Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Traffic controllers Stevie and Jason guiding traffic past the fallen tree in Muckleford. It was a squelchy Saturday last week, with torrential overnight rains and strong winds causing a power outage that paused peak brunch hour in Maldon. Main Street, which is normally bustling with coffee-drinkers from here and away on weekends, was wet and…
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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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Paris is Doggo of the week. TT: You’re probably the most worldly doggo I have met, Paris. Paris: Is it the name? Or the Eiffel Tower costume that makes you think that? Because it’s just a cardboard replica. TT: You clearly have an affinity for the City of Lights. Paris: Well no, you see, I…
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Heather Pavitt, Treasurer of the Maldon Athenaeum Library, with other recipients of MI Grants. Photo courtesy: James Baker for the Melbourne Athenaeum. The library has received an unexpected (but gratefully received) grant as part of the Mechanics’ Institute Grant Program. Mechanics’ Institutes were formed to provide free lectures and educational and community facilities. More than…
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Florence Emily Green. Florence Emily Green was born in New Zealand in 1862. She came as a child to Australia and in 1880 was one of the first women to pass the University of Melbourne matriculation exams. She then completed a degree at the Australian College of Theology with first-class honours. Florence came to Maldon…
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Nancy shows you a handful of nothing. A never-quite-finished book drafted in the 1960s was titled, How to Subdue a 500-pounds Gorilla with Both Hands Tied Behind your Back. No doubt destined to be a bestseller if published, its sub-title was ‘Great Expectations’. That was our kind and compassionate way to let you know that…
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Firelight feast In the depths of winter it’s an ancient human activity to gather around a fire for warmth and to prepare food. While baked bean jaffles prepared in a hot iron are a camp classic, it is possible to incorporate fresh and seasonal produce into your winter feasts. Regular campers in the goldfields region,…
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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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Julie in front of her artwork. ~ A Retrospective ~ at Newstead Arts Hub Julie Patey’s 40-year retrospective exhibition will open at the Newstead Arts Hub, 8A Tivey St, Newstead on Saturday 2 August 2025 and run until 24 August. Opening hours 10am-4pm Saturdays and Sundays. The official opening will be on Saturday 9 August at…
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