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Healthy trees growing in their native habitat rarely suffer seriously from insect attack. The trees’ in-built defences and the insects’ natural enemies provide a balance.

Victoria's health minister, MP for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas says the state government is making fertility care more equitable and affordable and helping Macedon families save up to $10,000 to start or grow their family.

"Every day I would wake up with this knot in my stomach thinking am I going to be screamed at, white-anted or publicly humiliated today, or is it someone else’s turn? Watching the humiliation happening to others was almost as bad as being the target, but at the same time you were grateful it wasn’t you that day."

Just had the great-nephew over from New Zealand. I say great, not because he is great, although he is, but because he is my sister's daughter's child. So I guess that makes him great rather than grand. Not sure. Happy to be corrected.

Creativity has always been central in the life of Musk Vale ceramicist Minna Graham. This exceptionally skilled ceramicist creates hand-made, functional tableware with a sculptural twist. Right now Minna is preparing to participate in a national open studio event and to exhibit her work at one of Australia’s foremost contemporary ceramics galleries, the Skepsi Gallery in Malvern.

Local businesses were warned in advance to take steps to avoid vital business systems and equipment failure when the 3G network is switched off tomorrow, 28 October.

In the Mount Players' production of A Bunch of Amateurs at Mountview Theatre, Macedon next month, keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero, Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find out it is not the birthplace of the Bard but a sleepy  village in Suffolk.  

The new Sexual and Reproductive Health Hub at Kyneton Health has been given a boost with extra funding allocated from the state government to significantly increase the free services offered to the local community.

A surprise phone call to Daylesford Health will change lives in rural Victoria  thanks to Harry and Peggy Maddicks.

Cliffy's Emporium is proud to announce the return of its highly  anticipated Christmas Day fundraiser, now in its sixth year, with a  goal of raising over $100,000 to support the local CFA brigades.  

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be in the running for 1st or 2nd at  the 150th Daylesford Show on November 23, 2024?  

The Creswick Garden Lovers Weekend will be held on Saturday, November 9 from 9am to 5pm and Sunday, November 10 from 9am to 4pm.  

Thank you to members of this wonderful community for your enthusiastic response to the news that cinema is returning to Daylesford, upstairs in the iconic Rex building.

For lovers of all things  ceramic, the Central  Victorian Clay Trail is a  chance to visit regional ceramics studios and peek  behind the scenes into the  working lives of ceramic artists.

Spirit of the Highlands is an exhibition by local artists Nadia Kliendanze and Pam Gleeson. The exhibition opened recently at The Old Auction House in Kyneton and presents two starkly contrasting perspectives of the diverse landscapes of Victoria’s Central Highlands.

There’s still time to get your entries in for the competition categories for the upcoming Clunes Spring Show.

The upcoming opening of the old school house garden at Kingston to raise funds for the local CFA fire brigade represents an opportunity not to be missed. 

The state government says it's helping local families to ensure more kids get the opportunity to play the sport they love, with another round of $200 sport vouchers on offer.

Goldfield Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested seven people after allegedly seizing drugs, cash and weapons in Castlemaine last week.

Parents say they’re worried about their kids using social media, but feel powerless to push back against the tech giants.

Police are keen to hear from anyone with information after six teenagers were arrested following an alleged burglary and car theft from a Creswick residence in recent days.

A bumper program of traditional attractions and a few extra surprises are in store with planning now well advanced for next month's staging of the 150th Daylesford Show.

VIPER Taskforce detectives have charged a man following an investigation into major retail theft as part of an ongoing operation.

The largest review of the state education system since the COVID-19 pandemic is recommending the introduction of a Phonics Check for Year One students in all Victorian Government schools.