Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Marieanne’s boule in the air. After the BIG BANG On Easter Sunday the rain decided to stay away, despite the earth shattering thunder for a mere moment, just before the Piste Artistes were due to play. Before we started, Geoff gave everyone a handmade Easter chocolate, embossed with rabbits made by Marion, our favourite chocolatier.…
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Individual Stableford Event 1st Round PRESIDENT’S TROPHY Course conditions are improving with some recent rain starting to re-invigorate the fairways and allowing golfers to return to playing more traditional shots rather than the impressive 2-shot advantage over arch-rival Bruce McGregor for his win. A profitable day for Noel also collecting the kitty for nearest-the-pin on…
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Come on Thursday to train As long as it does not rain Petanque is recognised as an all weather sport; who would have thought we would be playing mid April in our sunsmart summer clothes. That is exactly what occurred on Sunday as we gathered to play. The pistes were very hard through lack of…
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Round 1 Lexton V Maldon @ Lexton Overview This weekend the club travelled to Lexton for Round 1 of football and netball. It was a great first hit out for 2025 for our club in hot conditions. We now turn our sights to our Good Friday Match V Talbot. Football Seniors Maldon 11.10 – 76…
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Maldon players were successful in recent golf croquet tournaments across the state. Julie and Trevor Ware won titles at Boort in March. Julie was undefeated in her Division 2 block, winning 3-2 in the Level 2 playoff against David Searle (Ballarat Alexandra). Trevor paired with Sid Gomes-Viera (Rich River) to win the Block 4 doubles…
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Challenges on the course continued to confront golfers in the 2nd of this season’s Monthly Medal events and although the fairways were a little softer under foot from earlier rain, the golfers still experienced lots of run on the fairways and tricky putting on the scrapes. A great round of golf from Peter Gerolemou gave…
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I like to watch (to quote Peter Sellers) On Sunday 6 April a great group of Piste Artistes took to the Penny School Piste with gusto despite a windy start. Cool autumn weather proved quite amenable to play. Meanwhile, I took time out to be a spectator and was blessed with a slew of QQs*…
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Rouleurs ride for local health. The Castlemaine Rouleurs have continued their long-standing tradition of raising much-needed funds for their local health service with a challenging and rewarding ride. On 5 April 2025 the dedicated team took on a 120km route, covering some of the most iconic climbs in the region: Mount Alexander, Mount Tarrengower and…
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Newstead surroundings ride. Sunday 13 April 2025 10am departure from Newstead Park(diagonally opposite the IGA in Lyons St) Enjoy two rides in one! First, we’ll embark on a roughly seven-kilometre route on the southern side of town. This will take us past the racecourse, up to Pound Lane and back to Newstead Park. For those…
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Every week, the Maldon Tennis Club interviews a member of the club. This week, we have Rob Pickering, a former Tennis Australia member and a new member of the Maldon Tennis Club! What’s your earliest tennis memory/memories? I started playing tennis when I was about 12 years old back in the UK on the local…
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