Malmsbury Matters

28/12/2025

Did you know that Langley Primary School – just east of Elphinstone, Taradale and Malmsbury – has been running a practical sustainability program through its weekly kitchen garden classes? 🌱

The school focuses on growing seasonal and local food, composting, and reusing garden materials.

It operates three composting systems on rotation and uses wicking garden beds to grow a mix of seasonal produce and bush tucker, with recent harvests including basil and late-season tomatoes.

Each week, students work on a different garden activity such as propagating, seed saving or creating habitat for local fairy wrens.

Produce grown in the garden is used in a weekly cooking class, linking food production with preparation and sharing.

Back in March, students attended the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, where they also exhibited a scarecrow made entirely from upcycled materials.

The program aims to build basic gardening skills and an understanding of seasonal change, waste reduction and food production as part of regular school activities.

16/12/2025

Spotted in Malmsbury – blunt, provocative graffiti tapping into a debate that’s clearly gaining traction.

Whether people agree with the wording or not, it reflects a growing unease about Australia getting drawn into overseas conflicts, where involvement is rarely clean and often brings consequences far removed from the decisions that start it.

Many argue staying out – politically, militarily and financially – avoids importing conflicts and divisions that don’t belong here.

It also lands at a time when public trust and support for Israel has dropped sharply in recent years, driven by the genocide of Palestinians, mounting civilian casualties, and numerous political and ethical scandals.

15/11/2025

What an incredible photo of Wednesday night's aurora, taken at the Malmsbury Viaduct by Gabe Bugeja ! 📷

“Got to the Malmsbury Viaduct just after sunset, and the beams were already lifting,” reported Gabe. ✨

“I couldn’t see much colour with my own eyes, just those tall white columns in the sky, but as soon as I set the camera up the pinks and greens popped straight out.” 🩷💚

09/11/2025

The magnificent Malmsbury Viaduct! 🚉

'The Viaduct'

N458 'City of Maryborough' traverses over the valley of the Coliban River and the Malmsbury Reservoir, as the service continues to Swan Hill.

Malmsbury Viaduct, a built between 1859 and 1861 as part of the Melbourne-Bendigo railway, spans over 152m long built with bluestone and brick masonry.

Malmsbury, Victoria | November 2025