The Victorian state government says it's continuing to back the next generation of nurses and midwives with a free education scholarship program for those hoping to enter the profession.
In a move that's pleased plenty of keen mountain bikers, the Hepburn Shire Council has opened 32 kilometres of Creswick's new mountain bike trails network (Djuwang Baring) - five months ahead of schedule.
A Ballarat woman who disappeared from a Warrenheip property, triggering a police appeal for assistance from the public to help locate her, was last week found safe after a search lasting for about eight weeks.
A Ballarat fast food store sited on the Creswick Road looks likely to remain closed for the foreseeable future after its owner recently went into voluntary administration.
During the 2019-20 bushfire season North West Region avoided significant fires, but CFA members observed increased anxiety in sections of the Greater Bendigo community particularly those who had recently settled here from overseas.
Clunes residents are being encouraged to start thinking about what items they may like to discard - or instead donate to their nearest tip shop - ahead of the town's annual hard rubbish collection.
Through friendly conversations with community members, Kangaroo Flat Fire Brigade, based just out of Bendigo CBD, has seen an injection of 12 new young and diverse recruits in the last twelve months.
A number of early morning walkers in Daylesford will have seen the sign advertising an application to Heritage Victoria on behalf of Friends of Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens.
It was impressive to hear multiple school children reeling off the names of famous Indigenous Australians through history as they gathered for a special event in the Creswick Neighbourhood Centre hall.
I received a media release last week from Central Highlands Rural Health saying that they are partnering with the council to provide free access to puberty education resources.
The Australian Sheep and Wool Show took place in Bendigo over the weekend of July 20. It is the largest event of its type in the world showcasing the mighty Australian sheep.
Last month's French National Day event held in the Daylesford Town Hall has raised over $5000 for the Daylesford Community Brass Band to purchase new instruments.
Glenlyon mum Claire Clifton could not be prouder of her son Jonathan Smith who took out first place in the Northern Shears Senior Competition at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo last weekend.
Central Highlands Rural Health has partnered with the Hepburn Shire Council to provide grade five and six students across Hepburn Shire primary schools with free access to important puberty education resources.
