to field women’sopen-age teams.
Fixtures for football and netball across various grades have just been released.
Last season there were seven teams competing in the second season of open-aged Rookie Me women’sfootball. Macedon defeated 2023 premiers Kyneton by one point in a thrilling grand final played at Woodend. The other senior women’steams last season were Melton, Woodend-Hesket, Mt Alexander Falcons, Romsey and Lancefield.
Riddell will have awomen’steamin2025, with the Bombers having been doing preseason training since mid-October
Coach Rob Brereton is keen to instil astrong team culture in the Riddell lineup in its debut season.
Brereton comes to Riddell with strong coaching credentials achieved through roles in the Ballarat League and with Gisborne Rookies and Gisborne women’steams in the Essendon District Football League.
Ryan Hurdle limping back to scale. Jarrod Fry he won aboard Holler Thy Name.
Off course: Big Bertha veers wide passing the post in the Midland Express Plate before dislodging rider Ryan Hurdle. Photo: Pat Scala/Racing Photos
$50,000‘game-changer’
Representatives of Community Bank Trentham &Districts announced an extremely generous $50,000 grant on Thursday afternoon.
Trentham Golf Club was the recipient, with club president Alexandra Evered stating the funding was "a game-changer for our club".
The $50,000 brings the club closer to achieving its goal of raising $175,000 for a vital irrigation system upgrade.
"Weare incredibly thankful to the Community Bank Trentham &Districts for the support and belief in our vision.
"This contribution will have alasting impact on the club and the local community," Ms Evered said.
The presentation of the grant cheque took place at the golf club, with members coming together to celebrate this milestone achievement.
The cheque was presented by bank board member Wendy White, Bank branch manager Edyta Wyatt and community investment coordinator Anjee Anderson.
Securing this funding marks asignificant step forward in ensuring the club's18-hole
course remains in pristine condition for members, visitors, and the wider community
The necessary upgrade will improve water efficiency and support the long-term sustainability of the course, regarded as a treasured asset in the Macedon Ranges/ Hepburn region.
With the Community Bank'sbacking and continued support from members, Trentham Golf Club is on course to ensure the course remains one of the best in the wider district for years to come.
The club also acknowledged the enormous efforts of volunteers and committee members who have worked tirelessly on the project.
Special thanks were extended to Rhonda Holcombe and Jan Stephenson, whose fundraising efforts have been so instrumental, and to Alan Snowden and course superintendent Ricky Mether,for their dedication to implement this critical upgrade.
For more information or to support the club'sinitiatives, visit www.trenthamgolf. com.au
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GOLF results
CASTLEMAINE
Wayne Toohey stole the limelight in Saturday'sstableford, being the overall and C-grade winner with abrilliant 45 points from ahandicap of 18.
Four players passed the 40 mark, including C-grade runner-up Bradley Cruise (19) with 41.
Rob Prendergast (1) had six birdies to edge out Greg Crowe (9) in atight countback in A-grade, and Garry Moore (14) defeated Laurie Haarding (16) on another countback in B-grade.
Toohey and Crowe were NTPs.
The 9@9 is growing in popularity,and this time Peter Creswell (22) and Peggy Ronnau (31) had 20 points to finish in that order
The December monthly medal on Thursday went the way of James McLeish with afine 88-21-67 in acountback from Leigh Campbell 74-7-67. McLeish also topped B-grade.
James Vosti included four birdies in his 73-5-68, and was NTP along with Tony Olsson.
GISBORNE
The final round of the Summer Cup was played on Saturday
Jacob Strevens was seven lengths off the pace last week, but stormed home like aBlack Caviar to collect the trophy
Front runner Gary Hoffman was scratched at the barriers, and favourites Laing and Callender both choked.
In the stableford event, Stephen had a Goodwin in A-grade, Strevens captured B-grade, and Bary McDermott topped C-grade. Letti Saco was the women'sAgrade winner
The women'sambrose on Wednesday was won by Joycelyn Moreland, Lorraine Barrow,Karen Dillon and Marg Ivory Congrats to Kerry Peterson who won the Jim Thorpe veterans' trophy
This went to the player who had the best tally from six Thursday stableford rounds over the year Kerry won by one point from Book Shop' Angus Robertson, and Paul Delia.
