Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Jay’s excellent new freezers. Shop local, dudes! Maldon’s IGA supermarket is undergoing an upgrade and the owner wants to assure shoppers that the goal is an improved shopping experience. The changes will also reveal and highlight the heritage features of the 1859 building, in addition to structural reinforcements and repairs. Having operated Maldon’s IGA for…
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Toddlers and dams a dangerous mix. National Farm Safety Week is marked as Sunday 20 to Sunday 26 July by Farmsafe Australia, with a particular focus this year on farm water safety amidst horrifying statistics. Parents and carers are being urged to take immediate steps to reduce the risk of childhood drownings on farms, as…
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The Nationals at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show. The 25th Annual Australian Sheep and Wool Show took place in Bendigo over the weekend of Friday 18 to Sunday 20 July, bringing together sheep breeders and fibre enthusiasts in a huge event at Prince of Wales Showground. Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad said she…
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Free adaptive farming workshops. Agriculture Victoria invites Farmers from livestock and grain businesses to attend a two-day adaptive farming workshops in western and northern Victoria this winter. Consultant Dr Kate Burke will present the ‘In good times and bad: adaptive skills for your farming future’ workshops funded through the Farm Business Resilience (FBR) program which…
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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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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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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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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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Revisiting our April Cover Star: Farmer Adam Sewell is delighted that his dam has received some rain. Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. After a tense wait, rain has finally fallen but farmers are hoping this is just the beginning of a solid wet season. Joyces Creek farmer Adam Sewell, who also featured on the TT’s…
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Ellen in her magical Maldon Lolly Shop. #15 of a series: Ellen Gladman, Maldon Lolly Shop and BNB. So, how’s business? “Last year… April 24… 2024. It was the settlement of buying the business. Nervous? Yes, because not long afterwards we had a big public holiday, the King’s Birthday. It was the long weekend… it…
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