Restoring Maldon’s mojo: a working update

Workers with Ian Evans Creative Landscapes, Bendigo's Jack Westaway, Daniel Paterson and Campbell Love working on a section of Maldon's historic culvert on High Street this week as part of the town's $multi-million revitalisation project. Photo: Eve Lamb

Eve Lamb

A stroll through central Maldon will never be quite the same when the multi-million dollar streetscape revitalisation project now under way is complete.
The work that’s happening now – or soon will be – was very evident on Maldon’s central High and Main streets as Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards took a mid-week tour to check out progress, alongside Mount Alexander Shire’s acting CEO Lisa Knight, the council’s director of infrastructure and development Michael Annear, and mayor Cr Bill Maltby.
Leading the tour to check out the transformational progress, senior project manager for the Maldon Streetscape project, Jeff Jackson said the work, that includes restoring Maldon’s large heritage culverts on High Street between Spring and Fountain streets, will be done progressively.
“We’re replacing and restoring the original stone culverts all the way along High Street from Fountain to Spring streets using all original Maldon stone from Mount Tarrengower,” Mr Jackson said.
“We’re also replacing all the old Telstra… Read more in today’s Castlemaine Mail…

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.