Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Loong – world’s oldest dragon. Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs, Multicultural Affairs and International Education, the Hon Julian Hill MP, joined Federal Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters at the Golden Dragon Museum on Wednesday 6 August to announce that the Federal; Government will contribute $100,000 towards the repair of Loong the Dragon after vandals caused…
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Virginia and Tahnee. Would you like a rewarding volunteer role which can help a young person in an important and practical way? The TAC L2P Program might be for you. The TAC L2P Program assists learner drivers under 21 years of age, who do not have access to a supervising driver or vehicle, to gain…
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The Beehive Chimney, poking above the trees in Maldon. The project to deliver repairs to the Beehive Chimney structure at Maldon is underway. It comes after Parks Victoria received a ‘Failure to Maintain’ notice from Heritage Victoria in July 2024. In an update, Parks Victoria said it has since been seeking funding to address the…
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Maldon cenotaph. Maldon RSL will host a memorial ceremony to mark Vietnam Veterans Day on Monday 18 August. Assemble at the cenotaph in the Maldon Shire Gardens from 10.45am for 11am wreath laying.
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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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