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I’ve become quite doddery now  that I approach 79. I seem to be  forgetting things more often than before.  

"Ah, look at all the lonely people.” The Beatles. Loneliness can be savage on aged people. There is, however, a way to ease it.

Long-standing Korweinguboora resident Jean Howard has had the local  reserve's kitchen named after her - as part of a revival of the reserve's complex.  

The Daylesford Highland Gathering has a new committee – and the December 7 event will now include Highland Games after more than a 20 - year absence. Think caber tossing, weightlifting, hammer throws and stone puts.

My husband Malcolm Bray and I, Ruth Bray, were recently fortunate to  attend the launch of Professor Clare Wright’s book Naku Dharuk, The Bark Petitions. How the people of Yirrkala changed the course of Australian  Democracy.

Gurutjanga (Mount Kooroocheang), Nyaninuk (Mount Beckworth), Mount Greenock, Dharrang Gauwa (Mount Tarrengower), Liyanganyuk banyul (Mount Alexander) and Lalgambuk (Mount Franklin). If these ancient peaks of southern Dja Dja Wurrung country could speak they’d no doubt tell remarkable stories like those to be found in the significant new book by Professor Barry Golding.

Mordialloc Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a second man following a tobacco store fire in Bendigo earlier in the year.

A range of commemorative services and events will be taking place throughout the Hepburn Shire to mark Remembrance Day on Monday, November 11.

Results in the local government election for Hepburn Shire Council have been provisionally announced this afternoon.

Victoria Police has become the first force in Australia to partner with the aged care sector in an innovative new effort to stop the abuse of older people.

The Mollongghip Poetry Slam happens this Saturday evening, November 9 and poets must work the words “bugger all” into their poems. 

Counting continues in the Hepburn Shire local government election.

Judy Turner, the dynamic musician and founder of the hugely popular CresFest folk and roots festival held in Creswick every April, was awarded the Contribution to Folk Award late last month.  

Victoria Police located approximately 200,000 of illegal nicotine vapes at a warehouse in Box Hill South in recent days.

St Michael's Primary School in Daylesford is getting set to hold its annual school fete on Sunday November 10.

A man has been charged following an alleged attempted kidnapping in Whittlesea on October 25.

One way to help manage your stock during dry seasonal conditions is with the use of a stock containment area (SCA).

A crowd of several hundred has come together this morning to commemorate the first year anniversary since the tragedy that claimed the lives of five people in Daylesford on November 5 last year.

The Victorian state government is supporting farmers to reduce their emissions and improve the productivity of their farm with free training opportunities on offer across the state.

The Kyneton community are getting an extended opportunity to have their say on a strategy establishing a future vision for the town’s main commercial areas.

Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following a firearms incident in Victoria’s south-east in recent days.

The Victorian Government is boosting Victoria’s pulse production with new research that will help solidify Australia as an industry leader and meet growing global demand for plant proteins.

Victorian farmers impacted by the current drought conditions can now apply for on-farm grants to help manage and withstand current seasonal conditions and prepare their businesses for the future.

Police are investigating after a fatal crash in Caramut in recent days.