News

The first day of the 2024 Royal Melbourne Show was a great day for Musk's Oberon Suffolk Stud.

Just the right amount of rainfall is the vital ingredient for which the region’s canola growers are hoping.    

The final meeting of the Hepburn Shire Council for 2024 went awry as three councillors left before a vote could be held on the final agenda item, a confidential planning matter.

A cinema is back on the cards for The Rex building in Daylesford - to be  aptly named Phoenix@The Rex.  

Get ready to indulge your senses and support a great cause at the 2024 Lyonville Bake Off. 

Police are prioritising motorcycle safety this month following a worrying rise in rider fatalities in 2024.

RSPCA Victoria has recently released its annual Animal Cruelty Report as cost-of-living pressures impact thousands of animals across the state.

Central Highlands Rural Health has some cause to celebrate after being named a finalist in two categories of the state's Public Healthcare Awards which will be held in November.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to make an appearance at local council elections this month according to the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC).

Mother Mother, a new exhibition exploring the sometimes vexed relationships of mothers and daughters through images and words, has opened at Newstead's Railway Arts Hub and runs through to October 27.

Victorian community groups are being urged to book in a free voter education session offered through the Victorian Electoral Commission’s (VEC) Democracy Ambassador program.

RSPCA Victoria has redently issued an urgent call for experienced foster carers to care for some of the most vulnerable dogs and cats in the state.

Victorian parents and carers have a valuable opportunity to help improve Victoria's Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Service through a new survey launched by the state government.

A new round of state grants is projected to help more regional communities across Macedon stage events.

Daylesford's Jubilee Lake is among more than 70 lakes across Victoria recently restocked with rainbow trout as part of a state government initiative. 

Residents throughout the Hepburn Shire are being invited to attend the upcoming free Emergency Expo taking place on Saturday October 19 in Daylesford.

Central Victoria's DJAARA is the Victorian winner of the Telstra Best of Business Awards in the Indigenous Excellence category and will go on to represent Victoria on a national stage. 

All Hepburn Shire residents aged over 55 are being invited to get along to the free positive ageing expo taking place at the Forest Resort at Creswick this Thursday October 10.

A "spring carnival of a different kind" is set to take off in the Loddon River system during October, according to the North Central Catchment Management Authority.

Three local councillors walked out of the regular Hepburn Council meeting on September 16, effectively preventing a decision being made on a confidential planning matter, just prior to the council entering caretaker mode.

A man who scammed the grieving family of Clunes woman Hannah McGuire out of many thousands of dollars in community GoFundMe donations following her alleged murder has avoided a jail term after appearing before the Ballarat Magistrate's Court earlier this week.

Sixteen local council election candidates across the state have been retired after being found ineligible to nominate.  

The Biktober bike challange is back with the City of Ballarat and Love to Ride offering a month of free and friendly biking challenges for the wider region's community to join.

The state government says it's supporting older Victorians to explore everything Seniors Festival has to offer, with eight days of free public transport for Seniors Card holders.