Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
The man fell in the doorway of the milk bar. He looked about 70, was frail and experiencing difficulty getting up. Two of us assisted him and asked, “How are you getting home?” He was standing between us, none too steady. His reply was, “In my car, over there.” We tried to suggest, none too…
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Photo of a battery. The State Government is offering funding to local councils and registered charities to establish convenient battery drop off locations, to keep batteries out of household bins. Acting Minister for Environment Gayle Tierney announced on Monday 14 July that $1.7 million in funding is available through the Circular Economy Hazardous Waste Fund…
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Image of a dry dam. Agriculture Victoria says that while some good rain has fallen across much of the state, many dams are unlikely to fill unless they are in the path of a thunderstorm. Agriculture Victoria Land Management Officer Clem Sturmfels said the hot, dry summer and lack of autumn rainfall has left soil…
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Deb Pach, Alistar Robertson, Barry Murfett, Kaz Neilson and Frankie Nugent developed the video. A new video demonstrating energy efficiency and techniques to make homes more comfortable and cost effective has been created by My Home Network (MHN) Tenants Rights Working Group and the West End Resilience (WER) Energy Group; it was launched by Dhelkaya…
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A handful of soil. Agriculture Victoria is launching an expression of interest campaign to encourage farmers to donate soil samples to a National Soil Action Plan research project. Funded by the Australian and Victorian governments, the ‘Soil biodiversity across landscapes’ project will seek to implement priority actions from the Plan under the National Soil Strategy.…
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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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Porcupine Village has received the go-ahead to proceed. The operators of Porcupine Village have triumphantly announced that their planning application has been approved by the Minister for Planning. The decision to allow a permit for Application number PA2403444, for the use and development of the land at Porcupine Village for a function centre, museum, restaurant…
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Soursob a problem for stock. Recent rainfall in south-western Victoria may have wrongly led many to believe the drought is over but scientists are calling the current situation a “Green Drought”. Dr Andrew Watkins, Research Associate at Monash University’s School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment said: “From a distance, it looks as if recent rainfall…
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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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First, let me say that I am not a farmer and I am not a greenie. Although I am an avid bird watcher and lover of nature, but I have to respond to the comment of no Kangaroos in Central Victoria. I walk seven days a week for two hours plus, in a 20-kilometre radius…
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