Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Hein Otten with the 1936 MG TA that he will race in this year’s Mt Tarrengower Hillclimb. Photo Rob Leeson. His first attempt at the Mount Tarrengower Historic Hillclimb was too long ago to remember (“I think about 20 years ago”) but Hein Otten is still excited to race in the 2025 competition, which takes…
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A couch that was illegally dumped on the Castlemaine Maldon Road last week. This dumped sofa has been sitting in local bushland for weeks. In modern social media parlance, a ‘dump’ is a collection of photos. This pitiful pair of photos shows that bushland in the region is being used as an illegal dumping ground…
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Judy Holding in the Cascade Art Gallery. Last week I met an old school friend from Boort, Judy Holding. Though I was not in the same grade, we both went to Boort Primary School in the 40s. Aeons ago! Before getting serious about her exhibition, we exchanged stories of our school days, which was most…
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Soprano Helen Ling. Soprano Helen Ling charmed Maldon audiences during her spring concert last year and is returning to perform “for the romantics” at Holy Trinity Church on Saturday 25 October. Her new concert is called One Spring Evening and features a variety of songs with a night-time theme. Helen is a versatile and experienced…
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Get involved in hands on activities. The Shire’s Emergency Expo is tomorrow! Local emergency services are inviting residents of Maldon and surrounding areas to join them at the Emergency Expo on Saturday 18 October for a fun, informative day out for the whole family. Held every two years, this important event is a key opportunity…
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Diana Orinda Burns: Dusk 2. Last week I met Diana Orinda Burns and her friend and her student Robyn Gibson, who have a joint exhibition of prints at Fossickers in Talbot from 3-26 October. The exhibition invites audiences to reflect on their own experiences of nature through the eyes of two printmakers who live and…
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Interested onlookers at the unveiling to hear the great history talk about the discovery of this significant nugget by geologist and researcher Clive Willman. The Heron Nugget monument. Photos courtesy Julie Hough. A new monument marking the site of the famed Heron Nugget discovery was unveiled at Golden Gully, Fryerstown, last Friday. The project was…
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Award winning author Alice Pung is coming to Maldon. Maldon Readers and Writers Group is proud to announce that Alice Pung will be our next ‘in conversation’ guest. Alice is a highly awarded Australian author of such books as Unpolished Gem, Her Father’s Daughter and One Hundred Days. These works have seen her win the…
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Folk Festival merchandise amongst other memorabilia on display at Maldon Museum. Historic photograph of the Maldon Folk Festival courtesy of Maldon Museum. The famous and beloved Maldon Folk Festival is celebrating its 50th edition from Friday 31 October to Monday 3 November 2025 (accounting for a pause during COVID years) and the Maldon Museum &…
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Maree Edwards MP with Newstead Arts Hub President Kate Tucker, Council’s Creative Industries Officer Madeleine McClelland and local supporters. Newstead Arts Hub (NAH) has been funded $30,400 from the State Government towards a large community arts project that will beautify the Hub and reflect local stories about the nearby river. On Tuesday 30 September, State…
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