Category: Regional Affairs

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Regional train service increase Train at Castlemaine StationThe State Government announced

Regional train service increase Train at Castlemaine Station The State Government announced on Monday 12 May that there will be an increase in the number of carriages on trains running on the Bendigo Line, with weekend trains containing six cars. It says that a new timetable is currently being developed to include additional carriages during…

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Environment & Conservation News Regional Affairs

Weed Watch

Bathurst Burr Photo courtesy of Weeds Australia website. Common Name: Bathurst BurrBotanical Name: Xanthium spinosumWeed Classification: Bathurst Burr was first declared a noxious weed in Victoria back in 1856. It is a Regionally Controlled weed in the North Central Catchment (our region) and must be controlled on private and public land to prevent further spread.Where…

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News Politics & Governance Regional Affairs

Labor wins Bendigo: no love lost

Lisa Chesters at Maldon Community Lunch last year. There were polite digs in each direction after the tense Bendigo vote count drew to a close last weekend, with a concession of likely defeat from the Nationals’ Andrew Lethlean on 9 May, followed by the Labor Party’s incumbent, Lisa Chesters MP, claiming victory on Saturday 10…

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Council & Governance News Regional Affairs

Funding for local community upgrades

Maree Edwards MP with representatives from the Mount Alexander Shire Council and Harcourt community at the announcement to celebrate upgrades to James Park, funded by Tiny Towns. A number of community projects in Mount Alexander Shire will receive upgrades from the State Government’s Tiny Towns Fund, Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards MP announced on…

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Work at the next election

Ballot being placed in a ballot box. Applications are now open to work at the 2026 state election, as the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) starts the process to recruit more than 1,000 senior election officials across Victoria. The VEC says senior election officials play an invaluable and significant role in coordinating elections for entire districts…

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Community Letters to the Editor Primary Industries & Business Regional Affairs

Bon voyage Maldon Newsagency

Graeme and Barb welcome Daniel and Gifty to Maldon as the new owners of Maldon Newsagency. We trust that the Maldon community will embrace you in the same manner in which we were welcomed back in February 1997. After moving to Maldon in 1989 for employment opportunities, our faith in this wonderful community has never…

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Library news

World Press Freedom Day Tristan Jacobson, a future librarian. This year the theme for World Press Freedom Day is Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media. The day marks the anniversary of the 1991 Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles. The declaration…

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New Indonesian school milk program set to create opportunities for Australian dairy

Indonesia’s school milk program may offer export opportunities for Australian dairy. Australia’s dairy sector may be the beneficiary of a new school milk program being implemented in Indonesia. Food and agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says the program, which is currently being rolled out across 400,000 schools in Indonesia, is part of the recently-elected Indonesian government’s…

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Ag Victoria encourages stock containment in dry conditions

Livestock producers are urged to consider containment areas to protect pasture during dry conditions. Agriculture Victoria (AV) is encouraging livestock producers to consider effective stock containment strategies to help maintain core herd or flock numbers and support pasture recovery. AV’s Land Management Extension Officer Kerri Goschnick said dry seasonal conditions and limited rainfall continue to…

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Mobile disruptions expected during works

Mobile base station upgrades may temporarily affect Telstra service in Maldon. Telstra will be upgrading its mobile base station that services Maldon to bring new 5G coverage to the area. Telstra says mobile services in the area will be temporarily affected while the works are underway. It says Telstra mobile customers will receive texts advising…

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