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Bealiba and Beyond, Bealiba (2024)

23/04/2024

An ANZAC Day service will be held at the Bealiba Town Hall on Thursday. 🌹

The day will begin at 10:30am with an assembly at corner Cochrane and Main streets, followed by a march at 11am and a ceremony at 11:15am.

03/04/2024

Some great pics from the 2024 Rheola Charity Carnival! 📷

31/03/2024

A beautiful shot north of Bealiba! 🚆

A shot from the morning of Thursday 28th March 2024 of Pacific National's 7935V empty grain from Ararat to Birchip hurrying along north of Bealiba led by XR557, BL27 and BL31. After loading at the Grainflow site the train was left there for the long weekend.

Video available at: https://youtu.be/F_8gWG9Aq4Y

23/09/2023

Alasdair Kofoed recently passed away at the age of 65. 🌹

Thoughts are with Alasdair’s family and friends during this time. 💐

23/09/2023

Congratulations to Natte Bealiba's Under 11.5 football team on winning their 2023 MCDFNL grand final over Newstead, with a score of 33 points to zero! 👏🏼‍ 🏈 🏆

22/08/2023

The beautiful Moliagul Cemetery! 🪦

29/07/2023

Good morning! Enjoy these photos of the Bealiba Cemetery! 🪦

14/06/2023

A full house at the Devine Studio in Bealiba! ⛪

30/05/2023

The Welcome Stranger - the largest gold nugget ever found was discovered by two miners near Moliagul! ✨

The largest 72kg gold nugget ever found (called the Welcome Stranger), was discovered by two miners John Deason and Richard Oates on February 5, 1869, near Moliagul, in the state of Victoria, Australia.

25/05/2023

Flashback Friday to approximately 80 years ago when McCoy’s General Store was operating in Moliagul! 🏚️

'Throwback Thursday' to the 1940's at McCoy’s General Store, in Moliagul.

☝️The single storey weatherboard building with verandah and two petrol pumps in front, also operated as a post office.

👋 Today Moliagul is a ghost town which was once a thriving gold mining village. It is located at one corner of a district known as the Golden Triangle which has produced more gold nuggets than any other area in Australia.

🤔 The other corners are formed by Tarnagulla and Dunolly. Although there are few houses, some of which are in ruins, there are about 200 people living in the district.

🙌 Moliagul has a timeless feel about it. The Mt. Moliagul Hotel, stone Church of England, Mechanic Institute, State School and general store are a legacy of past wealth and prosperity.

💰 Moliagul is especially known for the 69kg gold nugget discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates in 1869, famously known as the Welcome Stranger.

⛰ Mt. Moliagul dominates the surrounding plains. A gravel road winds up to a fire lookout where there are spectacular views.

☝️Another notable son of Moliagul was the Reverend John Flynn, the founder of the Flying Doctor service. A memorial is dedicated to him in the centre of town.

📸 Roberts, Archer, 1910 -, photographer, between 1947 and 1949.
(State Library Victoria)
📸 Dunolly Museum

13/04/2023

The weekend's Rheola Charity Carnival was its biggest ever, with over 3,000 people reportedly going through the gates, not including people aged 15 and under! 👏🏼

Guess what???

We just held the biggest Rheola Charity Carnival in history!

Over 3000 went through the gates not including age 15 and under... and there were a lot of kids there! So the total attending the day has smashed our previous attendance records!

Thank you all for supporting our Charity Carnival and we look forward to seeing you back in 2024 for the 151st Rheola Charity Carnival.

05/04/2023

Bealiba will again be taking part in the Tiny Towns Art Trail. 🎨

Bealiba Railway Station
Image: Tenar Dwyer

29/03/2023

The tiny town of Bealiba – a great community of wonderful people who are proud of their little, slipping-off-the-time-track town! 🎨

Approximately 25 kilometres from Dunolly and 47 kilometres from Maryborough is the tiny town of Bealiba. Don’t let the ghost-town vibe fool you! Bealiba has a great community of wonderful people who are proud of their little, slipping-off-the-time-track town.

Over the ANZAC Day long weekend, Bealiba has four artistic venues open for your visual pleasure!

Swing by Hanging Rocks Studio, where Rory Stainton uses rocks from the local quarry to create artworks that are part painting, part sculpture and part mural.

Stop in at Tenar Dwyer’s studio to experience her exquisite oil paintings which capture the transient beauty of life.

View artworks from a diverse range of local artists within the beautiful Bealiba Uniting Church - now home to Divine Studio.

Venture to the lovingly-restored Bealiba Railway Station to appreciate Jenny Bacon’s contemporary quilts within the intimate setting of the station’s Ladies Lounge and take in David McTaggart’s repurposed metal sculptures along the railway platform.

