Welcome to Your Macedon Ranges for Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26.
Here are the events and activities happening in the Macedon Ranges this week:
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Tuesday, May 21
Community Chatty Café: Enjoy a cuppa and a natter. Woodend Neighbourhood House, Forest St. 10am-11am.
Craft A Curious Circle – Card Making: Create things in a friendly and inclusive setting. Romsey Library, Main St. 5pm-7pm. Free.
Wednesday, May 22
Nature Sanatorium Eco-Trail Walk: Join Parks Victoria volunteers on a 3km moderate-level walk. Learn about plants and animals as well as the history of the Macedon Regional Park. Days Picnic Ground, Lions Head Rd, Mount Macedon. 9.30am-11.30am. Free.
Game Canasta Club: Join a friendly group to play the card game Canasta. Beginners welcome. Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House, 47 Victoria St, Macedon. 2pm-5pm.
Singing Woodend Warblers: Community choir. Norma Richardson Hall, Buckland St, Woodend. 7pm. $10 (first session free).
Quiz Trivia Night: General knowledge quiz. The Victoria Hotel, High St, Woodend. 7pm. Free.
Friday, May 24
Music Twist & Shout: Local youth bands will compete to deliver the best 1960s and ’70s covers. Featuring Elo & the Shinkicks, Thunderchief and Live Wire. Woodend Community Centre Hall, High St, Woodend. 6pm-9pm. $5.
Music George Trimmer Band: Classic hits to contemporary favourites. The Telegraph Hotel, Hamilton St, Gisborne. 8pm.
Theatre Looped: In 1965, celebrated actress Tallulah Bankhead entered a Los Angeles recording studio to re-record (or “loop”) one line of dialogue for the film Die! Die! My Darling! What should have taken eight minutes ended up taking eight hours. This play, performed by The Mount Players, offers a hilarious yet sympathetic guesstimation as to what may have happened. The Mountview Theatre, Smith St, Macedon. 8pm-10.15pm. Adult $30, Concession $25.
Saturday, May 25
Exercise Parkruns: 5km fun runs/walks in Gisborne (Dixon Field), Lancefield (Lancefield Park) and Woodend (Campaspe Dr). All abilities welcome. 8am. Free.
Market Lancefield Farmers’ Market: High St & Park St, Lancefield. 9am-1pm.
Market Little Treasures Market: Tasty treats, handmade goods, plants, jewellery, hats and scarves, and more. Mechanics Institute, Main St, Lancefield. 9am-1pm.
Market Daylesford Farmers’ Market: Daylesford Primary School, Vincent St. 9am-1pm.
Author Talk Trent Dalton – From Eli to Lola: Live-streamed from Sydney Writers’ Festival. Author Trent Dalton in conversation with Cassie McCullagh. Woodend Library, Cnr High St & Forest St, Woodend. 12pm-1pm. Free.
Talk Storytellers – Leigh Sales and Lisa Millar: Live-streamed from Sydney Writers’ Festival. Journalist Leigh Sales is joined in conversation by her ABC colleague Lisa Millar. Woodend Library, Cnr High St & Forest St, Woodend. 2pm-3pm. Free.
Beer Brewery Tour: See how beer is brewed. Holgate Brewhouse, High St, Woodend. 3pm-4pm. $25.
Theatre Looped: In 1965, celebrated actress Tallulah Bankhead entered a Los Angeles recording studio to re-record (or “loop”) one line of dialogue for the film Die! Die! My Darling! What should have taken eight minutes ended up taking eight hours. This play, performed by The Mount Players, offers a hilarious yet sympathetic guesstimation as to what may have happened. The Mountview Theatre, Smith St, Macedon. 8pm-10.15pm. Adult $30, Concession $25.
Music Elysium, Junkyard Wizards and Sack of Flour: Three local rock bands. Major Tom’s, 57 Piper St, Kyneton. 8.30pm-11pm. $15.
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Sunday, May 26
Market Daylesford Sunday Market: Daylesford Railway Station, Raglan St. 8am-3pm.
Outdoors Orienteering Macedon: Try orienteering. Five courses, ranging from easy to hard, in a beautiful section of forest. Coaching available for newcomers. Campey Rd, Macedon. 9.30am-1pm. Family $30, Adult $12, Junior (under 21) $6.
Theatre Looped: In 1965, celebrated actress Tallulah Bankhead entered a Los Angeles recording studio to re-record (or “loop”) one line of dialogue for the film Die! Die! My Darling! What should have taken eight minutes ended up taking eight hours. This play, performed by The Mount Players, offers a hilarious yet sympathetic guesstimation as to what may have happened. The Mountview Theatre, Smith St, Macedon. 2pm-4.15pm. Adult $30, Concession $25.
