Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
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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Monash Uni students helping the Cactus Warriors by digging out Wheel Cactus. Photo courtesy Lee Mead. Last weekend an enthusiastic group of Monash University students made their annual field trip to Maldon to help win our war against Wheel Cactus. The weather gods were happy, turning on the sunshine, and everybody had a fun and…
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Dried flowers and beeswax candles You walk down the magical Main Street of Maldon and find yourself walking through a garden full of fresh flowers and plants located at 50 Main Street beside the Wine Bar – 48 Main. EAU Florist and Perfumery stocks more than just flowers and plants, but an array of wonderful…
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Discussing the technique. Consistent with tradition, Maldon Artist Network and Cascade Art Gallery have worked with Maldon Primary School to produce and exhibit delightful portraits by children. Cascade Art Gallery ran a portrait workshop with children from grades 5 and 6 to produce art works which will be exhibited at the Maldon Artist Network (MANET)…
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Far from making the US great again, Donald Trump would seem to be hell bent on unleashing forces which, in reality, will lead to the eclipse of American power and influence in the world. And thence, the hegemony will most likely pass to the Russians, for it is all too evident that Putin’s Russia and…
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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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I read with horror an article published on the ABC News website, dated Friday 13 June 2025 headlined with ‘Kangaroo control streamlined for Victorian farmers facing drought’. I live in central Victoria where I have experienced and photographed, since the beginning of COVID, the wildlife slaughter that has been occurring on our major freeways and…
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It was very interesting to read your extensive editorial last week backgrounding the story of the proposed structural repairs to the Beehive Chimney and to realise how easy it is for errors to be made in informing a target public to give them a voice in important local matters. You are to be congratulated for…
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Hey TT! Congratulations on the editorial in last week’s edition! Hard-hitting yet reasoned, well researched and fair. Keep it up, we need to push back against being marginalised by government agencies taking the easy option of informing people ‘generally in the area’. Well done to the editor Michelle! Keep flying Maldon’s flag! Name and address…
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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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