Looking fine for the fair …

Maldon's Mark Blythe gets set for this weekend's Maldon Antiques & Collectables Fair that brings an estimated 3400 people to the little heritage town over the weekend. Photo: Eve Lamb

Maldon’s Mark Blythe is a man on a mission.
Together with Maldon Events, that mission is to oversee the smooth running of this weekend’s 12th annual Maldon Antique & Collectables Fair.
Held at the town’s Bill Woodfull Reserve over this Saturday and Sunday, the fair is “chock-a-block” in the words of Mark who came up with the idea for the fair after selling antiques locally for about a decade.
“We’ve got 130 stalls and that’s all I can fit,” he enthuses as he shares an anecdote about how the event, that fits so snugly with Maldon’s heritage ambiance, came into being.
“This year there’s a big influx of new blood – what I refer to as the next generation of antique stallholders,” Mark says. Read more in today’s Castlemaine Mail. Friday, February 14, 2020.

Eve Lamb
Journalist and photographer Eve Lamb has a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree from Deakin University and a Master of Arts (Professional Writing) from Deakin University. She has worked for many regional newspapers including the Hamilton Spectator and the Warrnambool Standard, and has also worked for metro daily, The Hobart Mercury, and The Sunday Tasmanian. Eve has also contributed to various magazines including Australian Cyclist.