Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Vintage Engine Rally. The Maldon Vintage Machinery & Museum was open across the Easter weekend, providing an interesting detour and a chance to have a closer look at the myriad vehicles that populated the parades. It was also home-base to the intriguing steam-engine that bopped and bustled around town at various times. With all sorts…
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Good Friday combined service. Good Friday combined service. Hymns filled the air of Maldon on Good Friday 18 April during the open-air service hosted by the churches of Maldon in the shadow of the historic Beehive Chimney. Nearly 100 congregants, many sensibly wearing hats under the clear sky, joined the songs and prayers. Readings and…
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It was unusually dark at 7pm on Saturday 20 April, which was absolutely perfect for the annual Torchlight Parade. Featuring members of the local volunteer emergency services holding lanterns and torches, it was a relatively quiet parade that drifted past gently (apart from the brilliant Maldon Brass Band which brings melodies to Maldon throughout the…
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Easter Wrapping The Maldon Easter Fair was a triumph once again and the incredible organisers and volunteers should be proud. There was something for everyone: activities to involve families and folk of all ages, attractions of interest for crafters to car-lovers and the spectacle of the grand procession as a pinnacle of community creativity. Marvellous…
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Newsagency news: end of an era. Maldon Newsagency has had a change of hands for the first time in nearly 28 years. Tireless local couple Barb and Graeme Ford have sold the business and are looking forward to the next phase of their lives. “We will very much miss the contact with people, through their…
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As the Torchlight Parade came to a triumphant close, loudspeakers blasted a familiar song across Main Street: “Callin’ out around the world! Are you ready for a brand-new beat?” Hundreds of people heard the cry and had a spring in their step as they gravitated towards the music: “…the time is right, for Dancin’ in…
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Ross Dohnt working the chaff cutter. The Mount Alexander Vintage Engine Club (MAVEC) held its 28th Annual rally over the weekend of Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April at the Dave Bennett Reserve in Muckleford. The rally highlighted H.V. McKay-Sunshine engines and Ford/Fordson tractors this year. There were various attractions, including working machinery displays, a…
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Newstead Men’s Shed. I’m going to go out on a limb here and reveal something about myself that those who know me may not believe. I’m a bit shy. Don’t worry, I can be the life of the party, given the right crowd and some Dutch courage and I’ve amassed all the social graces and…
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The MANet gallery is proud to present not one, but THREE artists exhibiting this month. MANet Gallery is an amazing little space, punching well above its weight, thanks to the tireless and creative work of Catherine Tait, who attracts talented local artists to exhibit there. May brings three local well-known artists to present their work.…
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Katrine, Cassie, Miranda and Rory, dress ed to bake. We are all slowly recovering from the festivities of the Maldon Easter Fair and Australia’s longest continuously running easter parade. Thursday night 17 April was unseasonably warm and a perfect evening for the traditional Great Aussie Scone Bake Competition. This is a seemingly simple event, some…
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