Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Gabrielle Kelly/Crimson Strix. Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. The Goldfields Gothic Festival returns for its fourth iteration: a celebration of Goth culture and the dark side of life and death. The Tarrangower Times has got into the spirit of things, so to speak, and created a Goth edition of the newspaper. Read on if you…
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Greg Nash professional jouster and knight. The final days of the Maldon in Winter Festival and the school holidays resulted in some interesting sights around Maldon. Visitors bustled amongst primary school portraits and kids of all ages rolled candle wax. Neon lights in glorious rainbow-coloured configurations danced across the facade of Maldon Hotel. And there…
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Jay’s excellent new freezers. Shop local, dudes! Maldon’s IGA supermarket is undergoing an upgrade and the owner wants to assure shoppers that the goal is an improved shopping experience. The changes will also reveal and highlight the heritage features of the 1859 building, in addition to structural reinforcements and repairs. Having operated Maldon’s IGA for…
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Glorious fashion and adoring crows at last year’s Goldfields Gothic Festival in Maldon. The Goldfields Gothic Festival returns next weekend from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 August and the organisers are excited to share a fantastic program of music, markets and more with locals and visitors. The opening event features local Goth icon, Gabrielle Kelly…
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The Governor on a fascinating tour of the cidery with Simon Frost in Harcourt. The Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, toured the region last week to visit local operations and meet with locals in her role as Head of State, representative of the King. Between Tuesday 15 and Friday…
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These smiling kids regularly enjoy a play at Maldon playground. L-R Hunter with Chase the dog, Olivia and Tai. Photo by Rob Leeson. Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) has been keeping play a priority; it has featured as a key agenda item at its recent council meeting and in the recently released budget. It comes…
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THOW Group. As the housing crisis hits our community hard, the appeal of the Tiny Home on Wheels (THOW) has risen. The My Home Network Tiny Homes On Wheels working group have developed a confidential survey tinyurl.com/39z94pt5 to better understand: the number of THOWs currently being lived in or being built in our Shire the…
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V for Victory on Preece’s Hill. You may have glimpsed it while driving past the south-east end of Mount Tarrengower: the giant white V on a slope known as Preece’s Hill or Victory Hill. It’s best viewed on foot so if you (and your dog) are feeling energetic, take a walk up Parkins Reef Road…
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The Martini Set ready for action. Bright lights, tuxedos, glitter and pearls … Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, shiny cars with fins … shaken, not stirred. The Martini Set. We are now firmly in the early sixties. In a time before the Beatles changed everything. Steve Howard heads up the Martini Set and the cocktail hour…
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From left: Kay and Fei, Dhelkaya Health Diabetes Educators. Regular checks reduce risks This National Diabetes Week (13 – 19 July), members of the Mt Alexander Diabetes Support and Information Group are encouraging people to schedule a health check today, for a healthier tomorrow. The Mount Alexander Diabetes Support and Information Group meet in the…
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