Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
An update from Tarrengower Ward Councillor Rosalie Hastwell It’s been a busy month for Councillors with community consultations, listening posts and the upcoming budget. I’d like to thank the Maldon community for making their voices heard on the future of the Maldon Caravan Park. There has been an exceptional response and it’s great to know…
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Quarry feedback due within 7 days. The Blue Hills Quarry proposed by Mawsons concrete and landscaping product company has had a new development, with a ‘referral’ advertised on Wednesday 3 April under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. Documents outlining plans for the project and its environmental impacts are available for public comment…
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Every week, the Maldon Tennis Club interviews a member of the club. This week, we have Rob Pickering, a former Tennis Australia member and a new member of the Maldon Tennis Club! What’s your earliest tennis memory/memories? I started playing tennis when I was about 12 years old back in the UK on the local…
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Adam Sewell at his Joyce’s Creek farm last month. “Things are tight, we’re about to start lambing. We’ve had 18 mils of rain since the photo was taken and it all disappeared. There’s still good time for a break yet, I think it will rain soon and history shows that it will.” Photo courtesy Rob…
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World Health Day This week we are focusing on the Health and Wellbeing section of the library, to celebrate World Health Day (7 April). Given that locals seem to be a fairly healthy bunch, people are still interested in their health and wellbeing and are keen to live healthier lives, both mentally and physically. So…
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Every week, the Maldon Tennis Club interviews a member of the club. This week, an up and coming star, Essie Egleton. What’s your earliest tennis memories? When I was playing hot shots tennis at school and every session I would hit the balls over the fence, but on the very last one, I was able…
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The glamorous gothic fashion parade from last year. The organiser responsible for 2024’s successful Goldfields Gothic: Festival of Dark Ideas, Peter Thompson from the Maldon Vintage Machinery and Museum, has confirmed that the event will proceed this year. “Details are still to come,” Peter said, adding that plans are progressing. “Still finalising venues, working on…
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Lost trades and kind craftsmen still exist! You might remember a previous news item about the cedar cabinet in the Athenaeum Library, which is used to house our growing archival collection. It is a much-loved piece of furniture, a small piece of Melbourne history: a glass-fronted cabinet that came to the Athenaeum Library on permanent…
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James Hamilton. Every week, the Maldon Tennis Club interviews a member of the club. This week, we have James Hamilton, a well-known member of the Maldon Tennis Club community and a tennis fanatic. What’s your earliest tennis memories? Playing tennis on our grass tennis court growing up. I think it was actually just mowing and…
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Aaron Vissers. Every week, the Maldon Tennis Club interviews a member of the club. This week, we have Aaron Vissers; a longtime coach of Maldon Tennis Club! What’s been your favourite tennis related experience? My favourite, and proudest, tennis experience is my involvement with the Maldon Tennis Club. Seven years ago, when I had just…
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