Alice Anderson and her All Girl Garage are coming to town.

Imagine…1920’s Melbourne – the advent of the motorcar. Society reels from the aftermath of war and a second wave of Spanish flu wreaks havoc on the streets.

Theatres buzz with vaudeville hacks and men with an eye for enterprise seize every opportunity to weasel wealth. Meanwhile, one small woman defies convention and makes her mark.

Meet Alice Anderson. Mechanic. Trailblazer. Entrepreneur. Part history, part farce, part who-done-it, Garage Girls shines a light on one remarkable young woman’s short but eventful life.

Who was Alice Anderson? Why did she drive her baby Austin all the way to Alice Springs? Who were all those women, dressed in greasy dungarees…and don’t they look a little bit like men?

Inspired by actual events and realised for theatre with a healthy dose of magic realism and many colourful characters, played by five actors – Garage Girls is a rollicking ride celebrating a Victorian icon. Welcome to Miss Anderson’s All Girl Garage!

Garage Girls is presented by Three Birds Theatre and The Shift Theatre. It’s a Green Room Award-nominated, independent theatre company established in 2015 by Yvette Turner, Madelaine Nunn and Anna Rodway.

Three Birds has swiftly gained recognition as exciting innovators of sharp, comedy driven theatre, devoted to bringing female focused stories to the stage.

The Shift Theatre is focused on presenting dynamic works with strong roles for women, both from existing texts and in the development of new works. Since 2009, they have produced acclaimed works of longevity with a solid touring history proven regionally, nationally and internationally.

They’re bringing Garage Girls to the stage at Kyneton Town Hall this Friday July 26 from 7pm with more information, including ticketing details, available on the Macedon Ranges Shire website.

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The Macedon Ranges Shire Council will welcome 35 new citizens and present the shire’s 2024 Community Awards at the Kyneton Town Hall, tomorrow, Thursday 25 January.

The council will acknowledge courageous and inspiring members of the community through the presentation of community awards in the following categories:

Connecting Communities Award

Healthy People and Environment Award

Business and Tourism Award

Citizen of the Year

The shire’s new citizens this year originate from New Zealand, Ireland, Germany, Thailand, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam, and the Netherlands.

At the ceremony each new adult citizen will receive a certificate of Australian citizenship, an Australian lapel pin, and Australian native plant. The council will also present each new child citizen with a small gift.

The Kyneton Municipal Band will provide entertainment at the event which will be attended by dignitaries including Macedon Ranges Shire Council CEO Bernie O’Sullivan, Mayor Councillor Annette Death, Councillors Jennifer Anderson, Rob Guthrie, Geoff Neil, Bill West, Christine Walker, and Mark Ridgeway, Cr Dominic Bonanno (TBC) and Member of Parliament: Mary-Anne Thomas MP (State Member for Macedon).