KYNETON
Glenn Cook (12) took out A-grade and overall honours with 42 points in the Next Painting stableford on Saturday
Namik Akkurt (12) was runner-up on 39, and shot clear of former Kiwi international Martin Webber (5) and Woodend'sGary Richardson (9).
Ross Martin (13) topped B-grade with 39, ashot clear of David Ryan (15) with
Barry Murphy third despite atriple bogey on the 10th.
Murphy,atthe age of 80, has set his sights on getting back to single figures and beating his age more frequently
Bill McKee (20) won C-grade with 38, edging former jockey Brad Duncan by a shot.
Anne Bennett (42) led in the ladies with 40 points, four clear of captain Julie Harris (21).
NTPs went to Webber,Pete Robbins, Scott Murphy,Dave Pitcher and Harris (also super pin).
Thursday afternoon'snine-hole shoot out was asizzling contest, with TomRickard (28) going back-to-back with 22 points.
Assistant greenkeeper Louis Thompson (5) had three birdies in his 20 points, and finished two ahead of his dad Nathan (8).
Castlemaine'sNormBellis (8)completed his recovery from surgery to win Wednesday'sstableford with 38 points, on acountback from Pat Clohesy (13)who beat his age by three, and Les Turner (25).
Rachael McAndrew (31) won the women'ssection with 37, one clear of Harris.
This Saturday is afun day with a8.30am shotgun start, open to players of all abilities —handicap or not. There will be aunique challenge on each hole, with abarbecue to follow
Members can book onthe regular OneGolf system, and others can phone or email the club to participate.
LANCEFIELD
The ladies had acombined three-club event over 13holes for their last outing before Christmas.
The fun golf format for all resulted in the following winners: Jenni Vennell (A-grade); B— Sandra Stevens; C— RosJensen; D—Janine Notman.
We'll all gather at The Lodge on Thursday night for our Christmas function.
Legends: Agood turn-out for the Tuesday event saw Graham Mau win again with 84-15-69, from Jim Farrell 95-24-71 and Stephen Morgan 102-30-72.
MOUNT MACEDON
The Ranges Medical December monthly medal was contested in ideal conditions on Saturday
Dave Dunstan as the runaway winner of the medal and C-grade with 90-27-63
Mr Consistent Dave Watt topped Agrade with 76-11-65, and B-grade's Nick Vicary shelved his putting woes for atleast aweek with 80-14-66.
Watt was the best putter,and NTPs
went toVicary,M Hoiles, I. Golden, and M. Burrage.
The December monthly medal sponsored by TCC Real Estate took place on Wednesday,with 19 starters.
With fourplayers achieving handicap or better,Jezza 'Spider Man' Clare shone with 39 points to clinch the mug and B-grade honours ahead of Jenny Svedsen (28) on 38.
It was also close in A-grade, with Mike Hoiles (15) prevailing with 37 points by one from Oils Flannery (13).
ROMSEY
Firmer course conditions tricked some players with drivesbouncing into the rough on Saturday
Acouple of par 3tee shots missed the hole by avery narrow margin.
Chris vanDerVliet was aclear winner with 99-32-67.
Consistent Bob McLennan was runnerup with 87-16-71, and Simon Donovan 82-10-72 came in third.
NTPs wenttoMick Squire (2), Rob Rea and Sevi Wilkins.
North Pole rules applied last Wednesday; everyone was awinner with much laughten around the tables afterwards.
TRENTHAM
Aglorious Saturday with 58 players and some stellar golf. Low scores in abundance.
C-grader Macus Height stole the limelight with asuperb 85-23-62 to finish ahead of Alfredo Dean 89-23-66.
In B-grade Huw John 78-13-65 finished ashot ahead of Colin Wilson 79-13-66, while Liam Murray 74-7-67 took A-grade honours on acountback from Simon Ovenden 69-2-67.
The ladies playedstableford, with Sally Kirkright (17) shooting 38 points and scoring two NTPs. Runner-up was Trish Mann (22) with 35 points.
WOODEND
Afun-filled President versus Captain teams event attracted 69 members on Saturday
President Halliday'steam prevailed 6-5 in athrilling finish.
The best nett score for the day was 51.833 nett by the trio of Fi Ramanauskus, Dan Payne and EJ Whitton.
Thanks to all involved in making the day agreat success.
Last Tuesday'sstableford was highlighted byRodney Kane's'ace' on the long and tough par 314th.
