Original Kangaroo Hotel in background c. 1857. The Garrick Club was a society of dramatic amateurs. The first Garrick Club was formed in 1831 in London for actors and men of refinement to meet on equal terms. It is one of the oldest members’ clubs in the world. Melbourne formed its own Garrick Club in…
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Under grey skies we remember
Janet Purcell, Neil Buck, Kevin WE REMEMBER Moschetti, Ben Sellars, Gillian Jacobs and Rob Harris at the Maldon RSL gathering the ANZAC Day service. Photo courtesy Rob Leeson. ANZAC Day in a small town still feels personal, over a century after the events at Gallipoli. We just need to look around to see how a…
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Funding for beloved Buda
Staff, volunteers and committee of Buda with Maree Edwards MP and Mayor Rosie Annear. Buda Historic Home & Garden in Castlemaine will be funded to proceed with its plans to upgrade and improve, as announced by Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards MP on Thursday 22 May. The Victorian State Budget allocated $500,000 to support…
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Local Remembrance Day ceremonies pause to remember
Vietnam veteran Alistar Jessop, pictured outside Newstead IGA, selling poppies to raise funds for returned veterans and their families. The minute of silence at 11am is a significant part of the Remembrance Day ritual, but it’s not really silence when you think about it. It’s a minute of not speaking; a minute of reflection and…
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