Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
View of the Harcourt fire from Mount Tarrengower by Sophie Cocks, used with permission. On Friday 9 January, during a day with a Catastrophic Fire Rating, a grassfire started between 2 and 3pm at Fogartys Gap Road in Ravenswood and by 5pm it had crossed Calder Freeway. Emergency warnings to ‘Leave Immediately’ were issued at…
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Newstead CFA fire ready presentation. Newstead CFA will hold an information session to help locals prepare for the upcoming fire season. Head along to Newstead Fire Station from 10am on Saturday 4 October to hear an informative presentation about preparing your property for a hot summer… and hang around for a free sausage sizzle. There…
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The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) released new data on Monday 12 May, saying it shows that insured losses have reached almost $1.5 billion from 126,000 claims, following two extreme weather events this year. Claims from the February North Queensland floods and ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred in March are being prioritised by insurers, with an additional…
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Spotted at the Maldon Swap Meet. Here’s a group of volunteers who are selflessly giving their time to make sure we are looked after in a medical emergency. I bumped into them while I was doing the article on the Maldon Swap Meet and I thought they really needed to be recognised separately. Something you…
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