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Tarrangower Times

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Established in 1858.

The Tarrangower Times community newspaper reports on news and events in Maldon (Australia’s first notable town), Newstead, Baringhup, Castlemaine, Walmer, Muckleford and surrounding areas.

Subscriptions to the digital edition are available online.

Website with online news and digital edition.

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Articles

Latest articles

Volunteers get things done

Michelle Dorian, Tarrangower Times
Charity
Michelle Dorian. The cover stars of the Tarrangower Times this week are the perfect exemplars of what this bumper edition of the paper is all about: celebrating the many volunteers who get things done in our small towns and caring communities.

Contentious levy law passes

Michelle Dorian, Tarrangower Times
Agriculture
Michelle Dorian. The proposed State Government levy at the centre of a recent community meeting in Baringhup has been passed by the Victorian Parliament. The bill relating to the Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund was debated late into the night on Thursday 15 May and reportedly got the stamp of approval in the Upper House at around 2am.

Historic reserve burn complete

Contributor, Tarrangower Times
Biodiversity
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.

Earlier articles

From grass to glass – Sustainable grazing between the vine rows

Contributor, Tarrangower Times
Agriculture
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

Contributor, Tarrangower Times
Community
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).

Labor wins Bendigo: no love lost

Michelle Dorian, Tarrangower Times
Federal politics
Michelle Dorian. There were polite digs in each direction after the tense Bendigo vote count drew to a close last weekend, with a concession of likely defeat from the Nationals’ Andrew Lethlean on 9 May, followed by the Labor Party’s incumbent, Lisa Chesters MP, claiming victory on Saturday 10 May.

The steam engine that stole the show

Contributor, Tarrangower Times
Farming
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.

Nail-biting election: local result variations revealing

While the Australian Labor Party celebrates its national success after last Saturday's federal election, as the TT [Tarrangower Times] goes to press it is still not clear who will win the House of Representatives seat of Bendigo. Counting of preferences continues and it may come down to postal votes; the prospect of a recount is becoming a possibility.

The Athenaeum launches online library history vignettes

Michelle Dorian, Tarrangower Times
Community
The Maldon Athenaeum Library (MAL) is set to celebrate the online publication of a series of written vignettes about its history, which includes the building on High Street and the organisations that have called it home.

Tarrangower Times, 23 May 2025

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Tarrangower Times, 9 May 2025

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