Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Rainbow Steps walkers at the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens with a few of the regular dogs as the group marks five years. In news that will warm even the crankiest spring magpie… the Rainbow Steps Walking Group this December becomes five years old. What began in 2020 as a small experiment in ‘what if LGBTIQA+ people…
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The Royal Theatre Projection Box. The Royal Hotel Hall (now the Christmas Shop) is a rare surviving example of a gold rush era theatre. These venues were usually associated with larger hotels and were built to accommodate travelling entertainers and large-scale social events. In Maldon there were once similar theatres at the Kangaroo and Eaglehawk…
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From left: Kylie and Katrine. Today, Loz and Katrine will be talking to Kylie Trott about the upcoming Shopping spree and the after-effects of the recent freak hailstorm. Last Friday, 14 November, it was a lovely spring morning when Katrine and Stevo graced the MAINfm airwaves. Local residents June and Rocky, who are often found…
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Greg McKinnon is the creator of these amazing cigar box guitars There are many aspects to the Maldon Folk Festival, a source of happy memories for the town. Once again, my curiosity got the better of me, and I strolled into the fire station after noticing some interesting-looking musical instruments. The first group were the…
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Cycling Without Age trishaw is available for the foot-weary. The Shamick’s Castlemaine Rotary Truck Show 2025 over the weekend of Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November is the 37th consecutive year that the trucking industry will gather at the Campbells Creek Recreation Reserve. Ranked as one of the top three regional shows Australia-wide, Castlemaine’s high…
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Artists Market. Newstead Writers, Shut Up and Write, Friday 28 Nov, 1-5pm Newstead Writers are a group that meet on the 4th Friday every month to write together. Just turn up (at 1pm or whenever you can get there) with your writing gear and get going. There are tables and chairs, coffee and tea. Finish…
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The CFA Team spreading the word. Perfect weather, quality local produce, plants, handcrafted treasures, unique gifts and plenty of quirky bric-a-brac all featured last Saturday 15 November at the final Newstead Market for this year. The CFA team were there promoting the ‘Get Fire Ready’ message. They were offering handouts of important booklets to help…
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Boom sprayer calibration. A Farm Chemical Users’ Course is to be offered at the Church Hall of Holy Trinity Maldon on Saturday 29 November and Saturday 6 December 2025. This course provides instruction in the safe use of Agricultural and Veterinary farm chemicals. Timber Training Creswick is the training provider. Topics addressed during the program…
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November Southern Aurora. Check out this amazing photo of the Southern Aurora taken on Wednesday 12 November by reader Michelle McGibbon, who said that the lights were not visible to the naked eye. “I just pointed the iPhone to the west and was so shocked to see what it came up with,” she said. “So…
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Jasmine, Anna and Leone at Newstead RTC making banners from upcycled fabric. A small group of very clever, creative and resourceful people have been keeping busy in the meeting room at Newstead’s Rural Transaction Centre (RTC). They have gathered piles of textiles that were destined for landfill and sorted them by colour types, ready to…
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