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Woodend photographic artist Deborah Mullins draws plenty of inspiration from the landscape, including frequent trips to the Outback and also from her own 1.6-hectare garden on the stunning 16-hectare Hesket Farm property where she and her husband Tom reside. Deborah’s work has been displayed in many galleries in Melbourne and the Central Victorian region. Some of her latest work will be part of Little Gallery’s winter fundraising show launching in Trentham this-evening Friday, August 2.

Ducking into the Clunes IGA supermarket for a few essentials, the sound of a puppy yap from somewhere within says it all. Dianne Hill, owner-operator of the supermarket has another puppy in her care.

Don Harvey sharply remembers the jargon of a local council officer when he was getting involved with the Daylesford Show.

Winterfest transforms Trentham this Friday, August 2 from 4pm to 8pm with businesses trading late and lighting up the town with colourful light displays.

The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is an event held at locations around the world where participants recreate the music video for musician Kate Bush's 1978 song Wuthering Heights.

Ballarat MP Catherine King, Hepburn Shire Mayor Cr Brian Hood and Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation Group CEO Rodney Carter officially opened the redeveloped Central Springs Reserve at Lake Daylesford last Friday, July 26.

Daylesford has been named the best Small Tourism Town for 2024 in the TAC Victorian Top Tourism Town awards.

It's been a bit over a month since the Renegade Bootscooters started doin' their thang at the Miners Rest Community Hall ... and the hall has never been quite the same since.

Keepers at the Ballarat Wildlife Park say they're delighted to welcome eight koala joeys this season.

APPLICATIONS have opened for two new regional programs financed by the Victorian government’s $60 million Regional Community Sport Development Fund.

Ballarat's Showbiz Cinemas’ 6.30pm screening of new crime drama film The Bikeriders this Saturday will support a fairly apt cause.

Policing agencies across Australia recently joined forces in a National Day of Action (Thursday 18 July, 2024), coordinated by the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3), to disrupt cyber criminals allegedly using SIM boxes to scam hundreds of Australians.

Junortoun and Eaglehawk communities will be better protected with the arrival of two new heavy tankers to the brigades.

Heritage advisers were last week called in to help with the repair of a damaged historic balustrade in Ballarat.

The City of Ballarat will conduct a review of the share hire e-scooter trial in an effort to determine how the transport option may look into the future.

Police are renewing their appeal for information regarding a man who went missing from his family holiday home in Daylesford in 2021.

CFA members have in recent days embarked on a deployment oversees to help fight wildfires currently burning across Canada.

CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria attended the Source Kids Disability Expo at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre earlier this month.

An ugly spate of vandalism may have put Ballarat's electric vehicle charging stations near Big W out of action for at least another month but it's now expected that the well-used charge points will be back and operating from next month.

Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following a fire at an abandoned house in the Ballarat suburb of Wendouree during the week.

A driver was rushed to hospital after hitting a power pole in the Ballarat suburb of Sebastopol in an early morning crash last Monday.

Ballarat Labor MP Catherine King says she welcomes what may be shaping as a large field of candidates vying for the Ballarat electorate in the next federal election.

Leading animal health business, Zoetis, has partnered with Beyond Blue to support mental health initiatives and reduce the stigma around mental health in regional areas.

Various local groups in Daylesford have joined together to celebrate the area's wintry pleasures while highlighting the beauty of Wombat Hill and Victoria’s historic Botanic Gardens.