Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Eggs, soap, olive oil, jams and more. Sunday 10 August– 1 Church St – 9am to 1.30pm It looks like our last market for winter is going to be a sunny one. We are very pleased to have olive oil and free-range eggs on offer at our August market. Our new olive oil producer, Barfold…
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Bacchus. After lots of thoughts recently on the future of Panacea Estate, I started to think of the past and what wine has been through the ages and may be going forward. Wine has always been more than a drink—it’s a witness to history. It’s been raised in toasts, spilled in rituals, offered to gods,…
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Besties Fiona and Barbara spent a great day together in Maldon during the festival. The Goldfields Gothic Festival in Maldon from Friday 1 August to Sunday 3 August was a place to meet friends and make friends for people who identify as alternative. The streets in Maldon town were lively, though the predominant colour was…
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Emily N3ver. And now for something completely different in the MANet Art Gallery. Just in time to celebrate the Goldfields Gothic Festival, but extending into September. The Maldon Artist Network Gallery invites you to the opening of the exhibition 100 Coffins by Emily N3ver. Join us from 3.30pm to 6pm Saturday 2 August with a…
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A toast to the macabre. For those who like their wine with shadows and style. There’s something undeniably gothic about wine. Its colour, its history, its slow transformation in the dark. At Panacea Estate, we often say wine tells stories—but sometimes, it tells ghost stories. If you’re gathering for Maldon’s Gothic Festival, hosting a mysterious…
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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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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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