Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
André in action. Crystalline winter game The most perfect crisp weather greeted the Piste Artistes on Sunday 1 June, for the start of winter. Not perfect for farmers though! As always, Antoine had cleared the piste of debris before the teams arrived to an immaculate playing surface. Not counting the sand pits and such here…
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Croquet pennant finals begin The final round of Northern District Croquet Association Division 3 pennant competition saw the battle for top spot decided between Kyneton Yellow, Maldonites and Golden Square Magpies. Each team claimed the points in their final match to finish the season with 5 wins and 2 losses. However, Maldonites finished in top…
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Round 8 – Maldon V Carisbrook @ Maldon Football Seniors Maldon 5.13(43) def by Carisbrook 19.11 (125) Hosting the top of ladder Carisbrook this week, Maldon failed to fire a shot in the opening quarter not troubling the scorers at all. The second quarter saw the Donners fire into action out scoring Carisbrook for the…
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…and we have the winners! Stephane and Muriel Langlois with Chris Serre, flanked by umpire Beverley Forsyth and bank board member Michael Annear. It is almost the end of May There is plenty of petanque to play After Saturday’s extravaganza, the 2025 Forster Cup tournament, a much smaller group of local players enjoyed their usual…
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All smiles for a great tournament at last Saturday’s Forster Cup. Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. Seventy-two players plus supporters gathered last Saturday in the grounds of St Brigid’s to compete in the Maldon Pétanque Club’s annual mixed triples tournament. The winners – Stephane and Muriel Langlois and Chris Serre – took home the Forster…
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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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Players from Northern and Goldfields districts were among competitors at the NEDCA Golf Croquet Singles at Benalla. The next round of Northern District Pennant Division 3 competition will determine places in the finals series to commence on 5 June. Last round saw competition leaders Kyneton Yellow lose narrowly to the improving Golden Square Magpies. This…
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Winner Peter Gerolemou. The club enjoyed a visit from local member Maree Edwards last Friday to celebrate our Small Towns grant of $28,800 for a kitchen upgrade. We were able to discuss our plans for the upgrade and how this will improve the club and benefit the wider Maldon community. We look forward to Maree…
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A picnic spot amongst the picturesque boulders at Butts Reserve. Butts Reserve The historic picnic and camping notable spot Butts Reserve — at the bottom of Mount Tarrengower— is perfect for a walk amongst ancient boulders and gullies, casting your imagination towards the natural world and the people who have walked here before. Butts is…
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Round 7 – Maldon V Navarre @ Navarre Football Seniors Maldon 5.5 (35) def by Navarre 11.6 (72) Seniors Goal Kickers: N. McLaren 2, B. Brown 1, M. Colston 1, L. Frye. Best Players: I. Hartley, M. Gray, X. Noy, A. Humphrey, M. Johns, and C. Buchanan. Reserves Maldon 2.3 (15) def by. Navarre 19.8…
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