In-form Danny Bellchambers (scr) won with 39 points, ahead of Eric Vobergen (13) and Tony Gepp (12) both on 37.
In 2024, Community Bank Trentham &Districts funded 21 local community groups. With the addition of Trentham Golf Club’s $50,000, local community grants and sponsorships since the branch’s establishment 13 years ago now totals astaggering $400,000+.
Memorable occasion: Pictured with the giant $50,000 cheque are (from left): Trentham Golf Club president Alexandra Evered, Rhonda Holcombe -grants committee, Community Bank Trentham &Districts board member Wendy White, bank branch manager Edyta Wyatt, and Jan Stephenson grants committee.
Castlemaine’s Wayne Toohey stole the limelight in Saturday’s stableford.
Kyneton’s Glenn Cook took out A-grade in Saturday stableford.
Kyneton’s Anne Bennett led in the ladies.
Kyneton toostrong
Kyneton’sunbeaten run in Highlands division one pennant bowls continued on Saturday,with anine-shot overall margin against arch rival Kyneton Golf.
There were acouple of big margins in afluctuating afternoon —the home side’stop recruit Greg Podesta won by 26 shots, while Golf’sPeter Linehan finished 22 shots up.
Kyneton seemingly has the all-important double chance wrapped up, although the round 12 encounter at Romsey this weekend is another test.
Third-placed Golf will be at home to Gisborne and should stay in contention. Romsey had 25 shots to spare, gaining maximum points at Lancefield, and second-placed Kilmore collected 15 of the 16 points on offer against Trentham.
Diggers Rest’sfinals prospects were severely dented as Broadford inflicted a47-shot drubbing.
Current ladder: Kyneton 127 points, Kilmore 114, Kyneton Golf 99, Diggers Rest 95, Romsey 93, Gisborne 58, Trentham 39, Broadford 33, Lancefield 30.
LAST END THRILLER
In division two, Kyneton made avaliant bid for victory against ladder-leader Woodend. The Woodsmen scrambled home by a solitary shot. In the same division, Diggers Rest and Kilmore finished with atie. Kyneton Golf won by nine shots against Romsey, and Gisborne outclassed Broadford.
Trentham was agiant killer in division three, with Irene Bruton having abig win in the seven-shot margin against Mt Cottrell. Scores in all matches were:
Division 1: Kyneton 63 dKyneton Golf 54 —J.O’Donnell 18
dT.Williams 13, G. Podesta 34
dA.Barker 8, M. Smoljo 11 lost to P. Linehan 33; Lancefield 44 lost to Romsey 69 —J.Holmes 14 lost to C. Austin 22, G. Stewart 13 lost to N. Lynch 21, A. Andrews 17 lost to A. Young 26; Kilmore 63 dTrentham 48 —M McMaster 15 drew with T. Cook 15,D.Noonan 27 dR.Dobinson 13, S. Fitzgerald 21 dC.McKeone 20; Broadford 82 dDiggers Rest 35 —D.Ellis 32 dS.Browne 11,D.Kelly 26 dR.Treweek 9, B. Ellis 24 dP.Robinson 15.
Division 2: Diggers Rest 68 tied with Kilmore 68 —R.Beckett 23 dS.Hawkless 18, A. Tocci 16 lost to A. Langdon 29, P. Marinier 27 dC.Hodgson 21; Kyneton Golf 62 dRomsey 53 —J McQualter 22 dT.Brady 18, J. Trounce 17 drew with J. Beaumont, W. Turner 23 dS Mayger 18; Kyneton 57 lost to Woodend 58 —D.Knight 19 dN.Bickerdyke 18, D. Kennedy 14 lost to G.Symons 27, M. Bermingham 24 dS.Pickles 13; Gisborne 82 d Broadford 48 —T.Wylie 29 dB.Radford 12, P. Nathan 17 drew with A.Fisher 17, B. Wylie 36 dP.Hoskins 19. Division 3: Kyneton 56 lost to Gisborne (3) 79 —B.Rowe 21 dC.Butterley 20, N. Rawlings 22 lost to S. Lawless 25, J. Epps 13 lost to S. Fallowfield 34; Kilmore 68 dLancefield 64 —S Bloomfield 18 lost to K. Webb 27, M. Johnson 34 dR.Davies 9, W. Gunn 16 lost to Alan Shipcott 28; Trentham 63dMtCottrell 56 —I.Bruton 27 dS.Garwood 14, P. Bremner 19 dP.Wlodarczyk 16, P. Daglish 17 lost to J. Langley 26; Woodend 43 lost to Macedon 64 —T.Sturt 17 drew with D. Summerfield 17, T. White 12 lost to B. Wasyl 27, A. Jewell 14 lost to A. Grant 20; Romsey 75 dGisborne (4) 38 —R.Kozulins 35 dJ.Kinton 3, C. Dean 13 lost to P. Wellington 24, K. Day 27 dF.Perich 11
Holmes double
Lancefield Bowling Club’ssingles championships were decided on Sunday, and familiar names emerged to go on the honour board for this season.
