The state government is backing grassroots sporting clubs with more grants now available to help get more people involved in community sport, Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas says.
Contractors last week got the green light to proceed with works for a new kindergarten and Maternal and Child Health service in Lancefield, following cultural heritage approvals.
The Daylesford Community Facilities project team has been given the green light to develop designs to locate the library and community multipurpose facilities at the Daylesford Town Hall site, ahead of proposed community engagement.
The Victorian Government is supporting vulnerable cat owners and addressing cat over-population by providing grants to local councils to partner with animal rescue shelters to increase cat desexing rates.
The Central Highlands Growers & Producers Hub is inviting expressions of interest from local food producers and culinary creatives to be part of the upcoming Forage & Feast Festival set for early next year.
Agriculture Victoria will be running pop-up information stalls to update the community on bird flu in coming weeks with all interested members of the public able to attend.
A total 91 community groups and organisations received a combined $1,865,500.84 from the the City of Ballarat’s partnerships and grants program over the last financial year.
The Hepburn Shire Council has reviewed the findings from its Business Survey Report and created an Implementation Plan to support the feedback it received.
The City of Ballarat has adopted a new Footpath Construction Strategy, a key document which will prioritise and fund where new footpaths are built in the regional city into the future.
A recent CFA survey revealed that 45% of Victorians living in bushfire-prone areas are not concerned about bushfire safety despite being at increased risk.
A magistrate has discharged the charges against the 66-year-old accused of culpable driving following the tragic deaths of five people in Daylesford last November.
Ballarat man Lachlan Young is to face a Supreme Court trial for the alleged murder of Clunes woman Hannah McGuire, after pleading not guilty and electing to have his case fast-tracked.
Seven Victorians have been charged for their alleged role in an international investment scam which swindled unsuspecting victims out of more than $14 million.
With burns and scalds among the leading causes of presentations to The Royal Children’s Hospital each year, the CFA is calling on Victorian parents to make fire safety messaging a focus in households.
Victoria could be facing an earlier start to the fire season this year and the CFA is asking those living in high-risk areas to take action now to prepare their family and property.
Local families will be able to spend the School Saving Bonus on more items when the state government’s once-off $400 bonus becomes available later this year to all students at government schools and eligible non-government school students.
This year, the Mount Alexander Shire Seniors Festival has expanded to take in the entire month of October offering a wide range of events and activities in the Castlemaine area.
As hundreds of thousands of Victorians begin preparing their property for fire season, emergency services are encouraging landowners to register any planned burn-offs online, through the Fire Permits Victoria website.
