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Police are investigating a burglary in Tatura where a digger and two trailers were stolen earlier this month.

The RACV and Neighbourhood Watch Victoria are reminding caravan owners to keep their vans secure, with caravan thefts or attempted thefts reaching the highest level in 10 years.

Transit Divisional Response Unit officers are appealing for assistance from the public after two CBD railway stations were evacuated due to flooding earlier this month.

One of the biggest bike-riding initiatives in the state, Biketober is proving particularly popular this October with the RACV encouraging people to jump on their bike and register to participate.

Featuring eleven string players - plus harpsichord - this month's “Splendours of the Baroque” concert promises to be a memorable experience for music lovers.

The Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund is looking for eligible Australian organisations to apply for two new grant programs.

The region's electric car owners are breathing a sigh of relief following the completion of long-awaited upgrade work to the RACV’s electric vehicle charging  stations in Ballarat.

Sheduled to open at the Art Gallery of Ballarat on October 26, XSH MVIR: Forever I Live is the biggest retrospective of works by the late Josh Muir (1991–2022).

More premium Victorian grown fruit and vegetables will make it onto local supermarket shelves thanks to grants awarded to install new netting on Victorian farms – protecting crops and increasing productivity.

Vienna Drysdale Bischard explores her own experiences of living with autism in her exhibition  ‘Autistic Artistic’ currently showing at Ballarat’s Post Office Gallery.

The CFA has created a world-first mixed reality fire aviation simulator which is expected to improve the training and skills of hundreds of the state’s eyes in the sky.

Central Ballarat now has a new independent living community for First Nations elders.

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Hepburn-Shire-map.png The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is reminding voters in Hepburn Shire Council that they have until 6 pm on Friday 25 October to vote in the Hepburn Shire Council election.

Seven trailblazing women leaders of CFA from the north-west and central parts of the state are helping shape the future for rural women this International Day of Rural Women.

With hay season arriving early in western Victoria and parts of the state facing an increased fire risk this spring, CFA is urging farmers to take extra care to prevent haystack fires.

Exclusive to the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Medieval to Metal features more than 300 works, including 40 iconic guitars on loan from the National GUITAR Museum (USA) alongside an awe-inspiring assemblage of photographs, paintings, drawings, illustrative designs, and objects. 

For Agriculture Victoria Plant Pathologist Dr Joshua Fanning, winning the 2023 Grains Research and Development Corporations (GRDC) ‘Emerging Leader Award’ was honour enough, but it was the icing on the cake to travel to America and Canada to tour leading research institutes and cropping regions.

Do not be complacent. That's the main message to Australians as the latest strain of bird flu virus is rated as representing a genuine health risk to people as well as to birds and other animals.

Agriculture Victoria’s long-term cropping research in the Victorian Mallee is unearthing important results which could impact agricultural land management in the region.

Coming up November 10, Clunes' Booktown on Sunday series will feature Ross McMullin, author of “Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation”.

The Victorian Government is backing farmers impacted by drought conditions in Victoria’s South West with a package of support to deliver on-farm infrastructure grants and increase the region’s resilience into the future.

Comprised of more than 700 volunteers from brigades across the state, the CFA’s Planned Burn Taskforce (PBTF) is a "critical initiative to reduce the severity of bushfire, and protect lives, properties and the environment", the CFA says.

After an extensive search, the Victorian state government has appointed Greg Leach as the new Chief Executive Officer for the CFA.

The state government is rolling out a major road maintenance blitz to rebuild, repair, and resurface roads right across Victoria – fuelled by the largest single-year investment in road maintenance in the state’s history.