Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
You’ve gotta laugh … On Sunday 2 November, amidst the Maldon Folk Festival, six teams of keen piste artistes arrived at the Penny School Piste for a very sunny afternoon of social pétanque. Our groundsman Antoine had ensured it was cleared of debris before settling down with Marieanne to await our arrival. Unaccustomed to the…
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The Gordon Gypsies. The Kangaroo Hotel, 89 High Street, Maldon, has a full program across the Maldon Folk Festival weekend. Thursday 30 October – Open from 4pm. Friday 31 October – Open from 4pm. The food van ‘Wraps & More’ will be there from 6 pm. Saturday 1 November – Open from 11am, with the…
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People of all ages enjoying Maldon Folk Festival. With the 50th Maldon Folk Festival unrolling across town this weekend, it’s time for everyone to acknowledge that — unless you’ve just returned from a hermitage or ascetic retreat — your music contains a little bit of Folk. Everything leads back to it. Folk music is a…
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Maldon Folk Festival in the 1970s. Photo courtesy of Maldon Museum and Archives. It was tempting, in these modern times, but I decided not to ask ChatGPT for 50 things to love about Maldon Folk Festival and instead rely on NI (Natural Intelligence) to celebrate the many ways that the festival has brought joy to…
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Maldon Folkie volunteers awarded. Maldon Folk Festival was amongst a number of local groups whose volunteer efforts were acknowledged by Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters on Tuesday 9 September. Announcing that 19 organisations in the Bendigo electorate, which also included Mount Alexander Shire Sustainability Group and Campbells Creek Bowling Club, will receive grants up to…
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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 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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Alex Yemstov. This July, the inaugural Keys of Gold festival invites audiences on a month-long exploration of Central Victoria’s rich musical tapestry. Presented by Bendigo Fine Music, the festival offers 10 concerts across 7 historic venues in Bendigo, Castlemaine, Inglewood, and Maldon; showcasing 27 unique keyboard instruments and featuring 45 world-class performers including world-renowned concert…
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An update from Tarrengower Ward Councillor Rosalie Hastwell It’s been a busy month for Councillors with community consultations, listening posts and the upcoming budget. I’d like to thank the Maldon community for making their voices heard on the future of the Maldon Caravan Park. There has been an exceptional response and it’s great to know…
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Autumn Market fun this Sunday in Maldon. What better way to enjoy this stretch of sunny autumn days than a visit to the Maldon Market this Sunday 13 April, from 9am to 1.30pm at 1 Church Street? Local band The Complete Unknowns will be playing from 10.30am to 12.30pm, there’s a playground for the kids,…
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