Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Child-friendly outdoor space at MNC. Maldon Neighbourhood Centre offers short courses, exercise classes and a haven for locals to meet. MNC is a not-for-profit community-based organisation that encourages a sense of belonging and community engagement. The MNC offers a child-friendly outdoor space, a meeting area and classroom, a Community Garden open to all, and a drop-in…
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Christmas with Community Pantries. Keep the Community Pantry Network in mind as Christmas time approaches. Those who are feeling abundant are encouraged to donate, while anyone feeling the pinch is encouraged to head along to a Community Pantry for some extra support. The Mount Alexander Community Pantry Network brings together numerous local organisations to ensure…
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Volunteer drivers needed. Mount Alexander Shire Council is seeking volunteer drivers for Peggy, the Community Wellbeing Bus. Peggy is a wheelchair-accessible bus that helps residents travel to Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre in Kangaroo Flat, where they can enjoy group fitness classes, a health club and swimming pools. Volunteer drivers play a vital role by picking…
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Santa arrived in Maldon on a golf buggy! The Golf Club’s Community Christmas Party was a lovely and low-key affair, with warm Sunday sunshine and mellow music setting the tone. Most people just hung out under umbrellas with a bevvy, with chips, wraps and sausages available to purchase from a food van, taking the pressure…
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Emma and Linda from Community Bank Maldon with gifts for the Christmas Giving Tree. Spread Christmas Cheer with the Giving Tree at Community Bank Maldon The festive spirit is alive and well at Community Bank Maldon. Locals Bonnie Grainger and Kerry Cain have organised the Christmas Giving Tree in its new location at the…
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All aboard: Maldon Meal Train. A group of Maldon locals is firing up a ‘meal train’ to offer hot meals to people who need a feed and they are looking for volunteers to help it go full steam ahead. The Maldon Meal Train is an organised network of community members putting together a calendar and…
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Diana and Ray from the Maldon Community Pantry (front left), Narelle and Paul from Community Bank Maldon (back) and Barry and Max from Maldon Men’s Shed (right) got together to put some donations in the new box. Community Bank Maldon & District partners with Maldon Men’s Shed to support Maldon Community Pantry The team at…
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From left: TDA members Lyn Rogers, Pamela Oakley, Brenda Shingles and Philippa Calwell. In front, Sandra Slatter CM, President and founder of Dementia Alliance. Last week, Tarrangower Dementia Alliance (TDA) was invited by a local Dementia Alliance group to visit their nature-based respite centre for dementia care, ‘Reflections at Eppalock’. On a wet cold Friday…
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Member for Bendigo West The Hon Maree Edwards MP with the Mount Alexander Animal Welfare team. Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards MP visited Mount Alexander Animal Welfare on Friday 29 August as the clinic received $70,000 in funding as part of the State Government’s Animal Welfare Fund Grants program, allowing the organisation to expand…
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Bakery piano finds a new home. The public piano that was placed outside Maldon Bakery by Maine Piano Guerrillas as part of Castlemaine Fringe has found a new home with a young enthusiast. It was rolled away and onto a trailer by the new owner’s proud dad, some kind helpers and Rebecca from the bakery…
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