Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Tables set in Main Street for last year’s Maldon Twilight Dinner. The famous, fabulous Maldon Twilight Dinner will take place on Saturday 17 January and tickets are now on sale. The organisers describe the dinner as: “A spectacular evening of fabulous local food, and wonderful entertainment, filled with laughter and dancing.” If that were not…
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Matilda clowning around at the Maldon and Baringhup Agricultural Show. Photo by Rob Leeson. Kids and animals steal the Show The weather was mild and the mood was fine at the 2025 Maldon and Baringhup Agricultural Show on Sunday 19 October, which attracted people of all ages but really highlighted the involvement of kids and…
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Hein Otten with the 1936 MG TA that he will race in this year’s Mt Tarrengower Hillclimb. Photo Rob Leeson. His first attempt at the Mount Tarrengower Historic Hillclimb was too long ago to remember (“I think about 20 years ago”) but Hein Otten is still excited to race in the 2025 competition, which takes…
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Bring the kids and dog to the Maldon and Baringhup Agricultural Show this Sunday 19 October. Bring the kids and dog to the Maldon and Baringhup Agricultural Show this Sunday 19 October. Roll up! Roll up! The Show is on this Sunday and it will be fun for all the family, including the furriest members.…
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Merry Wives of Windsor during rehearsals. Merry Wives of Windsor transporting audiences to Elizabethan England. A Shakespearean comedy reimagined for regional Victoria Lyster Opera, now in its 10th year of touring country Victoria, brings its latest production, The Merry Wives of Windsor, an operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy. Composed by Otto Nicolai and set in…
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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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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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Take a town tour. Maldon Museum and Archives is offering one of its regular Historic Bus Tours on Easter Saturday for locals and visitors to enjoy “something different” at Easter. The tour will visit landmarks such as Anzac Hill, the North British and South German mine sites, plus “homes of the rich and famous” during…
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Village Expo heads to Maryborough. After two successful events in Maldon last year, Village Business will run its next Village Expo in Maryborough on Friday 9 May. Coordinated as a joint initiative of the Committee for Maryborough and Village Business, it will be an opportunity for business, government and industry leaders in Maryborough and surrounding…
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Vehicle-lovers should not miss Autopia! It is an event featuring muscle cars, street cars, hot rods, custom bikes and lots of food and entertainment. It takes place on Sunday 13 April from 9am to 3pm at Autoplex, 35 Etty Street, Castlemaine. Admission: $5 adults and kids are free. Autopia.
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