Monash Uni students join the Cactus Warriors
Last weekend an enthusiastic group of Monash University students made their annual field trip to Maldon to help win our war against Wheel Cactus ... Other comments from the students were: "I didn't expect to see anything this bad!", "It is pretty scary to imagine what the area would look like if your group did not exist,"...
Golden Textures award looms large
The winner of the Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award will be announced at 2pm on Saturday 28 June 2025 by Central Goldfields Shire Mayor, Councillor Grace La Vella, who will also officially launch the exhibition ... Nineteen art quilts from around Australia have been selected as finalists for the award which will be on display at Central Goldfields Art Gallery until 12 October.
Fire love
After the morning fog cleared away, the skies were clear on Saturday 21 June for the Maldon in Winter Bonfire which was even bigger and brighter than last year in every way. A packed train brought hundreds of visitors — many of them families with children — to excitedly walk across from the railway station and through to the back of the Machinery Museum.
New gravel guide launched
Maldon Cycling’s new ride book, Seventeen Gravel Bike Rides - Maldon & Beyond, invites riders to engage in the local landscape, history and ecology while hitting the track ... The new ride book features maps and information to enrich the journey for back road riders.
Arts About – Maldon Portrait Prize
Nancy Whittaker. The fifth Maldon Portrait Prize exhibition of finalists will be held at the Cascade Art Gallery from Thursday 5 to Sunday 29 June. It is open to all artists who have lived or are living or working in Australia. The Maldon Portrait Prize 2025 has attracted an exciting range of entries…
The old Oldsmobile
Hidden in sheds, under tarps and out of sight in Maldon, are some amazing things. This is a 1925 Oldsmobile Tourer, which obviously means it’s now 100 years old. Here’s a fun fact: it was Oldsmobile that pioneered the production line, not Henry Ford, although he certainly picked up the idea and ran with it with his Model T.
Historic reserve burn complete
Various local environmental groups including Friends of Maldon Historic Reserve ... have been consulting with Fire Forestry Management (FFM) staff since 2022 in regard to the planned burn near the Railway Track in the Maldon Historic Reserve ... Concerns were raised about how the fire might impact flora and fauna in the burn and surrounding areas.
From grass to glass – Sustainable grazing between the vine rows
Peter Christen. If you've ever wandered through Panacea Estate and seen a flock of sheep wandering between the vine rows, you might have wondered: What are they doing here? The answer is simple and surprisingly effective. They're helping us make better wine.
Homeshare model gets spotlight ideas
Members of the Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee came to Dhelkaya Health in the first week of May. They heard from representatives of Homeshare Mount Alexander, including Homesharers and Home providers and the Homeshare peak body, the Homeshare Australia and New Zealand Alliance (HANZA).
The steam engine that stole the show
Now that the dust has settled and the amazing Maldon Easter weekend is behind us, I am thinking back to one of the larger vehicles that you may have noticed in the parade. It's a 1909 John Fowler Power Traction Engine, made in Leeds England.
