Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
The Team. Standing at the rear: Sue and Paul. In the car: Annette. Front seat: Trish. At the Front: Kathy. Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) Maldon Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has received a significant boost with the arrival of a new response vehicle. The updated 2024 Nissan XTrail 4×4 Hybrid reflects…
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Last Sunday I joined mostly older people attending the Australia Day event at Victory Park in Castlemaine. The event began with a lengthy and tiresome reminder of whose land we are on. Uncle Rick then conducted a Welcome to Country ceremony in an Aboriginal language. Whilst impressive, most of us remain puzzled as to who…
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Fantastic Flings. There was no golf at Maldon Golf Club last weekend but the Tarrengower Thong Throw Competition on Sunday 26 January was competitive, with current champion Steve holding onto his title. The winning distances were impressive! Results as follows: Mens Winner & Open Champion Steve McKimmie: 46 metres Ladies Winner Kerryn Healy: 34 metres…
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The Maldon Athenaeum Library made a quiet announcement in its regular TT column on Friday: it has received funding from the Maldon & District Community Bank to repair its roof. It’s such fantastic news that it deserves its own article. The library was built in 1934 and the roof, which must protect thousands of books…
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The Sky Dragon at Bendigo’s Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday 1 February.Photos courtesy of Carolyn Vickers. One of the most wonderful legacies of the Victorian Gold Rush is the enduring influence of the Chinese miners who journeyed here en masse to seek their fortunes. While the remaining traces are fainter in Maldon and surrounds…
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The CDS collection point at Maldon Hardware. Be sure to deliver directly to Steve so he can count and allocate the refund to your favourite community group! The Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is simpler than it seems and provides a great way for folks to recycle while supporting local community groups. All you need to…
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In 1838 George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, established an Aboriginal Protectorate in the Port Phillip District with the aim of encouraging Indigenous people to settle in prescribed areas and so minimise conflict between them and British squatters. It was hoped that the Indigenous people would adopt Christianity and a settled agricultural way of…
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Back in 1923, when our subject for this week, the T-model Ford, was built, the world was a different place. The first model Ts came off the production line in 1908. Back then, most car manufacturers were pitching to the wealthy. Part of Ford’s genius was to recognise that the real future was in making…
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Observed on 26 January, Australia Day marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Captain Arthur Phillip. Many people approach this date with very mixed feelings, as it also marks the start of the occupation of an already occupied continent, the land…
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It is a sensational time of year to enjoy a trip on the heritage train between Maldon and Castlemaine and adjustments have been made to ensure maximum safety for passengers and residents.
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