Archiving history at the Athenaeum
Lynda Achren. Behind closed doors on Monday mornings, a team of Athenaeum Library volunteers is busy archiving our historic documents. For the past six months, with input from an experienced archivist, we’ve been meeting to sort, organise and catalogue such things as ...
Lights, Castlemaine, action!
Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) announced last Friday 7 February that a large crew, shooting for a Hollywood movie, will arrive to film in Castlemaine over the next week. Permits are still being finalised so not all details are available, but the council advised that a Liam Neeson movie called The Mongoose will be shot in the centre of town in streets including Lyttleton...
New farm fence signs raise awareness of wheel cactus threat
The Tarrangower Cactus Control Group (TCCG) has relaunched its Farm Fence Sign initiative to combat the ongoing Wheel Cactus problem in the region. Residents and visitors may have noticed updated Farm Fence Signs appearing across the area, reminding the community of the persistent threat posed by this invasive species.
Baringhup farmers help deliver hope
Judi Bromage. Colin and Doug Jennings are involved in the Aussie Hay Runners in a big way. On Friday 24 January at 5.30am the first truck arrived at their Carram Dale Farm, Baringhup for loading. Doug and Colin loaded 820 round bales on 24 trucks that day.
Natural Newstead – Pink, white and grey
Geoff Park. Large, noisy flocks of Galahs and corellas (a mix of Long-billed and smaller numbers of Little Corellas), are feeding in stubble.
New vehicle for CERTified legends!
Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) Maldon Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has received a significant boost with the arrival of a new response vehicle. The updated 2024 Nissan XTrail 4x4 Hybrid reflects AV’s commitment to supplying its CERT teams with the latest equipment to support their critical work in local communities and environmental sustainability.
Cairn Curran Sailing Club
Helen Whiteman. Saturday was the second part of the ‘Pacer Series – Tony Kean Challenge’ for new and novice members and it was very well attended. Again four short races were scheduled, but the conditions were light and shifty and somewhat challenging.
Natural Newstead
Geoff Park. Mistletoebirds are a lovely feature of the local bird fauna. Each year, from spring through summer, I discover several of their beautifully woven and highly engineered nests, made mainly from cobwebs with a few adornments such as spent wattle flowers added in.
The highs and lows of Cairn Curran
It's usually only during floods and droughts that the everyday modern person thinks at all about the availability of water; we take for granted the trickle from the tap. But the contrast between the recent dry spell of many months and the rain of the last week has prompted Goulburn-Murray Water, the entity that manages the storage and delivery of water in our region, to share some information about how these extremes are managed.
Tarrangower Times through time
Ian Riley. Once again, I have been trying the patience of the friendly helpers at the museum … this time I’m in the printing exhibit. Assuming that you’ve picked up a hard copy of the TT [Tarrangower Times], just have a look at what is in front of you, a newspaper Duh! Ok, where is this heading?
