Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Installation has commenced on the battery. There has been a crew working hard across the road from Maldon Hospital, digging and constructing in readiness for the installation of the Powercor community battery. They explained that they were just the first of a series of contractors. As reported in previous editions of the TT, a site…
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L-R Mount Alexander Shire Disability Advocacy Group Chair Lorraine Le Plastrier, Mayor Toby Heydon, Maree Edwards MP, Councillor Lucas Maddock, MASC Director of Infrastructure and Development Michael Annear, and MASC Project Engineer Amrit Pun Magar. Last week marked the International Day of People with Disability (which is observed on 3 December each year) so it…
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Open day at water reclamation plant. Coliban Water informed the TT on Monday 10 November that it had held a free open day on Saturday 8 November for locals to view planned upgrades to the Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant (WRP). It reported that people were able to enjoy water-themed games and activities, explore the new…
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Castlemaine streetscape upgrades commence. A gathering took place in central Castlemaine on Thursday 23 October to officially commence works on the Frederick Street Precinct Project. Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP and Mount Alexander Shire Councillor Toby Heydon shared the shovel to ceremonially open the project, which will transform Frederick Street and Mechanics Lane…
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Option 1: The Gathering. Option 2: Harmony Journey. Voting closes this Sunday 26 October, as Powercor seeks community responses to two proposed designs for the Maldon Community Battery. Both designs have been created by Daikota Nelson, a Dja Dja Wurrung artist, after consultations between Powercor, DJAARA and Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) in relation to…
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Join a Maldon Playground working group. Mount Alexander Shire Council is seeking six to eight local people to join the Maldon Play Space Working Group, helping to shape the future of a playground in central Maldon. Council has allocated $40,000 to develop a concept plan to improve the play area in Maldon Gardens, a beautiful…
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Get involved in new Newstead mural. Mount Alexander Shire Council announced on 17 October that a new mural will be created in Newstead at the public toilet block on Panmure Street. Council is calling on residents to nominate a treasured local story to be painted into a permanent feature of the town. Council says it…
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Castlemaine Festival Executive Director Martin Paton, Merryn Tinkler Council’s Manager of Economy & Culture, Maree Edwards MP, Castlemaine Festival Chair Gary McClure, Castlemaine Festival Artistic Director Linda Sproul in the refurbished Goods Shed. The Goods Shed is looking good. The Castlemaine Goods Shed is gleaming after the completion of a multi-million renovation that improves its…
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An aerial view of the current Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant. Coliban Water announced on Tuesday 7 October that it has received state approval for the business case to construct a new plant at the current site of the Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant. This follows Development License Approval from the Environment Protection Authority in April this…
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Casey Cain on the job. Maldon is blessed with verandahs over footpaths and deep historic drains, but both can be a hazard for the absent-minded! Casey Cain was on the job to quickly repair a High Street verandah pole that had been damaged in a minor prang last week.
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