Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
As the Torchlight Parade came to a triumphant close, loudspeakers blasted a familiar song across Main Street: “Callin’ out around the world! Are you ready for a brand-new beat?” Hundreds of people heard the cry and had a spring in their step as they gravitated towards the music: “…the time is right, for Dancin’ in…
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It was unusually dark at 7pm on Saturday 20 April, which was absolutely perfect for the annual Torchlight Parade. Featuring members of the local volunteer emergency services holding lanterns and torches, it was a relatively quiet parade that drifted past gently (apart from the brilliant Maldon Brass Band which brings melodies to Maldon throughout the…
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Good Friday combined service. Good Friday combined service. Hymns filled the air of Maldon on Good Friday 18 April during the open-air service hosted by the churches of Maldon in the shadow of the historic Beehive Chimney. Nearly 100 congregants, many sensibly wearing hats under the clear sky, joined the songs and prayers. Readings and…
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Newstead Men’s Shed. I’m going to go out on a limb here and reveal something about myself that those who know me may not believe. I’m a bit shy. Don’t worry, I can be the life of the party, given the right crowd and some Dutch courage and I’ve amassed all the social graces and…
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Ross Dohnt working the chaff cutter. The Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club (MAVEC) held its 28th Annual rally over the weekend of Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April at the Dave Bennett Reserve in Muckleford. The rally highlighted H.V. McKay-Sunshine engines and Ford/Fordson tractors this year. There were various attractions, including working machinery displays, a…
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Maldon born Harold Johnson was working in Echuca when he enlisted in the A.I.F. on 19 August 1914 and from that day he kept a diary recording his experiences of army life. After a brief farewell visit home, Harold reported to the Broadmeadows Military Camp where he underwent two months of training. When it leaked…
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Easter Egg Hunt at the Maldon Athenaeum Library Come and join the hunt for well-hidden Easter eggs on Saturday 19 April. Both children and adults will be rewarded for their industrious searching. Hunting commences at 10am. Book Sale at the Library The Library Book Sale will take place on Saturday 26 April (Anzac Day weekend),…
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Today Ann and EC co-host IMT with guests Bernice Steinfort and Peter Veenhuizen of the Maldon Readers and Writers Group; they’ll be plugging the group’s upcoming event with acclaimed Australian author Sofie Laguna. Last Friday Slats and EC and guest Nicole Chvastek (pictured here) talked across a range of subjects familiar to most at present.…
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Autumn Market fun this Sunday in Maldon. What better way to enjoy this stretch of sunny autumn days than a visit to the Maldon Market this Sunday 13 April, from 9am to 1.30pm at 1 Church Street? Local band The Complete Unknowns will be playing from 10.30am to 12.30pm, there’s a playground for the kids,…
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I’m a little disappointed in the fact there seems to have been no responses to the proposal to extend the railway platform at Maldon. The fact that the existing platform is a little over five metres at its widest point and the proposal is for an eight-metre-wide extension is hard to understand, particularly as the…
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