Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
The Governor on a fascinating tour of the cidery with Simon Frost in Harcourt. The Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, toured the region last week to visit local operations and meet with locals in her role as Head of State, representative of the King. Between Tuesday 15 and Friday…
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These smiling kids regularly enjoy a play at Maldon playground. L-R Hunter with Chase the dog, Olivia and Tai. Photo by Rob Leeson. Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) has been keeping play a priority; it has featured as a key agenda item at its recent council meeting and in the recently released budget. It comes…
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In response to the Letter to the Editor from Lauren Williams (TT 4.7.25), I was very disappointed to read about the Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) being blamed for the poor condition of the Beehive Chimney; the Shire is not the responsible authority. The historic Beehive Company Gold Mine site, including the chimney, is listed…
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Signs at Phoenix Street before the fix. Incorrect street signs spotted around Maldon are being amended, with eagle-eyed residents encouraged to continue monitoring signage. Mount Alexander Shire Council has responded to queries about signs at Phoenix Street and Langs Lane. The erroneous sign at Phoenix Street (see the TT edition of Friday 13 June) was…
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More evidence that the Castlemaine-centric Mount Alexander Shire Council doesn’t care about Maldon. I first noticed brick erosion on the Beehive Chimney back before COVID, and emailed MASC to notify them that maintenance was required. This was just after they’d spent over $1 million restoring a similar big brick chimney in The Mill precinct. Of…
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As a parent of young children in Maldon, I was delighted to see that in the recently announced 2025-2026 Mount Alexander Shire Council budget, $40,000 was allocated to ‘working on designs to upgrade the Maldon playground’. Thanks to all who championed the submission to get that line in the budget and to Council for prioritising…
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Budget highlights include improving infrastructure. As reported in last week’s Tarrangower Times, Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) voted at its Tuesday 17 June meeting to adopt a $56 million budget for the year ahead. It has revealed details and highlights online which include: $17 million for capital works to improve infrastructure such as roads, bridges,…
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Land at 1 Lowther Street. Council votes again against subdivisionAt its meeting on Tuesday 17 June, the recently-elected Mount Alexander Council (MASC) once again addressed the question of whether a 16-lot subdivision for land at 1 Lowther Street Maldon was appropriate for the site. The previous group of Councillors had debated the application in September…
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Map courtesy Google Maps. Residents of Maldon continue to be perplexed about errors with local road signage, with a new incorrect sign — naming Phoenix Street as Vincent Street — appearing in the past few months. It comes after queries to Council about why the street sign at Langs/Woodlocks Lane was changed (at some unknown…
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Mount Alexander Shire Council says recent rain may help road crews progress after dry conditions hindered grading and maintenance work. Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) is alerting the community to the difficulties that dry weather has caused for road maintenance during the first half of 2025. The Council said on 4 June (prior to the…
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