Beer Brewery Tour: See how beer is brewed. Holgate Brewhouse, High St, Woodend. 3pm-4pm. $25.
Singing Rainbow Voices Community Choir: LGBTQIA+ and allies choir. For anyone aged 13 and over. Kyneton Community House Good Food Hub, 35 High St, Kyneton. 4pm-6pm.
Exhibitions
Kyneton The Old Auction House: Exhibition: Perception (group), Fly, Climb, Crawl (group). Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm.
Kyneton Unmasked: A celebration of nursing and midwifery. Mon, Thu, Fri 10am-3pm.
Kyneton Stockroom: Exhibitions: Ravi Avasti, Arthur Dimitriou. Mon, Thu-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Kyneton Art on Piper: Exhibition: Ali Hill. Wed-Mon 10am-4pm.
Kyneton Cusack & Cusack: Fri-Sun 10am-3pm.
Kyneton Nurses, Medicine and Caring: Explores themes such as nurses’ training, nurses at war, uniforms, local medical identities, bush nursing and shire hospitals. Includes a collection from the old Kyneton Hospital. Fri-Sun. 11am-4pm.
Kyneton Kyneton Ridge Artspace: Exhibition: Wall Works (ceramics). Sat & Sun 11am-5pm.
Mount Macedon The Gallery: Exhibition: Portraits on the Mount. Fri-Tues 10am-4pm.
Trentham Trentham District Story: Outdoor display telling the story of Trentham from its earliest Indigenous inhabitants to the present day. Open every day in the grounds of the Old Police Station, 3-5 Camp St, Trentham.
Trentham Little Gallery: Fri-Mon 10am-4pm.
Woodend The Back Shed Gallery: 33 Urquhart St, Woodend. Tues-Sun 10am-5pm.
Coming up
Community Reconciliation Week 2024: Joshua Carter (Youth Voice Coordinator) and Drew Berick (Elder Voice Coordinator) will be speaking about the Youth and Elders’ Voice initiatives of the First Peoples’ Assembly. Kyneton Town Hall, Mollison St, Kyneton. 6pm-7.30pm. Free. May 28.
Theatre Winter Fest 2024: Four one-act comedies. Festival organised by GAB Theatre. Lancefield Mechanics Institute, High St, Lancefield. Adult $20, Concession/Child $15. May 31-June 1.
Art Woodend Winter Art Show: Works by members of Woodend Art Group. Woodend Railway Station, Urquhart St. 10am-4pm. Gold coin donation. June 8-10.
Have a great week!
Richard
P.S. I’ve tried my best to ensure accuracy, but please follow the links above to confirm details before attending events.
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Last train to Lancefield
PAST TIMES
With thanks to Romsey & Lancefield Districts Historical Society.
In the photo above, from June 23, 1956, a Victorian Railways train calls at Monegeetta on its journey along the Clarkefield-Lancefield line.
The scene of a passenger checking his watch and people striding along the platform suggests nothing out of the ordinary. However, this was the final time a passenger service would run along those tracks.
The Clarkefield-Lancefield railway operated for 75 years. In addition to Monegeetta, stations along the route included Bolinda, North Monegeetta and Romsey.
The track was extended to Kilmore in 1892. But a lack of passengers and freight meant this 30km section was open for less than 10 years.
The Clarkefield-Lancefield line closed for good in August 1956, its demise sealed by the increasing popularity of the motor car and the amount of money required to repair the Bolinda trestle bridge.
Of the former stations on the Clarkefield-Lancefield line, only Lancefield remains in its original location. The station at Monegeetta was moved to a farm near Romsey, where it serves as an outbuilding.
✍️ Kylie McKay, co-author of A Pictorial Guide to the Long Lost Lancefield and Kilmore Railway.
In the news
🥗 MACEDON RANGES: Social Foundry in Kyneton and Flying Pigeon in Gisborne have been named as the winners of this year’s Edgy Veg Awards.
🏡 MOUNT MACEDON: Camelot, a historic estate featuring thousands of daffodils, a croquet lawn, Paul Bangay-designed gardens and a lakeside glass studio, has been listed for sale with a price tag of $7.2m.
🎨 MACEDON: Artist Amalie Rose, 19, has entered a portrait of actor Ian Smith in the Archibald Prize. If her portrayal of the Neighbours icon were to be selected, she would be the youngest artist to have a non-collaborated artwork hung in the final.
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