Jacqueline travelled from NSW to attend the annual exhibition last weekend at Shades of Gray. Castlemaine artists weave rust and imagination into stunning Garden Exhibition Castlemaine artists Chelly and Peter Gray have spent more than three decades transforming strands of rusty wire into extraordinary works of art. What began as an experiment in the…
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Maldon’s Graham West and his red Torana
A very small selection of Graham’s trophies. The longer I live in Maldon, the more I realise what interesting neighbours I have. I was just speaking with Graham West. He lives just around the corner from me with his wife Margaret, and when I dropped in, they were tending to the fish in their lovingly…
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Honours for Newstead Captain
Newstead CFA Captain Doug Richardson was awarded the CFA Outstanding Service Medal. Newstead CFA Captain Doug Richardson was awarded one of the service’s highest honours at the Newstead Fire Brigade’s Annual Awards event night last month. The CFA (Country Fire Authority) has published details of the awards and the valuable contributions of the winners. Mr…
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Artist talk with Nick Dridan at Central Goldfields Art Gallery
Nick Dridan, Broken Road, 2024. Acrylic on canvas. 45cm x 45cm. Renowned regional artist Nick Dridan will give an artist talk at 2pm on Sunday 22 June at Central Goldfields Art Gallery, offering visitors a chance to hear firsthand about his creative process and the ideas behind his current exhibition, Allegories. Dridan, who lives in…
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