See more work from these artists by following them on Instagram ,

Head to the Tiny Towns Arts Trail website www.tinytownsartstrail.com.au (link in bio) to plan your creative adventure over the ANZAC Day long weekend: Saturday 22 - Monday 24 April.

Photo credit: Tenar Dwyer

27/02/2023

Three years in jail for growing medicinal cannabis to treat epileptic seizures. 🌿

A Moliagul farmer – described as kind and caring, with a long history of volunteering – has been jailed for almost three years for the crime of growing medicinal cannabis to treat his wife's epileptic seizures.

The 52-year-old, who will be eligible for parole in 14 months, had his house raided back in May 2021, when Victoria Police officers reported finding dried cannabis and plants for medicinal and personal use.

After being refused bail following his arrest, the man and his wife, aged 60, were jailed for nine-and-a half-months. While in jail, the man's wife suffered four major seizures due to her epilepsy, requiring hospitalisation.

What are your thoughts? With cannabis increasingly becoming legalised throughout the world, is Victoria's continued war on the medicinal plant a smart use of Victoria Police resources and taxpayer money? 💬

17/02/2023

Approximately 700 sheep have been stolen in Logan, situated north of Bealiba and west of Saint Arnaud. 🐑

With a bit of help from the Farm Crime Coordination Unit, Goldfields Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the theft of approximately 700 sheep in Logan, situated north of Bealiba and west of Saint Arnaud.

It is believed that between the 21st of October and the 1st of February, almost 200 Merino ewes (with purple ear tags) and almost 500 white Suffolk Merino Cross lambs (with red ear tags) were taken from a farm on Gowar-Logan Road.

The missing Merino sheep, which investigators believe may have been transported across the NSW or SA border, are reportedly valued at more than $100,000, and were in full wool at the time of the theft.

To transport such a large amount of livestock, Victoria Police believe the offenders would have likely needed to use at least two four-decker trucks – if in fact the thefts occurred on the one occasion.

It is thought that culprits would have also needed a lot of portable fencing, as well as sheep dogs to round up the livestock. Property owners did not notice the sheep were missing until early this month.

What are your thoughts? 🐑

09/01/2023

Reports of a a single vehicle accident beside the Wimmera Highway at Cochrane's Creek this morning.

26/12/2022

Maryborough Police recently attended at the Bealiba Primary School to deliver a presentation designed to demystify the role of Victoria Police in the community. 🚔

Maryborough Police have been very busy during December but we were able to attend at the Bealiba Primary School just prior to school holidays.

Senior Constable Giuseppe CONTI and Constable Laura WILLIAMS attended the school to deliver a presentation, which was aimed to demystify the role of Victoria Police in the community, as well as letting the kids know what different roles are within Victoria Police.

Bealiba Primary School is a school with six students ranging from grade 1 - 6 and has been operating continuously since 1865.

Maryborough Police would like to thank the kids and teachers for having them at the school.

08/12/2022

Some photos from the Moliagul Hall's small but enthusiastic Christmas lunch this year. 🎄

26/10/2022

Here are some lovely photos of the old hu**ed timber bridge, built in 1863, standing across the Avoca River in Archdale! 💦 📸

02/10/2022

Congratulations to Kylie Mortlock on being named a life member of the Natte Bealiba Football Netball Club! 👏🏼

30/09/2022

Did you ever visit the Evens Hotel in Bealiba? 🍻

Evans Hotel

29/09/2022

Who recognises this Bealiba building? ⛪

Church

28/09/2022

Beautiful Bealiba! 😍

Bealiba Hall

27/09/2022

The beautiful Bealiba Railway Station! 🚉

Bealiba Railway Station

25/09/2022

The one and only Bealiba Post Office & Store, which opens 7 days per week! 🏪

Bealiba Post Office & Store

17/09/2022

Congrats to star netballer Chelsea Ross, who was named best on ground in today's 13 & Under MCDFNL premiership! 🏐 🏆 👏🏼

17/09/2022

Congrats to Natte Bealibas's 13 & Under netballers, who defeated Navarre - 24 to 21 - to win the 2022 MCDFNL premiership! 🏐 🏆 👏🏼

17/09/2022

Congratulations to Natte Bealiba on winning the MCDFNL Under 11.5 Grand Final against Navarre, 4.2.26 to 4.1.25! 🏆 🏈

20/08/2022

Natte Bealiba spearhead Danny Brewster finished the MCDFNL season with 20 goals, taking his season tally to 121 from just 16 games! 🏈

BREWSTER BOOTS 20: Natte Bealiba spearhead Danny Brewster finished his strong season with a 20-goal haul this afternoon.

Brewster’s 20 goals took his season tally to 121 from 16 games in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League.

Photo – Dean Stewart Photography