Lights! Cameras! Action!
There was a buzz of activity in Maldon last Tuesday, with the filming of a four-part mini-series named Scrublands getting underway. Dolphin Street was blocked off to the public while the film crew and actors took over.
2023 Antique Fair
The annual Antique Fair, now in its 15th year, was a resounding success last weekend, drawing in delighted sellers and buyers alike. The event saw an increase in attendance compared to last year, with an estimated 4,000 people passing through the gates.
Suspected Avian Botulism outbreak
A deadly disease that attacks water birds, known as Avian Botulism, is suspected to have struck at Bells Swamp on the Bridgewater-Maldon Road in Neereman, 10 or so kilometres from Maldon. Bird rescue teams, including Victorian Wildlife veterinarians and volunteer regional wildlife lovers, spent the weekend searching the swamp for dead and unwell birds.
A History of Seventeen Central Victoria Schools
It’s an unusual book in that the target audience is almost exclusively people who attended those schools (and perhaps local historians) – and it has sold mostly by word of mouth. It is punctuated by historic photos, news clippings and documents.
Blast from the past – Maldon’s local court
In 1855 the Royal Commission that examined the causes of the Eureka Stockade uprising recommended the establishment of Local Courts to make local mining by-laws and adjudicate local mining disputes. The Government appointed the chairmen of these Courts, but local miners elected the other members. The Local Courts were, therefore an early experiment in democracy.
Electoral structure review underway
The electoral structure review for Mount Alexander Council began this week, with preliminary submissions opening on Wednesday 8 February. At present, the Shire is divided into five wards with a total of seven councillors. One ward (Castlemaine) is represented by three councillors while the other four wards (Calder, Coliban, Loddon River and Tarrengower) have one councillor each.
Maldon’s summer market
2023 is well and truly upon us, and there is no stopping the Maldon Market ... A regular stall is our much loved sourdough bread-making specialists, ‘Bread Builders’. Ken and Amy have worked tirelessly to bring us their organic artisan bread for the past 10 years, never missing a market that we can recall. Ken Hercott became interested in bread and baking at an early age, growing up on an organic wheat farm in the Loddon Mallee region.
New dawn, new day
Large landscape paintings by Liz Sullivan take the viewer on an immersive and close encounter with nature. The works are of vibrant landscapes of green grasses and flooded countryside, reminiscent of the recent flooding experienced in the region.
