If the first day of 2025 at Glenlyon was anything to go by, the year ahead is looking pretty good… The annual Glenlyon New Year’s Sports Day was a ripper. And the Glenlyon Sports Club have the photos to prove it. Posting on social media, the club records that “it was full on New Year’s […]

Photographer Ian Kemp will present a free talk at Maryborough’s Central Goldfields Art Gallery tomorrow Saturday, January 18 at 2pm. Mr Kemp will share insights into the background, process and ideas behind his photographs which are currently on display at the gallery. As a fine art photographer, he will discuss how he decides on the […]

Claudia Piacquadio, with foster poodles, Nova, front, and Milly, back, was among those who headed to Five Flags Hotel in Campbells Creek on Saturday, Janauary 11. The afternoon gathering was organised by The Poodle Groomer, Arrow Black, and brought together poodles of all colours and sizes. Milly and Nova are with Chally Animal Rescue and […]

Artists for next April’s CresFest have been announced with a huge diversity of music and acts in store for the award winning folk and roots festival. Headliners for the April 4-6 festival that’s set to transform the township of Creswick, range from Neil Murray, The Maes and Queenslands’ Joe Geia to Grace Barbe from the […]

Central Highland pubs make up three of the best 10 regional pubs to plan a road trip around, food writer Richard Cornish says in an article in The Age’s Good Food, published on January 2.  The Guildford Family Hotel, above left Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, above right, and the Daylesford Hotel, below, all made the grade.  […]

Construction works for The Block 2025’s sustainable pavilion-style homes are underway and local agents predict they are likely to fetch top sums on auction day, according to realestate.com.au. The realestate.com.au website said new images of the 2400sqm Raglan Street, Daylesford site had given fans a sneak peek of the 21st season of The Block.  “The hit renovation reality […]

Hepburn Shire Council has been awarded a $120,000 state government grant to support OCTAVE youth events in the community.  To be delivered over the next three years, the funding will enable the continuation and expansion of the OCTAVE program, which engages young people in meaningful activities aimed at fostering leadership, skill development, and community engagement.  The OCTAVE program focuses […]

Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives came across an Audi RS3 allegedly speeding along the Nepean Highway about 4.30am on Sunday January 12. Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle, which allegedly fled and began travelling at double the speed limit. Due to safety concerns, officers took down the driver’s registration details and radioed in for some […]

Bendigo Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged two men earlier this week following an alleged serious assault in Long Gully last week. It is alleged a man confronted the driver of a vehicle driving erratically on Sparrowhawk Road when he was seriously assaulted and then struck by a vehicle about 10pm on 9 January. A 67-year-old […]

A range of taxes are impacting property sales in regional Victoria, real estate agents say. Among them, Belle Property’s Will Walton lists four taxes that he identifies as making buying in regional Victoria a challenge.  “The four taxes making buying a challenge are land tax, vacant land tax (a wealth tax by default), the B&B levy and the fire […]

Police are warning about the dangers of unextinguished campfires following an incident in Cape Otway last week that led to a bushfire. Emergency services had responded to reports of a fire in bushland at Blanket Bay Road and Red Hill Track about 2:20am last Wednesday, January 8. Local police evacuated more than 150 people from […]

The Water Police Squad has issuing a water safety warning as figures show the unit was called to more than 100 incidents in the first week of 2025. It’s an extraordinarily busy start to the year following days of favourable weather. During the same time last year there were 17 incidents, while the year before […]