Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
The Home Energy Empowerment Program will hold a Sustainable House Day on Sunday 21 September from 11am to 2pm, followed by an EnergyWise question and answer session at Maryborough Library on Wednesday 8 October from 5.30 to 6.30pm. Hosted by the Goldfields Sustainability Group, two homes will be discussed – one newly built to take…
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Lazarus, former ranger on the island of Palau surrounded by transboundary plastic pollution. Photo: April Howard, who is making a film about plastics in the Pacific. A three year process of international negotiations towards ending plastic pollution is wrapping up this week. It started in March 2022 when a historic resolution was adopted by the…
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The CFA has announced that the Fire Danger period (FDP) will commence at 1am on Monday 17 November 2025 for our region. The announcement applies to municipalities in CFA’s Northwest region including the City of Greater Bendigo, Central Goldfields Shire, Mt Alexander Shire and Macedon Ranges Shire Council. In the meantime, residents are encouraged to…
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RACV is urging Victorian motorists to stay alert behind the wheel as the latest RACV data around insurance claims shows that thousands of collisions involving kangaroos have been reported across the state in recent years. Between 2021 and June 2025, RACV Insurance received over 23,000 claims for kangaroo-related collisions, with 2024 recording 5,883 claims for…
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