The husband and wife combination of Jeffand Bev Holmes were convincing winners, and collectively they now have 16 club singles titles at Lancefield to their names. Bev chalked up her 11th club title by defeating former winner Ann Shipcott 25-7. In the men’sfinal, Jeffaccountedfor the improving Peter Shannon 25-8.
The winning duo are kept busy offthe greens as well, with JeffbeingLBC president, with Bev secretary
DDGA leader
Woodend’sBarney Hearnden is the new president of the Dalhousie District Golf Association, taking over the role from Mary Campbell.
Aformer Woodend Golf Club president, Hearnden stepped up to fill the board vacancy after Dalhousie was battling to fill senior positions when it held its recent annual meeting. An appeal was subsequently made across association ranks for individuals to step forward.
Hearnden fills atwo-year vacancy on the board, with Dan Payne becoming anew director.The new president was Dalhousie Player of the Year in 2023.
Springfield resident Elaine Scanlon is secretary-treasurer of Dalhousie, as well as finding time tobe secretary of Romsey Golf Club.
Other positions filled include: Golf operations manager —Kaen Fachndnez; junior co-ordinator —Justin Gomez; Sunday pennant co-ordinaotr —Shane Culpin; Monday pennant co-ordinaotor —Kaylene Cruise. Country Week team captains/managers are Dan Payne and Glenda Woods.
CAMPBELL PRAISED
The Dalhousie board has praised the commendable work of Mary Campbell in the role of president for the past three years, and prior to that. She had exhibited “fearless leadership, extraordinary passion and dedication to district golf”.
“Mary has continuously contributed to district roles over the past 20 years,” the board added.
Campbell has played golf with the Romsey,Trentham and now Broardford clubs during her involvement with the sport.
Jeff and Bev Holmes now have 16 club singles titles at Lancefield totheir names.
Howard Drinnan, Brendan Plowman, Barry Godbolt and Spud Taylor watch the outcome of aclose end.
Steve ‘Spud’ Taylor in action for Kyneton.
Howard Drinnan in action for Kyneton.
Hotconditionsfor CDCA
Castlemaine District Cricket Association members braved scorching conditions to battle out their final round of competition before the festive season last weekend.
While it was hot, the weather was definitely kinder, enabling AGrade to complete their rain-affected two-day fixture for round eight.
AReserve contested one-day matches in round 10, BGrade played one-day games in round nine and CGrade (Under 16) enjoyed one-day clashes in round six.
The final round of the T20 comp was contested Thursday night, and the Women also enjoyed ablazing round five comp on Friday evening. Highlights of the round were Maiden Gully Lions AGrade bowler Brett Haw's incredible 7-31 and Sam Winnard's 6-42 for Newstead in the same clash.
AGRADE
Barkers Creek 10-128 lost to Muckleford 9-244 (Daniel Peckham 40, Patrick Leathem not out, Thomas Geddes 35, Edward Gingell 28, Dakota Slingo 28; Nash Robinson 5-66, Mark Noonan 2-74).
Newstead 10-166 (Ben Walter 47; Brett Haw 7-31) defeated Maiden Gully Lions 1-107 (Tim Bubb 70, Leigh Draper 41, Oliver McKenzie 29; Sam Winnard 6-42, Ben Walter 2-55).
Harcourt 9-176 (Thomas Gibbs 45, Scott Thompson 29; Charlie Warren 2-28, James Chaffey 2-35) lost to Castlemaine United 4-211 (James Chaffey 45, Darcy Carroll 43 not out, Levi Chaffet 38; Billy Jury 2-45, Tasman Scoles 2-55).
