Bowls season opens!
Peter Sedgwick. Our Season opening was held last Saturday ... The weather was very sunny and many members came to have a bowl. Maree Edwards, MLA for Bendigo West, came to open the season.
2023 Premiers!
Jamie Cox. The Maldon FNC are extremely proud of all their juniors’ efforts for the 2023 season in both football and netball, especially the under 17.5s football team who are the 2023 Premiers. Score Maldon 10.5-65 def Carisbrook 7.2-44.
Whole Loddon Love: a music revival for flood recovery
October promises a revival of spirits and music along the Loddon River as the ‘Whole Loddon Love’ initiative orchestrates a series of live music events ... A bevy of talent is set to grace the Baringhup Hall stage, with performers like The Maes from Melbourne (ex Maldon), The Jess Parker Band from Castlemaine...
Arts About – ADH…ME!?
Nancy Whittaker. There is yet another little gallery called Cut it Out, which opened last Friday in Maldon, in the Post Office Residence in High Street. Artist and Curator Lisa Speed is complementing her This Little Piggy cooking skills with artwork in an exhibition titled ADH…ME!?, featuring the work of Jacki Irwin.
New bike book – 16 Maldon-to-Maldon bike rides
Maldon Cycling Group has just published a book with information about 16 local bike rides ... Peter Strang, one of the team who produced the book said, “There are some great rides around Maldon. Hopefully, this book will help some locals and visitors explore the area by bike”.
Maldon Twilight Festival and Night Market 2024
Pam Jewson. Earlier this year, an estimated 1,000 people attended the Maldon Twilight Festival. On the back of the success … the intention is to make this a permanent two-day event on the Maldon calendar … To keep the event viable, we need to think smarter and make the load on the few easier.
Dream big, play bigger!
Over the weekend we had Under 14.5s have an impressive win for the semi-final against Trentham - which sets them up nicely for the next finals clash … The Club encourages its supporters to head over to Princess Park this weekend and support both our junior footballers and netballers.
The Collards
This is the first of what is intended to be an ongoing series – a history of old Maldon and surrounding area families … Charles Collard: born Somerset England 1811, died Baringhup Victoria 1891 … The story of Charles and Mary is a classic one of people who travelled to a far land to make their fortune...
Art is an Act of Love
Nancy Whittaker. For someone who didn’t start painting until her fifties, Tricia Migdoll has certainly made up for lost time. Her exhibition titled ‘It's Like Singing in Silence’ at the MANet Arts Focus Gallery ... Tricia’s vibrant realism is the outcome of her major influences and years of learning and practice.
Maldon Art kangaroos on the move”¦.
Felicity Howard. The reach of the Kangaroo Art Auction which closed on Monday 31 July as part of the Maldon Inc Maldon In Winter Festival, was far and wide ... The lovely June Kiff of Reservoir Melbourne was the highest bidder of ‘Goldie’ created by the Mount Alexander Girl Guides.
