Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Rally against ESVF. A group calling itself the CFA Volunteers Group is organising a rally in Bendigo this weekend, protesting against the Emergency Services Volunteer Fund (ESVF). It is gathering those who share concerns about the levy to show support and hear from community leaders at Weeroma Oval in Bendigo between 11am and 1pm on…
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Agriculture Victoria is reminding farmers to update their farm plan, saying it can help protect your home, livestock and vital farm infrastructure.
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on Monday 9 January 1899 one of Maldon’s most destructive bushfires occurred. It started about 11am as a grass fire in a paddock owned by Neil Neilson near the corner of the Bridgewater and Baringhup Roads. The fire initially threatened the nearby Junction and Springs Hotels and then, fanned by a hot northwesterly wind, spread…
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A fire in a baker’s shop in November 1854 first inspired Castlemaine locals to form a volunteer fire brigade.
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