Guildford had the bye.
ARESERVE
Castlemaine United 3-103 (Adam Smolak 26, Samantha Brasher 21; defeated Campbells Creek Colts 10-101 (Thomas Bunting 18, Graeme Beith 16; Charlie Baker 3-16. Luke Kneebone 2-15).
Maiden Gully Lions 7-196 (Brodie Hogan 67, Robert Brown 66, Michael Rogers 20; Daniel Butler 3-17, David Wilson 2-19, Tim Gleeson 2-20) lost to Heathcote 5-198 (Brad Rowe 40, Nick Malavisi 33 not out, Daniel Butler 32, Cale Polson 31; Robert Brown 2-0).
Muckleford 9-135 (Brayden Wright 37, Callan Hough 24; Kristopher Bagley 2-14) defeated Newstead 10-97 (Paul Righetti 22, Stu Wam 15; Nash Turner 5-23, Lachlan Green 2-22).
North Castlemaine 10-155 (Thomas Cox 51, Gavin James 28; Leigh Bennett 3-29, Alec Burdon3-29) defeated Taradale 10134 (Lachlan Maltby 40, David Millard32; John Howorth 4-8, Darren Hinck 3-24). Harcourt had the bye.
BGRADE
Taradale 1-93 (Simon Marwood 52 not out, Justin Hancock 35 not out) defeated Muckleford 10-86 (AlexCotterell 15, David Leathem 15; Robert Kennedy 3-5, Noah Maltby 3-26).
Newstead 8-169 (Gerald Chapman 54, Adam Sewell 22, Steven Shovan 22 not out; Angus Mychajlyszyn 2-24) defeated Guildford 7-163 (Angus Mychajlyszyn 72; Mark Allen 3-31).
Mia Mia 1-99 (Nathan Sims 53, Simon Dundas 41 not out) accounted for Barkers Creek 10-98 (Oliver Daldy 24, Callam De Bono 23; Seamus McKenna 5-31, Brodie Gamble 3-25).
Campbells Creek Colts 8-188 (Matthew Stahl 50 not out, Mark Macdougall 37; Isaac Pedretti 4-24, Mitchell Yanner 2-33) lost toHepburn 5-308 (Nathaniel Lowe 104 not out, Corey Pedley 89, Lindsay Olver 50).
Castlemaine United had the bye.
WOMEN
Muckleford 72 (Marie Bourne 2-4) lost to Campbells Creek Colts 154 (Heather Grenon 28 not out, Caz Walsh 21 retired not out).
Barkers Creek 101 (Emily Baldwin 25 not out, Gabrielle Smith 15 not out; Tara Ford 2-18) lost to Hepburn 106 (Tara Ford 13 not out, Michelle Callahan 11 not out).
Castlemaine United Gold 52 (Bonnie Wills 9retired notout; Andrea Brasher 3-1, Miho Barnett 2-3, Gabriella Guseli 2-4, Adalia Crandell 2-6) lost to Castlemaine United Blue 126 (Samantha Braser 26 retired not out, Miho Barnett 10 retired not out).
Newstead vGuildford -pending CGRADE (Under 16)
Castlemaine United Blue 2-103 (Harper Kneebone 29, Oliver Grainger 26 not out, Declan Brasher 18) defeated Colts Phelans 7-102 (Brett Coon 36, Charlie Erickson 30 not out; Declan Brasher2-26).
Newstead 4-110 (Eve Righetti30retired
not out, Fianna Gardner 23 not out; Jhi McKenzie 2-3) defeated Campbells Creek Colts 3-96 (Sebastian Collie 32 retired not out, Jakoby Noulton 19).
Maryborough 6-73 (Jaxon Carmody 27; Zachary Thompson 3-7, Brayden Allan 2-8) lost to Barkers/North/Harcourt 5-84 (Zachary Thompson 32 retired not out).
Carisbrook 10-29 (Gabriel O'Sullivan 4-0) lost to Castlemaine United Gold 3-125 (Charlie Cordy 31 retired not out, Gabriel O'Sullivan).
