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The City of Ballarat says it's taken an important step toward helping accommodate more than 55,000 new residents that are forecast to be living in the regional city in coming years. 

Victorian fire services are recommending homeowners prioritise cleaning their chimneys before this winter is out, following 70 residential chimney fires last year.

A new housing project taking shape in Daylesford aims to provide long-term affordable housing for women and children at risk of falling into homelessness.

The Hepburn Shire Council has launched its inaugural Rainbow Action Plan (RAP)for LGBTIQA+ inclusion.

The Hepburn Shire Council has launched a free online business and community directory showcasing a wide range of services, goods and attractions available within its boundaries.

Work is soon to begin to renovate the historic day basin at Daylesford’s Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens.

Daylesford playwright, theatre maker and social worker, Rebecca Lister will collaborate with writer, visual artist, poet and critic Eloise Grills to adapt Elouise’s 2022 illustrated memoir “big beautiful female theory” into a play.

The City of Ballarat’s Creative City team is seeking suitably qualified contractors to conserve a number of key public art pieces in Ballarat.

Thousands of families have managed to slash an annual $279 million  off their energy bills with more than five million individual solar panels installed on rooftops, and help from the state’s Solar Homes program.

The state government is backing a new initiative that will see local councils, universities, sporting clubs and community organisations join forces to help stop young people vaping.

Consultation has opened for the state government’s new creative industries strategy with residents in the Macedon electorate encouraged to share their ideas to help shape the future of the state’s creative sector.

The Hepburn Shire Council has achieved a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the last financial year.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council says it will soon begin its annual street tree planting and elm leaf beetle treatment programs, to improve and protect the natural environment.

A man is facing charges following the execution of a search warrant on an illicit tobacco store in Maryborough last Wednesday, August 14.

The township of Trentham hosted a celebration late last week for recipients of grants aimed at improving biodiversity and environmental health throughout the Hepburn Shire.

Macedon Ranges residents are being encouraged to take advantage of the shire’s four libraries as free ‘warm spaces’ and enjoy an abundance of literature and free activities during the colder months. 

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council says it's taking the next step in developing a Master Plan to guide the future of Woodend Racecourse Reserve, with more detailed proposals developed for community consultation.

When the Erica & District Fire Brigade's pager buzzed on a Wednesday night earlier this month, they had no idea they were about to embark on a paws-itively unexpected rescue.

A big summer of bowls awaits at City Oval Bowling Club after the completion of a new synthetic green.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council - in partnership with local business ‘Lily’s Travels’ - is facilitating information sessions to support older people in confidently navigating transport to medical appointments, using public transport.

What's all the fuss about pruning deciduous fruit trees each year? Well, the simple answer is almost all deciduous fruiting trees produce their flowers in early spring, which coincides with the awakening of various flying, nectar seeking, insects.

Construction has begun on the new Beaufort Fire Brigade Station and in recent days CFA members, with local MP Martha Haylett, visited the site to get a sneak peek.

"Damn never become a carer - you won't like it." This was the sage advice of my Frankston-based doctor, dating back about 20 years. I can't quite remember but I think maybe Mum had been a bit crook and I was looking after her.

Recently it has come to pass that a lot of large news outlets including the ABC and the New Zealand Herald have turned to AI to write some of their stories. And being the curious bugger I am, I put the tech to the test.