Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Karla Williams the new owner of The Newstead Pub. Meet Karla Williams (pictured above), the…
Tom scored some great kids titles at last week’s book sale at Maldon Library. If…
Mark Blythe of Maldon Events. Organiser of Maldon Swap Meet Mark Blythe announced via social…
Builder Simon Davies explains the works to local stakeholders at the top of Maldon’s Beehive…
Left to right from back: Randall, Andy, Ruth, Jill, Pete, Kaori and Allan Photo by…
There were melodies in the air from all directions in Newstead last weekend as the town buzzed with the Newstead Live festival. It was scorching hot at times but the attendees battled the heat with flowing drinks, shady trees and a timely Pool Party. Music popped up on every street and corner, every second person…
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The Maldon Athenaeum Library made a quiet announcement in its regular TT column on Friday: it has received funding from the Maldon & District Community Bank to repair its roof. It’s such fantastic news that it deserves its own article. The library was built in 1934 and the roof, which must protect thousands of books…
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Colin and Doug Jennings are involved in the Aussie Hay Runners in a big way. On Friday 24 January at 5.30am the first truck arrived at their Carram Dale Farm, Baringhup for loading. Doug and Colin loaded 820 round bales on 24 trucks that day. All up they loaded a total of 1,200 round bales…
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The Team. Standing at the rear: Sue and Paul. In the car: Annette. Front seat: Trish. At the Front: Kathy. Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) Maldon Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has received a significant boost with the arrival of a new response vehicle. The updated 2024 Nissan XTrail 4×4 Hybrid reflects…
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Fantastic Flings. There was no golf at Maldon Golf Club last weekend but the Tarrengower Thong Throw Competition on Sunday 26 January was competitive, with current champion Steve holding onto his title. The winning distances were impressive! Results as follows: Mens Winner & Open Champion Steve McKimmie: 46 metres Ladies Winner Kerryn Healy: 34 metres…
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Julie Andrews. Photo courtesy of Leon Schoot. No this is not about the singer, but the artist Julie Andrews whose landscapes are both mysterious and meditations on the early evening or twilight time, when everything is softer and dream like. They are on show at Cascade Art Gallery in a highly desirable exhibition of work…
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The Sky Dragon at Bendigo’s Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday 1 February.Photos courtesy of Carolyn Vickers. One of the most wonderful legacies of the Victorian Gold Rush is the enduring influence of the Chinese miners who journeyed here en masse to seek their fortunes. While the remaining traces are fainter in Maldon and surrounds…
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In 1838 George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, established an Aboriginal Protectorate in the Port Phillip District with the aim of encouraging Indigenous people to settle in prescribed areas and so minimise conflict between them and British squatters. It was hoped that the Indigenous people would adopt Christianity and a settled agricultural way of…
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Observed on 26 January, Australia Day marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Captain Arthur Phillip. Many people approach this date with very mixed feelings, as it also marks the start of the occupation of an already occupied continent, the land…
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It is a sensational time of year to enjoy a trip on the heritage train between Maldon and Castlemaine and adjustments have been made to ensure maximum safety for passengers and residents.
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