Muckleford hadthe bye. T20
In Pool BCastlemaine United 9-87 (Levi Chaffey 22; Aidan Goddard 3-11, Declan Slingo 3-20, James Cole 2-17) lost to Muckleford 2-88 (Brayden Wright 33 notout, Declan Slingo 30not out) in alow scoring affair. Muckleford will now take onNewstead in the T20 grand final to be contested at Mapson Timmins Oval on Thursday January 23 at 5.30pm.
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Macedondefeated Gisborne by 37 runs in Sunday'sKookaburra women'scricket round of matches.
The Cats compiled 7/140 c.c. From their 20 overs, with opener Caitlin Shaw making 50 retired, and Matilda Berns 34.
Gisborne lost three early wickets and finished up with 7/103 on the board (Brianna Woodburn 51 not out, Nina Harbinson 22).
Wallan made 8/140 (Terri Haydon 71 notout,F.Vance 33) and restricted Lancefield Yellow to 8/106 (H. Fisher 26, B. Jeffrey 22).
Kilmore scored 3/108 (Tyla Logie 50 ret.) and Lancefield replied with 5/109 (Nat Jeffrey 48 n.o., Elllanor Carboon 20). In the remaining match, Darley compiled 5/113 (B. Ward 43 n.o.) and Bacchus Marsh rattled up 1/114 (S. Bamford 43 n.o)..
Malmsbury cricketers are looking forward to their 20/20 match on Friday.
Creek’s Thomas Bunting defends his wicket at the Camp Reserve Photo: Max Lesser
Browne blazes 106n.o.
Bill West
Barbados has produced some great cricketers over generations, and Alex Browne lived up to his reputation as abig hitter with ablistering match-winning century for Macedon on Saturday
Browne slammed an unbeaten 106 runs from 51 deliveries in the Twenty/20 McIntyre Cup 1sts fixture against Broadford. His innings, which included 12 fours and two sixes on the Tony Clarke Oval, set the stage for Macedon’s first win of the GDCA season.
Macedon has been waiting for the all-rounder to erupt with the bat since the season began, and the occasion was when the Cats were about to celebrate the club’s150th anniversary,with aspecial dinner in theevening.
Club president Steve Harrison said later it was agreat day for the club on and offthe field.
Macedon’s1sts and 2nds won, with opener Dale Taverna making 100 before retiring and Brett McKay 67 in a tally of 3/213 c.c. against Blackwood in Jensen 2nds.
Blackwood raced to 5/216 in just 28 overs —Ben Whithouse 91, Luke Whitehuse 49, Mingma Sherpa 46 not out in reply.Spectators were in awe at Tony Clarke as Browne took the long handle to the Broadford attack.
After being 3-42, the Cats stepped up the tempo with former captain Daniel Trotta slamming 45 from 27 balls in a fourth-wicket stand of 102 with Browne.
Broadford faced aformidable chase of 188 for victory, and were always behind the run rate. Gareth Sharpe made 69 and the innings concluded at 6/170, with the largely young Macedon side excited to finally get awin.
GISBORNE TOOGOOD
For the second time in aweek, Gisborne proved too strong for Woodend in McIntyre 1sts.
Woodend elected to bat at Gardiner Reserve, where there was acavalcade of entertainment at alarge crowd with evening activities. Using six different bowlers, Gisborne restricted Woodend to 6/148 with Josh Easterly a quick 37 not out and Marcus 30 the main scorers. Josh Brown removed both openers.
Woodend needed early wickets, but for the second week in succession Spencer Jones and the very much in-form Riley Vernon put on ahalf century opening stand.
The Dragons had atemporary hiccup when Harrison Sheahan claimed two wickets in two deliveries, but Vernon continued on before being caught for 66 offjust 38 balls.
The home side won with nine balls remaining and 7/149 on the board and an eye on top spot.
Finals aspirant Romsey,athome, was in the box seat after restricting Sunbury Kangaroos to just 6/108 c.c., with wickets shared. Mathew Milne returned to form with 46, and Nathan Hoy slammed an unbeaten 39 in quick time as the Redbacks cruised to 4/109 from 14 overs.
Rupertswood failed with the bat against Sunbury United and battled to reach 8/97 c.c.
United then struggled against apersistent attack, but won with three balls to spare.
In Jensen 2nds, Malmsbury’sMatt Cox came to the rescue by scoring 103 against Hanging Rock in atally of 9/181. Cox then captured 3-3 with the ball as the Berries won by 53 runs. Woodend’sAlistair Gray scored 100 and retired in the Jensen 3rds match against Melton.
