Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
The Department of Agriculture points to recent isolated dust storms as a reminder of how fragile some soils are, saying that there is still time to prevent this damage by de-stocking more vulnerable areas of the farm. While dust storms contain mostly mineral materials, they also contain significant quantities of organic matter, one of the…
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I won’t even hazard a guess as to the age of this specimen, a Long-leaved Box, growing near the start of the walk at the Rise and Shine Bushland Reserve.
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Australian King-Parrot (juvenile), Newstead, 21 January 2026 The following is a recent blog post by Geoff Park from ‘Natural Newstead: Observations of flora, fauna and landscape in central Victoria’. Text and photographs are printed courtesy of Geoff Park: geoffpark.wordpress.com. King-Parrots in the garden Australian King-Parrots are now well and truly ensconced in Newstead. I’ve received…
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Nature has been responsible for some changes in Maldon in the past week, with trees toppling in prominent places. A towering willow on Grey Street that was a favourite for ducks and cranes has fallen into the pond, while the historic cottage on the Castlemaine-Maldon Road narrowly escaped a fallen eucalypt. Keep an eye overhead…
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