Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
The Victorian Goldfields Railway (VGR) is asking the public for assistance to find stolen vintage equipment and will be sourcing funds after a devastating break-in last week. Castlemaine Police were called out to Muckleford Station after a VGR volunteer worker discovered the theft of equipment and railway fittings worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, which…
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Was this a Halloween prank, or is there more to this lawnmower at the overgrown Newstead Police Station? Photo Kerry Cain. Locals in Newstead have noticed that the grass is looking a bit long and scraggly at the Police Station, while a sign posted on the fence claims that garden maintenance has been suspended for…
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Transport Accident Commission (TAC) analysis of road fatalities from 2020 to 2024 shows that more than 70% of people killed on country roads died within a 30km radius of their home address. The research follows a tragic start to the year on Victoria’s roads, with 74 lives lost compared with 75 at the same time…
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The Times received a tip recently that there was a possibility that Tarrengower Prison might, in its present form, be closed.
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