IRISH wolfhounds, Fearghal, left, and Flynn, right, certainly punch above their weight, more than 75kg each, helping out at Trentham Post Office.
Elizabeth Parsons said the friendly, 18-month-old hounds are pure PR, looking after customers and happily meeting other pooches along with “getting in the way”.
Elizabeth and her mum Leanda will celebrate six years running the post office in August.
To many people, the Hepburn Golf Club is one of the district’s hidden gems. Tucked away off the main road, it’s an oasis for kangaroos as well as those out for a bit of a hit in the open air.
Two Kyneton residents who stole firewood from the Metcalfe State Forest for profit have been ordered to pay a combined amount of $3000 and forfeit the tools and machinery used in their offending, after being found guilty of six charges each at Kyneton Magistrates’ Court.
As other music festivals around the country flounder, CresFest is flourishing, as was realised by the
thousands of visitors who earlier this month flocked to the festival.
In the second half of the 19th century Trentham was a major hub for timber production, much of which went underground supporting the tunnels excavated at mines in nearby Daylesford.