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Alannah Bell: having a laugh in a loaf at the newly accessible bakery garden.Photo courtesy Rob Leeson. Maldon Bakery’s lush outdoor area is now readily accessible due to a newly surfaced ground and there’s a special new reason to visit the garden. Lovely flat slab tiles are now in place to ensure that people using…

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Partnership between railway and disaster team

Photo of the disaster relief volunteers at Muckleford Station courtesy of DRA. A new partnership between Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR) and the Victorian Disaster Recovery Relief Team (DRRT) will provide benefits to both organisations while bringing new visitors to Maldon town and surrounds. The two groups worked together for the first time over the weekend…

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Celebrate Love This Valentine’s Day at Pure Gold Holistic & Wellbeing

Celebrate Love This Valentine’s Day at Pure Gold Holistic & Wellbeing. This Valentine’s Day, indulge in the ultimate gift of love and connection at Pure Gold Holistic & Wellbeing at 1 Spring Street, Maldon. Treat your special someone to an unforgettable Couples Remedial or Relaxation Massage, where you can unwind together in a serene and…

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Media & Journalism News Regional Affairs

Meta’s moves to abandon fact-checking highlights the role of local papers

Meta’s plans for the removal of fact-checking services on content posted to its platforms and the government’s decision to introduce age limits for access to social media has brought a renewed focus on the importance of regional, rural and local news publishers. Country Press Australia president Andrew Schreyer said publishers have never been tasked with…

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Literature News Out & About

Book launch

Semalam. Semalam, the highly anticipated first book by Maldon resident Bernice Steinfort, is set to launch on 22 February offering readers an unforgettable journey leading up to the 2002 Bali bombings. With its compelling storytelling and fresh perspective, this fiction is already generating buzz amongst critics and readers alike. The official launch event will take…

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Community History & Heritage News

The 1917 conscription referendum

The 1917 conscription referendum. On 7 November 1917 the Australian Prime Minister William Hughes announced that a second conscription ‘referendum’ would be held on 20 December. Twelve months earlier Hughes’ first attempt to introduce conscription for overseas service had been defeated. Under his new proposal voluntary enlistment would continue but a ballot of single men…

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Literature News Out & About

Mulga Bill Writing Award

Mulga Bill Writing Award Goldfields Libraries and Eaglehawk Festivals Inc. are calling for entries from writers all over Australia for the annual Mulga Bill Writing Award, a celebration of creativity at the Eaglehawk Dahlia & Arts Festival. Poets and writers are invited to showcase their talents in the 2025 Mulga Bill Writing Award. Whether you’re…

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Community History & Heritage News

Big step towards World Heritage list

L-R Minister Tanya Plibersek, Bendigo Mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf, Maree Edwards MP, Lisa Chesters MP and Premier Jacinta Allan. A throng of political and media representatives converged beside the poppet head of the Central Deborah Mine in Bendigo on Friday 31 January for the announcement of a significant development in the Goldfields region’s bid for…

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