Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Barrie spears yet another wheel cactus with applause from Ian Grenda (left) and Lee Mead (right). Last Sunday the cactus warriors gathered to show their enormous appreciation to Nuggetty farmer Barrie McKnight for his significant contributions to the control of Wheel Cactus and presented him with a Life Membership of the Tarrangower Cactus Control Group.Barrie…
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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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Suspected battery blaze — A shed fire on Newstead Road is believed to have been sparked by a lithium ion battery. A shed fire broke out on the Newstead Road at around 4pm on Monday 16 June, attended by six brigades in the region with multiple tankers. Bruce Clements 1st Lieutenant (Acting Captain) of Maldon…
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Ronnie just as they finished the fix. And it’s goodnight from him! Road damage caused by a burst water main in Maldon last week has been repaired. The burst pipe, which caused a flash flood at the corner of Reef and Church Streets in Maldon on Tuesday 3 June, was quickly fixed on the day.…
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Kangaroos are causing safety issues for drivers and damage to farms. The Nationals’ Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad is calling for urgent action to address kangaroo numbers, which she says are causing safety issues for drivers and damage to farms. Ms Broad is calling for a better kangaroo management strategy. “Aerial and ground surveys…
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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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Spiny Rush Spiny Rush Common Name: Spiny Rush Botanical Name: Juncus acutus Weed Classification: Spiny Rush is a declared Noxious Weed and classified as Regionally Controlled in our North Central region, hence must be controlled. Where did it Come From: It’s not known how Spiny Rush was introduced into Australia, but it has a wide…
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Coliban Water crews responded swiftly to a burst water main at the Church, Edward and Reef Streets intersection in Maldon on Tuesday 3 June. An urgent situation sprang up — in more ways than one— at the intersection of Church, Edward and Reef Streets in Maldon on Tuesday 3 June, when a burst pipe, apparently…
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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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Mount Alexander Shire Councillor Lucas Maddock addresses the protest. Concerned citizens protesting at the office of Lisa Chesters MP. A group of locals protested outside Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP’s electorate office last week after the Federal Government approved to continue the use and extend the operating life of a gas processing plant in…
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