Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Democracy, Sausage. Choices, choices It is said that you can’t have your cake and eat it too, which is confusing and thought-provoking. When it comes to voting you will need to make a choice between voting quietly and conveniently in advance, or braving the throngs while voting on the official Election Day. There’s something to…
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An update from Tarrengower Ward Councillor Rosalie Hastwell It’s been a busy month for Councillors with community consultations, listening posts and the upcoming budget. I’d like to thank the Maldon community for making their voices heard on the future of the Maldon Caravan Park. There has been an exceptional response and it’s great to know…
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Democracy, Sausage. The beauty of the Democracy Sausage is that it is available to all, though not compulsory as voting is. A sausage in bread with a squirt is utilitarian, it transcends class and political party, it is a great leveller. And just like every Australian person over 18, Democracy Sausages will make an appearance…
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Quarry feedback due within 7 days. The Blue Hills Quarry proposed by Mawsons concrete and landscaping product company has had a new development, with a ‘referral’ advertised on Wednesday 3 April under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. Documents outlining plans for the project and its environmental impacts are available for public comment…
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So. The patriot sees the world as them and us, but the problems we are trying to solve require the world to work together. Filth in the air, filth in the land and filth in the water, unless we can work together, nature will solve this for us and nature is not gentle. The patriot…
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Photo provided by Powercor. Electricity company Powercor announced on Monday 7 April that it had chosen a location for a community battery in Maldon. Powercor says the battery will help locally generated electricity to be consumed locally. The company said the 100kW/290kWh battery will be located on Adair Street, near the corner of Warnock Street…
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Electioneering. Candidates have been on the campaign trail in the Bendigo electorate, revealing their plans and proposals. On Wednesday 2 April, Nationals candidate for Bendigo Andrew Lethlean and Liberal candidate for Bendigo Matt Evans joined Hon. Kevin Hogan MP, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism and Nationals Member for Page, to announce that an elected…
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Democracy, Sausage. Hook up the gas bottles and fire up the burners; the election has been called and Australia will go to the polls on Saturday 3 May to vote for the next federal government. The Tarrangower Times will continue the silly metaphor and commentate on the process without mincing words, but what is the…
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(L-R): Hugo Leschen (GDM CEO), Lisa Chesters MP, and Doug Lougoon (Chair GDM, President Bendigo Chinese Association). The Federal Government Budget, which was announced on Tuesday 25 March, included an $800,000 funding boost for the Golden Dragon Museum Redevelopment Detailed Design and Planning Stage. The redevelopment of the site into a fit-for-purpose museum of national…
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L-R: Glen Hepburn from the VFF, Martha Haylett MP, Maree Edwards MP, Gaelle Broad MP and Deputy Mayor Toby Heydon. A community forum at Baringhup Hall on Wednesday 26 March attracted close to 50 attendees, many with comments and questions about the State Government’s proposed Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund (ESVF). Arranged and hosted by…
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