Maldon

Last month me with my family went to Maldon in a short trip. This small city is located in Shire of Mount Alexander about 136 km from Melbourne or 38 km from Bendigo. It is well known for its goldrush historic period since 1853 until 1891 with estimated population at that time was 9,000. As the gold miners became dry, the population decreased rapidly which now noted 1,601 people. Maldon's had changed the status now as destination area for tourism, retirement housing and some traditional festivals.

We visited some local stores there and amazed with its old and historic precinct. Most of those old buildings are used as cafe, restaurant, or local stores. There is a Memorial of Vietnam War which is located in the centre of Maldon, adjacent with the Tourist Information Centre. Before left, we spent some times to visit old railway station. During goldrush era, this station served passengers to travel accross Victoria region, such as Melbourne, Castlemaine, Bendigo and Maryborough. Now, it is attracted many tourists to travel (especially kids in school holidays) around goldfields region.

Sources :

http://www.vgr.com.au/
http://www.maldon.org.au/Information/infoPage.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldon,_Victoria