The GDCA executive wishes all clubs and supporters compliments of the season.There will be aholiday break, with the next round of matches scheduled for Saturday, January 11
ALL THE SCORES
Results of Gisborne District Cricket Association matches on Saturday were:
McIntyre Cup 1sts: Woodend 5/148 c.c. (J. Eastley 37 n.o., M. Stewart) lost to Gisborne 7/149 (R. Vernon 66); Sunbury Kangaroos 6/108 c.c. Lost to Romsey 4/109 (M. Milne 46, N. Hoy 39 n.o.); Rupertswood 96 (J. Hughes 3-7) lost to Sunbury United 8/97 (N. Crotty 3-23); Macedon 5/187 c.c. (A. Browne 106 n.o., D. Trotta 45) dBroadford 6/170 (G. Sharp 69).
Johnstone 1sts: Diggers Rest/Bulla 6/116 c.c. (J. Reid 33 --L. Zelvys 3-9) lost to Kilmore 2/120 (C. Partridge 47 n.o., D. McNicholas 44 n.o.; Aintree 6/129 c.c. (C. Kalsi 55 n.o., G. Singh 28) dEast Sunbury 8/124 (B. Watson 52 -P Venkatesh 3-18); Wallan 4/155 c.c. (B. Vance 72, R. Cumberland 31) dEynesbury 7/106 (C. Fowler 3-16).
McIntyre 2nds: Broadford 6/89 lost to Macedon 3/91; Sunbury United 7/132 c.c. (L. Watts37—O.McAliece 3-16 d; Rupertswood 9/124 (T.Taylor-White 39 —D.Falzon 3-27) ;Woodend 4/157 c.c. (J. Pettigrew71 n.o., B. Warner 46 n.o.) dGisborne 118(W. Mackay 31 —B.Gardner 4-6).
Johnstone 2nds: Aintree 4/146 (G. Nahal 38) dEast Sunbury 7/61 ;Eynesbury 7/123 c.c. J. Tardrew 36) lost to Wallan 4/124 (B. Bishop 34 n.o., B. Regan 30); Diggers Rest-Bulla 121 (N. Crosland 30 -Z.Ryan 4-9) dKilmore 55 (L. Andrews 5-13).
Jensen 1sts: Rupertswood 93 (B. Pearson 41 —S.Taylor 5-9, A. Richardt 4-11) lost to Lancefield 2/94 (C. Sankey 42 n.o.); Gisborne 145 (J. Gruevski 32 —M.Hussain 4-10) lost to Melton South 8/147 (M. Ehsan 33); Wallan 122 (H.
Mullavey-Clark 41 —B Singh 3-16) dHarkness 8/56 (N. Reus 4-12); Riddell 68 (H. Fisher 30 —J.Newman 3-12) lost to Sunbury United 9/69 (M. Lloyd 3-7).
Jensen 2nds: Malmsbury 9/181c.c. (M. Cox 103) dHanging Rock 148 (L. Vincent 35 —K.Fisher 4-27, M. Cox 3-3); Macedon 3/213 c.c. (D. Taverna 100 ret., B. McKay 67 —L.Whitehouse 3-37) lost to Blackwood 5/216 (B. Whitehouse 91, L. Whitehouse 49, M. Sherpa 46 n.o.); Romsey 5/270 (J. East 69 n.o., C. Armstrong 68, J. Wallace 57) dLancefield 131 (B. Muntz 40 -B.Reid 4-38); Trentham 93 (H. Forgo 32 A. Alameh 5-21, S. Silva 3-1) lost to Rupertswood 3/95 (A. Sutherland 43, T. Hayes 36).
Jensen 3rds: Sunbury 150 (N. Davies 38) lost to Gisborne 8/153 (J. Allen 4-38); Sunbury Kangaroos 164(N. Patel 47, G. Bennett 45 -J.Sorraghan 5-38) dDiggers Rest/Bulla 60 (J. McIntosh 3-3, Patel 3-6); Melton Centrals 208 (M. Murphy 76, L. Dawes 31) dKilmore 8/130; Woodend 7/277 c.c. (A. Gray 100 ret., J.Fiford 45, J.Gray 34 d Mel (N. Sohi 33ton 141 —J.Johnston 3-34, B. Sliwczynski 3-31); Harkness 86 )N. Sohi 33 -L.Bielby 3-6, G. Miller 3-22) lost to Melton South 7/87 (Z. Khan 4-28).
