Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Parker and Noah Williams from Newstead in Maldon Shire Gardens. Photo courtesy of Rob Leeson. The final colours of autumn are captivating to look at and satisfying to crunch through, but the lack of rain at the change of the seasons is still a concern. In Japan there is an autumn tradition called momiji-gari; its…
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Maldon Swap Meet This Sunday 8 June sees the return of Maldon Swap Meet – which will be the same as always but always different, says organiser Mark Blythe, who has been making swap meets happen for 11 years. “Anything can turn up at this Swap,” he said. The weekend is designed so that stallholders…
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Castlemaine Streetscape. Mount Alexander has announced plans to revitalise Castlemaine town centre, starting with streetscapes and features such as tree canopies, garden beds and bench seating for Barker and Forest Streets. Council’s Director Infrastructure and Development Michael Annear said: “The design includes landscaping such as new trees, turf nature strips, and garden beds with low…
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Mooloort Plains chicken farm. Central Goldfields Shire Council unanimously voted against a proposed Baringhup broiler farm at its council meeting of Wednesday 28 May. In their comments to the meeting, Councillors indicated that the submissions and petitions that they received from the community featured in their considerations. The CGSC’s Coordinator of Statutory Planning’s report recommended…
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Wombert couch potato. Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) is asking shire locals to complete an online census, so it can learn more about residents’ health, wellbeing and lifestyle habits. Council plans to use the data collected to guide future community planning and investment. The census, called the Active Living Census (ALC), will be delivered by…
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Team ‘Bad Starts’ who had a great finish, winning the Arts Hub Trivia Night Inflatable Trophy with smiles all round. Newstead Arts Hub held a trivia night at Newstead Community Centre on Saturday 31 May and it was a hoot. Tickets included the quiz and a feed plus entertainment and good company, with profits going…
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Progress Hall. Progress Hall The sign on the building — Progress Hall— seems to announce that this place has seen some changes, which sounds about right because it has been standing there for over 150 years. Tucked away from the main shopping strips of Maldon, Progress Hall sits at the top of Dolphin Street (See…
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Morgans line up in Maldon I like Maldon. I like the people who live here. I like the way that they’re generally interesting and individual. Not shackled by conventional thinking. Not mainstream. And if you asked most of them, they wouldn’t even see themselves in that light. They’re just doing the stuff that they’re into…
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The Dream Team, showing their physical theatre skills with Castlemaine Theatre Company. That’s Mike on the right. Photo courtesy Stephen Mitchell. The cast and crew of Castlemaine Theatre Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are buzzing, and might take a few days to float back down, after a crowd-pleasing run of the play that included multiple…
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From back l – r: Slats, Nicole Chvastek and EC in front. Today Mike and Stevo will meet Chris McCormack from Bress Winery to discuss their latest vintages – all available via Loz at Much Ado in Maldon! Last Friday EC, Slats and Nicole Chvastek delved into the hot topics of the day including exploring…
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