Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Photo of the disaster relief volunteers at Muckleford Station courtesy of DRA. A new partnership between Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR) and the Victorian Disaster Recovery Relief Team (DRRT) will provide benefits to both organisations while bringing new visitors to Maldon town and surrounds. The two groups worked together for the first time over the weekend…
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Richard’s kilometre-stone! Richard has clocked up 999.9km around the streets of Maldon in just one year! Here he is, being congratulated by Fenia, former ‘Doggo of the Week’. Fenia and Richard regularly have a chat and a pat.
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Maldon Summer Market. Sunday, 9 February 1 Church St 9am to 1.30pm Wow, we’re certainly getting a real summer this year! It’s been a while since we’ve had so many hot days in a row. But it truly feels like summer and with that comes a relaxed, cruisy vibe. What better place to enjoy a…
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Semalam. Semalam, the highly anticipated first book by Maldon resident Bernice Steinfort, is set to launch on 22 February offering readers an unforgettable journey leading up to the 2002 Bali bombings. With its compelling storytelling and fresh perspective, this fiction is already generating buzz amongst critics and readers alike. The official launch event will take…
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The 1917 conscription referendum. On 7 November 1917 the Australian Prime Minister William Hughes announced that a second conscription ‘referendum’ would be held on 20 December. Twelve months earlier Hughes’ first attempt to introduce conscription for overseas service had been defeated. Under his new proposal voluntary enlistment would continue but a ballot of single men…
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L-R Minister Tanya Plibersek, Bendigo Mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf, Maree Edwards MP, Lisa Chesters MP and Premier Jacinta Allan. A throng of political and media representatives converged beside the poppet head of the Central Deborah Mine in Bendigo on Friday 31 January for the announcement of a significant development in the Goldfields region’s bid for…
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Mulga Bill Writing Award Goldfields Libraries and Eaglehawk Festivals Inc. are calling for entries from writers all over Australia for the annual Mulga Bill Writing Award, a celebration of creativity at the Eaglehawk Dahlia & Arts Festival. Poets and writers are invited to showcase their talents in the 2025 Mulga Bill Writing Award. Whether you’re…
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Meta’s plans for the removal of fact-checking services on content posted to its platforms and the government’s decision to introduce age limits for access to social media has brought a renewed focus on the importance of regional, rural and local news publishers. Country Press Australia president Andrew Schreyer said publishers have never been tasked with…
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The Muckleford fire. Photo courtesy of Lewis K. The local CFA teams are incredible: knowledgeable, brave and hardworking. The community is so fortunate to have them on standby during this period of extended hot weather, which is expected to continue for at least the next week. There have been a few call-outs recently. Newstead Fire…
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In Maldon Today. Today Katrine and Stevo will be showing the ropes to our newest work experience kid, Rick Jacobs. Their guest will be Ian Riley, talking real estate and Maldon’s Machinery Museum. Last Friday Ann and EC explored the influence of Trump, the trouble with reporting the weather, minding our kangaroos and the many…
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