Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Mount Alexander Shire Councillor Lucas Maddock addresses the protest. Concerned citizens protesting at the office of Lisa Chesters MP. A group of locals protested outside Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP’s electorate office last week after the Federal Government approved to continue the use and extend the operating life of a gas processing plant in…
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Many local residents attended a March community meeting in Baringhup to express concerns about the levy. The proposed State Government levy at the centre of a recent community meeting in Baringhup has been passed by the Victorian Parliament. The bill relating to the Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund was debated late into the night on…
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Premier Jacinta Allan and Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards MP surprised travellers at Castlemaine Station with an announcement about free travel for seniors. Premier Jacinta Allan joined Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards MP for a train ride from Bendigo to Castlemaine on Saturday 17 May to announce free weekend travel for seniors. A…
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Volunteers at the protest with Gaelle Broad MP. Angry CFA volunteers took their fire tankers to Premier Jacinta Allan’s Bendigo office on Friday 9 May to protest about Labor’s proposed emergency services tax. Fire trucks and farm vehicles also blocked traffic on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge and brought Spring Street to a standstill outside Parliament…
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Democracy, Sausage. How to vote The big day has arrived: Election Day. You’ve brushed up on the processes of parliament and voting, perused the candidates, you know which ballot paper is which and you’ve arrived at the polling place. If it’s your local polling place you’ll be able to stroll in; if you are visiting…
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Lisa Chesters. Matt Evans. Andrew Lethlean. As tomorrow’s election looms, candidates for the local seat of Bendigo have been making their final election announcements and pledges. The following announcements have been sent to the Tarrangower Times in time to print. On Tuesday 22 April, The Nationals Candidate for Bendigo Andrew Lethlean and the Liberal Candidate…
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Democracy, Sausage. Choices, choices It is said that you can’t have your cake and eat it too, which is confusing and thought-provoking. When it comes to voting you will need to make a choice between voting quietly and conveniently in advance, or braving the throngs while voting on the official Election Day. There’s something to…
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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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