Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
A local family received a fright during the early hours of Tuesday 28 February when they noticed unusual buzzing sounds outside their open window. Maldon residents Sam and Alex had noticed that their lights had been flickering in the days prior and presumed it was a supply issue, but the puzzling buzz in the middle…
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L-R: Glen Hepburn from the VFF, Martha Haylett MP, Maree Edwards MP, Gaelle Broad MP and Deputy Mayor Toby Heydon. A community forum at Baringhup Hall on Wednesday 26 March attracted close to 50 attendees, many with comments and questions about the State Government’s proposed Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund (ESVF). Arranged and hosted by…
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It remains reasonably quiet for our local firefighters but Bruce Clements 1st Lieutenant (Acting Captain) of Maldon Fire Brigade reports that they have been called out for a “couple of small ones” and they were not ordinary. A shed fire in Castlemaine, for example, required the Maldon team for backup, but not because it was…
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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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