Club North: Woodend 5/203 (P. Jamieson 52, G. Sullivan 35, P. McBride 34) dWallan 115(C. Masters36—P McBride 3-11); Gisborne 8/237 (J. Wallace 57 n.o., H. Telfer 50, J. Hynes 41 —L.McElhinney 3-45) N. Jeffrey 3-49) dLancefield 8/83 (Telfer 3-6); Malmsbury 6/190 c.c. (R. De Podolinsky 50 ret., B. McCutcheon 37) dBroadford 82 (B. Terbeeke 3-1); Eastern Hill 6/137 c.c. (C. Russell 47, M. Hall 30) dKilmore 89 (J. Acret 33 -M.Fulton 4-21).
Club South: Gisborne 6/117 (L. Moss 54) lost to Rupertswood 5/118 (P.Kavanagh 49, A. Morrison 31); Riddell 5/176 c.c. (M. Rosacker 38 n.o., M. Lindsay 34 —K Connelly 3-41) dEynesbury 9/125 (B. Chamberlain 41); Woodend 9/121 (D. Ranson 51 n.o.) lost to Sunbury United 6/131 (K. Dhanjal 30- A. Black 3-27).
MCC— looking back 150 years
Bill West
Macedon Cricket Club held aspecial dinner on Saturday evening to mark its 150 years of sporting and community activity
Ahighlight was the induction of three legendary figures MCC —looking back 150 years all deceased —into the club’s new Hall of Fame.
The late John Clifford, Owen Rose and John Ewels were considered very worthy of being accorded the club’shighest honour
Their long-term achievements and leadership both on and offthe field are seen as shining examples to the present younger generations of cricketers making their way at Macedon.
Club president for the past nine years, Steve Harrison, said the weekend was a great success.
He acknowledged there is still much to learn about the “early days” of cricket at Macedon and surrounds, and local resident Clytie Deering, amember of the club’swomen’steam, is researching further and uncovering facts which some had never heard of, or thought were figments of past generations’ imagination.
Back in 2005, the Macedon Cricket Club celebrated what it thought was its 125th year.Having been formed in the year 1880.
“This was found to be incorrect, as there is now documented evidence Macedon was an operating cricket club in 1874.”
Old newspapers, including the Kyneton Guardian and Kyneton Observer,have been valuable in gathering new information.
The president said there was areport about amatch played between Macedon and ‘The Alps’ cricketers.
Macedon Cricket Club would like to unearth more history about ‘The Alps’, which most likely amalgamated with Macedon at some stage.
Much cricket memorabilia was on display at the Tony Clarke Reserve clubrooms at he weekend.
Old bound minute books threw some light on past cricketing activities.
Like many clubs in the Gisborne District Cricket Asso-
ciation, Macedon has had its ups and downs over the years.
Around 80 attended the dinner,and it was close to acricket talk fest for much of the evening.
The old days of playing cricket on matting wickets, and later malthoid, were aired. Former captain TimDawe, from the early 2000s era, and current First XI skipper Gareth De Rosayro were among the evening’sspeakers.
Macedon has avery positive attitude about promoting younger cricketers, and is astrong supporter of girls and women’scricket, once considered ararity
Awriter to alocal newspaper in the 1870s complained that Macedon cricketers “had to learn how to take a beating”.
John Clifford’sson, Sean, was present to accept the new award on behalf of his father,while former captain Ian Rose spokeabout the influence of his late brother,Owen.
Significant club trophies are named after John and Owen; the former even has the Greene Street Reserve, where he played much of his cricket and football, named to recognise his contribution to sport at Macedon.Itis felt thatJohn Ewels, long time all-rounder and club secretary,may have played many more games than are actually recorded.
Lois Ewels (John’swife) accepted his admission to the Hall of Fame.
The Macedon club will welcome any ‘old’ information, which may help it better understand the in-depth history
The club is appreciative of all who supported activities at the weekend.
Former Macedon cricket captain Tim Dawe speaking at the 150th celebration dinner.
Current view: Macedon A-grade leader Gareth De Rosayro address the gathering on Saturday evening.
Alex Browne fastest century of the season led to Macedon’s first win.
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