Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Mild Maldon morning On Sunday 9 March, a goodly number of Piste Artistes arrived to enjoy a couple of social games. Meanwhile the Maldon Market attracted a large, long weekend crowd, virtually next door to the Penny School piste. Despite a minor parking problem, we managed to get into the grounds and start playing at…
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Summer is gone…ho humWe welcome Autumn Autumn is renowned as the best season for Maldon and Sunday 2 March did not let us down. A pleasant sunny day for a competitive game or two or three of petanque. The pistes are very hard and dry, so hopefully, we will get some good rain before our…
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Antoine’s deadly aim. Cool games on the piste On Sunday 23 February, the sociable Piste Artistes gathered on the Penny School piste in a refreshingly light breeze to play a leisurely game of pétanque. Despite this, a few midges appeared around halfway through the games just to annoy us.Playing in the morning is very popular,…
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Phil Hopley with three visitors from the Bendigo club – Maxine, Sue and second place-getter Esther. It was fine on SundaySo games got underway At long last, the Club was able to gather for its first games for 2025 after postponing the previous three sessions due to the heat. It was sad to note that…
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Back on the Piste at last! On Sunday 9 February, the sociable Piste Artistes were the first group to get back on the piste. Even before the MPC, who have been plagued by the summer heat and crazy heat waves at St Brigid’s. We trialled an early start at 11am, which all present agreed was…
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Should have gone to a tropical resortThis is no place for sportAgain no games to report 2025 has not got away to a good start for pétanque. To date the club has cancelled three rounds of play due to the heat and with February being notable as the hottest month, who knows when the season…
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It looks smart and it will give your heart a start For some years, the Maldon Pétanque club had its Heart Defibrillator machine inside St Brigid’s Hall for use by all, but only when the hall was open. With the approval of the St Brigid’s Community we have now moved the equipment into a purpose-built…
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Our season for twenty five Is still not alive We have been beat By the Summer heat The Maldon Petanque Club has a heat policy which states if the forecast for Bendigo is 35 or over, we do not play. Unfortunately, this has been the case for the first two sessions on our calendar. Let’s…
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Madame Bleue Wins La Boule Bleue!
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The season is over for 2024
We will be back in 2025 for more
Sunday 8 December was the Maldon Petanque Club’s last get-together for the 2024 season.
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