Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
L-R Associate Nurse Unit Manager Riki, resident Paul and EEN Karen at Maldon Hospital for Aged Care Employee Day. Photo courtesy Rob Leeson. Thanks for caring. That’s the message of Aged Care Employee Day, celebrated on Thursday 7 August around Australia, which honours all the people who work to support the millions of older Australians…
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Sean McCubbin. Photo courtesy Rob Leeson. The team at Kaiser Reef Maldon Operations is organising a fundraiser to show moral support and help ease the financial burden for their colleague, Maldon CFA Captain and beloved community member, Sean McCubbin. The event will take place at Porcupine Village on Saturday 13 September from 1pm. Describing Sean,…
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Sue Race – volunteer This week we celebrate National Science Week, 9-16 August. We often forget just how much our everyday lives depend on science: architecture and engineering, agriculture, energy and transport, health and medicine, cooking, gardening, mining and industry. August 9 is also the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. What better way…
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The Robinson House, High Street. Maldon has many examples of Gothic architecture. The earliest example is Holy Trinity Church opened in 1861 and designed in the Early English Gothic style by architect David Drape. The Church’s stained glass windows are fine examples of the Gothic tradition, particularly its grand west window, the work of John…
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North British Mine Picture a place that is steeped in history with all the elements of a scary story: the North British Mine offers so much for the active imagination. Crumbling brick ruins, surrounded by still bushland and nature sounds; all shrouded in fog if you head there on a winter morning. Fascinating old kilns,…
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Maldon CERT Team Leader Annette Gillham with the CERT vehicle. Ambulance Victoria (AV) is looking for more recruits to join the Maldon Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Maldon’s CERT consists of volunteers who provide support to the local community and surrounding areas 24 hours a day, seven days a week as First Responders. CERTs are…
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For best results and flawless skin, don’t scrimp on the zinc. Skin by Salafia This column has focused on how to enjoy cool season delights, with this week highlighting care for something that can really suffer in the cold: your skin. A revolutionary technique involving a simple one-step treatment, using all-natural materials, will ensure your…
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Corsets not a death sentence: study. A study to examine rib deformation in female remains from the 18th and 19th century has concluded that while long-term corset use may have been inconvenient and perhaps uncomfortable, corseted women of history lived relatively long lives. In fact, the study by anthropologist Rebecca Gibson of American University in…
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Yarn bomb. Dhelkaya Health is calling on the community to grab their knitting needles and crochet hooks to help create a powerful display for Wear It Purple Day 2025. This national day celebrates safe, supportive, and inclusive spaces for young LGBTIQA+ people, and this year Dhelkaya Health plans to yarn bomb four trees across the…
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Paris is Doggo of the week. TT: You’re probably the most worldly doggo I have met, Paris. Paris: Is it the name? Or the Eiffel Tower costume that makes you think that? Because it’s just a cardboard replica. TT: You clearly have an affinity for the City of Lights. Paris: Well no, you see, I…
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