Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Jacqueline travelled from NSW to attend the annual exhibition last weekend at Shades of Gray. Castlemaine artists weave rust and imagination into stunning Garden Exhibition Castlemaine artists Chelly and Peter Gray have spent more than three decades transforming strands of rusty wire into extraordinary works of art. What began as an experiment in the…
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Former IMT colleague Mike Smythe. Today Ann and Nancy will be talking to our former colleague Mike Smythe, who was one of the original members of the IMT team and former proprietor of the popular Book Wolf. We plan to discuss life ‘over the Rainbow’, and the Folk Festival he has come back to enjoy.…
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Karla Williams the new owner of The Newstead Pub. Meet Karla Williams (pictured above), the new owner of The Newstead Pub — you might remember it as the old Crown Hotel. She’s hit the ground running, bringing loads of energy and style to the place. The kitchen has had a complete makeover, the dining room…
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The Gordon Gypsies. The Kangaroo Hotel, 89 High Street, Maldon, has a full program across the Maldon Folk Festival weekend. Thursday 30 October – Open from 4pm. Friday 31 October – Open from 4pm. The food van ‘Wraps & More’ will be there from 6 pm. Saturday 1 November – Open from 11am, with the…
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Maldon & Baringhup Agricultural Show results. COOKERY- OPEN VAS RICH FRUIT CAKE 1 Ann Metz VAS CARROT CAKE 1 Louise Clarke 2 Ann Metz VAS BOILED FRUIT CAKE JUNIOR 1 Lisa Plazzer VAS CARROT & SULTANA MUFFINS JUNIOR 1 Jack Linn 2 Nicholas Clarke HIGH TEA on a tiered plate 1 Jade Oxenham CUPCAKES –…
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The Watchers – Unique State – Carolyn Vickers. As I walked towards Carolyn Vickers’ studio last week, to find out all about the latest exhibition in the MANet Art Gallery, nature was all around, with frog noises from the pond and a blue wren sitting on a tree. Nature lovers will enjoy the next exhibition…
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Tom scored some great kids titles at last week’s book sale at Maldon Library. If you’re feeling bookish* this weekend, head on down to Maldon Athenaeum Library on Saturday 1 November from 9am to 1pm for its second big book sale in as many weeks. It comes after a successful and cosy Children’s Book Sale…
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People of all ages enjoying Maldon Folk Festival. With the 50th Maldon Folk Festival unrolling across town this weekend, it’s time for everyone to acknowledge that — unless you’ve just returned from a hermitage or ascetic retreat — your music contains a little bit of Folk. Everything leads back to it. Folk music is a…
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Free green waste disposal. Local councils are making it easy being green during November, offering free green waste disposal to help residents get backyards ready for fire season. Folks in Mount Alexander Shire (MAS) can dispose of green waste at no cost at the Castlemaine and Maldon transfer stations from Saturday 15 November to Sunday…
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Castlemaine streetscape upgrades commence. A gathering took place in central Castlemaine on Thursday 23 October to officially commence works on the Frederick Street Precinct Project. Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters MP and Mount Alexander Shire Councillor Toby Heydon shared the shovel to ceremonially open the project, which will transform Frederick Street and Mechanics Lane…
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