The Elphinstone Express

03/08/2025

It was a wild one on the Calder yesterday – smoke was spotted from Taradale as a 2020 BMW decided it’d had enough and went up in flames! 🚗🔥

Taradale, Elphinstone, and Malmsbury brigades all got the call-out and came flying in! 🚒👨🏻‍🚒

The driver clocked the smoke early, did the smart thing and pulled over. Both the driver and their mate jumped out just in time before the whole thing went up like a Roman candle! 🛣️🕯️

No injuries, thank goodness – but the blaze sparked a small grass and scrub fire nearby. Lucky the ground was still wet from recent rain, or it could’ve been a much bigger headache! 🙄🔥

One crispy Beemer, one lucky escape, and a huge shoutout to the firies who rocked up and handled it! 👏🏼‍🧑🏻‍🚒

03/08/2025

What a magnificent photo of the Elphinstone Tunnel! 🚆

When my brother & I clambered down the embankment to make our way down to the tracks leading to Tunnel Hill, this is what we came upon. It was almost a full moon, and the clouds were whispy and moving quickly through the night sky.
Cars, oblivious to our presence, made there way to and from Castlemaine and then the Steam Rail emerged from the darkness of the tunnel. All those sources of light made this image what it is. Dam I love photography!!

21/05/2025

Well, someone clearly missed the memo that the Calder Freeway isn’t a racetrack. A probationary driver got a rude awakening on Monday after being clocked doing a spicy 159 km/h – fast enough to lose his licence!

Castlemaine Police were lying in wait with the radar gun ready. The moment this turbocharged fella flew past, they lit him up and pulled him over faster than you can say, “Mate, you’re cooked.”

After a quick chinwag and a peek at the readout, old mate's hot lap came to a screeching halt. His car? Now parked in the naughty corner for a 30-day breather, while he has a future date with the local magistrate.

Cops are reminding everyone – especially P-platers with more ego than sense – that the speed limit isn’t a vague suggestion. You floor it, you forfeit it. Simple as that.

22/03/2025

It was a perfect sunny day at the Elphinstone Hotel today, with the Rochester Motoring Club stopping by for a fantastic lunch! 🚗🍽️

08/09/2024

The Coliban Main Channel in Elphinstone has been filling up lately! 🌊

31/05/2024

Along with other schools in their network, Elphinstone Primary School's Grade 3-6 class went on the Reconciliation Walk today, visiting the Grandmother Tree. 🌳

07/05/2024

The beautiful Coliban River Cascades in Metcalfe, just east of Elphinstone! 🌊

📷: Peter Zeegers