Speakers at the Bendigo Rally spoke about the importance of farmers and CFA volunteers. Protesters turned out in CFA trucks and firefighting gear with signs calling for an end to the new ESVF. Dozens of fire trucks and hundreds of people gathered at Weeroona Oval in Bendigo on Sunday 14 September to protest against the…
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The serious business of play
These smiling kids regularly enjoy a play at Maldon playground. L-R Hunter with Chase the dog, Olivia and Tai. Photo by Rob Leeson. Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) has been keeping play a priority; it has featured as a key agenda item at its recent council meeting and in the recently released budget. It comes…
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Street Smart
L-R Mount Alexander Shire Disability Advocacy Group Chair Lorraine Le Plastrier, Mayor Toby Heydon, Maree Edwards MP, Councillor Lucas Maddock, MASC Director of Infrastructure and Development Michael Annear, and MASC Project Engineer Amrit Pun Magar. Last week marked the International Day of People with Disability (which is observed on 3 December each year) so it…
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Wildlife in Trouble? Please keep your eyes (and heart) open.
A kangaroo suffering from pneumonia came to a Maldon resident’s back door asking for help and is now recovering at East Trentham Wildlife Shelter – helped along by a young resident joey. Sometimes, opportunities to help wildlife practically wave at us from the roadside. A deceased marsupial for instance, may be harbouring a frightened joey…
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