Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Champagne bottle with lees sediment prior to disgorgement. The Magic of Disgorging Lately, I’ve been spending time learning about what happens after riddling in the world of sparkling wine. Once all that yeast sediment has been coaxed into the neck of the bottle, what happens next? The answer is a process called disgorging – a…
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Cooking up a storm! Sunday 14 September– 1 Church Street – 9am to 1.30pm Well spring is here and how refreshing it is to see the blossom blooming and the wattle popping out all through our bushland. A lovely site to come home to, I must say. Our town market is ramping up with the…
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Princess Nancy in the studio. Today will bring Trudi from Maldon’s Polly and Willow to talk about kids’ clothes with Loz and Stevo. And then – can we stop him? Stevo will interview himself and regale you with stories from his recent safari to Egypt and other places. Last Friday EC and Nancy battled on…
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Mick Coates. Today: a triple treat. It’s (nearly) Father’s Day, it’s the MAINfm annual Radiothon and Nicole Chvastek joins Slats and EC to once again highlight and solve all the world’s problems. Last week Mike and Nancy were vastly entertained by Mick Coates’ music and stories. They included details of his group the Shallow Grave…
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Unknown silversmith, Locket, c.1860, Australia, gold: engraved, gold‑bearing quartz nuggets, printed paper. National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra Central Goldfields Art Gallery is set to host a special art talk, The Allure of Gold, presented by cultural historian and curator Kenneth Park. The illustrated lecture will take place from 12.30pm to 1.30pm on Thursday 25 September…
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Tribute projection. Lorena Carrington, Dragon. Loddon Valley is having a big arty party and has invited artists from all over the region to be guests of honour. From Ballarat printmaker Amanda Western to Strangways sculptor Paul Turbitt, Gower straw-plaiting craftworker Elizabeth Woodforde to Castlemaine illustrator Lorena Carrington, every kind of art will be on show…
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Photo: Riccardo Pastore, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. The art of riddling As promised last week, following the first article on sparkling wine and the different sweetness levels, I have a three-part series on sparkling wine that outlines my learnings in this area. I have this time for some learnings, as while there is…
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Annual Church Book Fair. Castlemaine Anglican Church is holding its annual Book Fair tomorrow, Saturday 6 September, from 9am to 2pm in its hall at 8 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine. It promises a wide variety of second-hand, bargain books from all genres and a ‘Collector’s Corner’. There will also be original artwork, produce, preserves, craft and…
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IMT guest Janet Baker. Today Nancy and Mike co-host a program featuring the gravel-voiced Mick Coates and Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards, with updates on all their latest doings. Last week Ann and EC talked with guest Janet Baker about her work as a Home Energy Assessor. They also spoke about her life in the…
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