A father whose family escaped a fire that destroyed their Truganina home in a matter of minutes late last year is now calling on Victorians to install smoke alarms in all bedrooms.
The EPA Victoria and Macedon Ranges Shire Council have raised serious concerns about building industry practices after inspected 34 building sites around Gisborne and New Gisborne.
Landowners with a passion for improving land management practices are invited to join in a special evening to learn more about the Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s award-winning Healthy Landscapes program.
Ballarat Sexual Offences Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives have charged a man following a series of allegedly lewd acts across Ballarat East and Wendouree.
Shrubs can add beauty to your garden in so many different ways, be it colourful foliage, attractive flowers or habit of growth, but one of the most welcoming ways is in filling the air with waves of delicious perfume.
It is not something I’d normally recommend, serving a white wine (chardonnay) with steak, but I had it the other night and it made a comparatively good match.
ARC Justice – a rights-based organisation incorporating the Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre and Housing Justice based in Bendigo – is set to receive $1 million over the next four years to help expand its work into climate justice.
The CFA’s Vegetation Management Team has recently partnered with a local council to create a garden design and plant selection advice for bushfire-prone areas with the result now available to visit and check out.
To celebrate IDAHOBIT on Friday May 17, Swinburne University, alongside VicHealth and Vicsport, will present a report on one of the first Australian studies to document participation rates of LGBTIQA+ people in sport.
An Australia's Biggest Morning Tea will once again be hosted by Carol Collins, far right, at the Daylesford Bowling Club on Monday, May 27 from 10.30am.
The City of Ballarat is exploring ways to improve the safety and amenity of Macarthur Street between Creswick Road and Wendouree Parade for people using the connection to walk, scoot, push a pram and ride a bike.
Following a summer that saw a number of significant bushfires in the west of the state, the end of Victoria’s fire season has officially drawn to a close with the final fire restrictions lifted earlier this month.
Christ Church Concerts presents Lost Gems from the Golden Age of Hollywood with Australian-born virtuoso violinist and film composer Patrick Savage, and acclaimed pianist Konrad Olszewski.
When bodily stresses intervened, artist and designer David Dawson went from making a living as a builder to creating Blampied’s unique Overwrought Garden Art workshop, gallery and display garden.
In October last year The Local received a leaked document, via a USB drive, regarding the report by the Local Government Inspectorate into Hepburn Shire Council and dealings with The Rex. And a few other things.
