Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Research from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW Sydney has found that social interactions in later life are largely shaped by life experiences – not genetics – and that staying connected with friends, neighbours and the community may help protect older adults against depression. Using data from CHeBA’s Older Australian Twins Study…
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Rainbow Steps walkers at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens with a few of the regular dogs as the group marks five years. In news that will warm even the crankiest spring magpie… the Rainbow Steps Walking Group this December becomes five years old. What began in 2020 as a small experiment in ‘what if LGBTIQA+ people…
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Teddy is our Doggo of the Week. TT: Thanks for smiling so well for the camera, Teddy. Teddy: They are all my own teeth, not bad for a 10-year-old Maltese-Shih Tzu. TT: That’s true. Teddy: I do have a metal pin in my leg. TT: Oh my gosh, what happened? Teddy: I got run over…
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Maldon netball teams are raring to play! Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. The sporting season is in full swing, with members of Maldon Football Netball Club (MFNC) staying social between games. The netball players make up a large segment of the club with seven teams — four junior and three senior— and have had a…
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