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The first-ever Trentham Women’s Wellbeing Day will be held on Saturday, September 5 from 9.30am to 4.15pm at The Mechanics Trentham.

The sky at Dean Recreation Reserve will be a riot of colour and shapes as the annual Dean Kite Festival gets underway for Father's Day, Sunday, September 6 from noon to 4pm.

Blampied’s Renee Pedretti has headed off with Elizabeth Porter and Liz Barby in Car 2278 Team Wonderland on the 2026 Variety Bash, driving from Halls Gap to Exmouth, Western Australia.

Running for state government for Macedon

The Local has been shortlisted for two awards in the 2026 Victorian Country Press Association awards.

Janet Dore has been appointed interim CEO of Hepburn Shire Council.

COSBOA and LPO Group say Australia Post’s retail network should evolve to deliver more value for small businesses and communities, with the Senate inquiry an important opportunity to examine its long-term sustainability, accessibility and role in delivering essential face-to-face services.

The film Skeletons, starring Academy Award winner Brie Larson, is in the final stages of production at the former studio of Neighbours in Nunawading. 

As H5 bird flu continues to spread among wild birds, with detections along most of Victoria’s coast, poultry housing requirements in southern parts of the state have been extended for at least another 28 days.

Ballarat will have a new home for local and professional athletes, with a new pavilion at Frank Bourke Oval.

The passage of new NDIS laws must now be followed by an equally serious effort to build the skilled workforce Australians with disability rely on, the Health Services Union said today.

HIA is proudly supporting National Skills Week this year by highlighting the construction industry’s many and diverse career opportunities.

Premier Ben Carroll has opened new classrooms at Bellaire Primary School in Highton.

The federal and state governments are continuing to support communities recovering from the January 2026 bushfires. 

Ballarat residents can turn empty drink containers into meals for those doing it tough this winter with a CDS Vic container drive at the Ballarat North depot to support Foodbank Victoria on Saturday 29 August.

More Victorians will have a place to call home sooner, with more than 350 modular homes set to be delivered by mid-2028.