Peter and Karen from Cafe Maldon created a theatrical atmosphere and specially-themed foods. The shopkeepers and gallerists of Maldon were in full flight as local ambassadors last weekend for an influx of visitors. Embracing the aesthetic of the Goldfields Gothic festival, the local retailers went all out with dark decor, coffin cookies, extravagant attire and…
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Gothic Revival
Gabrielle Kelly/Crimson Strix. Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. The Goldfields Gothic Festival returns for its fourth iteration: a celebration of Goth culture and the dark side of life and death. The Tarrangower Times has got into the spirit of things, so to speak, and created a Goth edition of the newspaper. Read on if you…
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Festival welcomes surprise guest uncle
VIPs at the 2025 Maldon Folk Festival: Maree Edwards MP, Premier Jacinta Allan and festival organiser Pam Lyons. The Ugly Uncles, self-proclaimed Alt-Jug band, are known for cultivating a fun atmosphere and a tradition of inviting guest musicians to join them on stage. On Sunday 2 November, during Maldon Folk Festival, surprise guest Premier Jacinta…
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Sizzling at the CFA
Alan Shepherd, Bruce McClements and Roger Curran of Maldon Fire Brigade with the new tanker. Julian, Felicity and Jo managing the sausage sizzle at Maldon CFA’s open day. Maldon CFA held a successful community open day on Sunday 28 September, particularly when measured on the sausage sizzle scale. Bruce Clements 1st Lieutenant (Acting Captain) of…
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