Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
You’ve gotta laugh … On Sunday 2 November, amidst the Maldon Folk Festival, six teams of keen piste artistes arrived at the Penny School Piste for a very sunny afternoon of social pétanque. Our groundsman Antoine had ensured it was cleared of debris before settling down with Marieanne to await our arrival. Unaccustomed to the…
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Newstead Live is on this weekend from Friday 24 to Monday 27 January and promises to be a warm, welcoming, joyous festival for everyone. Taking place in various venues around the tiny town, Newstead Live features performances, workshops, storytelling, a pool party, a ‘Trad Disco’ and much more. For the shy but curious, there is…
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The glamorous gothic fashion parade from last year. The organiser responsible for 2024’s successful Goldfields Gothic: Festival of Dark Ideas, Peter Thompson from the Maldon Vintage Machinery and Museum, has confirmed that the event will proceed this year. “Details are still to come,” Peter said, adding that plans are progressing. “Still finalising venues, working on…
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The piano that has taken the (temporary) stage outside Maldon Bakery is attracting interest and talent since it was placed there by Castlemaine Fringe artists, the Maine Piano Guerrillas. Local pianists and other dabbling hominids have come out of the woodwork to entertain (and sometimes, seemingly meditate as they play) for the benefit of bakery…
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