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EV drivers have been delighted to see Creswick’s 50kW fast charge station is finally back online.

Police arrested a woman in Weir Views last weekend as part of a Financial Crime Squad investigation into a fraudulent conveyancer.

The Local Publishing Group has been awarded Best Regional Home & Country Lifestyle Media Publishing Group 2024 in APAC Insider's eighth annual Australian Enterprise Awards.

Speeding drivers made up almost half of offences detected by police during a four-day statewide road policing operation over the Australia day long weekend.

Creswick's Neville Cartledge OAM and Pat Tacey have shared the top honour and jointly been named Hepburn Shire Citizen of the Year.

Police have arrested a man over a spate of alleged burglaries at schools in the Cardinia area over the past month.

The Australian Van Morrison Show is set to captivate audiences at The Palais in Hepburn Springs on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, following their sold-out success in Tasmania, Perth, and Melbourne.

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is this month celebrating a decade of reducing the population’s waistline through its scientifically backed program, the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet online.

Police have been investigating if two collisions involving cyclists in Cheltenham and Beaumaris last Tuesday morning are linked.

Scientists travelling as far as 65 degrees south will investigate why the deep ocean currents near Antarctica are slowing, whether the Southern Ocean will continue to absorb heat and carbon dioxide, and how clouds form over the Southern Ocean.

A recent VCAT ruling means a large advertising sign for Dan Murphy's liquor retailer will not be able to be installed in Daylesford as planned.

An analysis of over 12 million job ads shows interpersonal skills continue to grow in importance for employment in Australia's post-pandemic, remote-work-friendly labour market.

Applications are now open for CSIRO’s Innovate to Grow program, targeting start-ups and SMEs in the digital health and medical technology sectors.

First-hand experience of owning and using an elecric vehicle will be the focus of discussion by a knowledgeable panel of speakers at the free community 'Green Drinks' event coming up Thursday, February 15 at Ballarat's Bunch of Grapes Hotel.

Masters in the art of connection, Lindsay Martin (AU) and Victoria Vigenser (NZ) interweave effortless strings, soulful vocals and driving rhythms to form a singular, intense musical voice.

The Moorabool Shire has welcomed 37 new citizens as part of its Australia Day celebrations at the Bacchus Marsh Public Hall on Friday, Australia Day.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service has this month announced that 2023 was officially the hottest year in recorded history.

Shooting to fame at the age of 19 with a viral audition video that now has over 50 million views on YouTube, Karise Eden has arguably one of Australia’s most distinctive voices, with two ARIA Awards, gold and platinum records and multiple Top 5 positions in the ARIA and AIR charts.

Detectives from the Sexual Crimes Squad have earlier this week released images of two men they are looking to identify as part of their investigation into a reported sexual assault in Ivanhoe last month.

An artwork from First Nations artist Daikota Nelson has been unveiled to mark The Capital’s 150th anniversary in recent days.

Police have in recent days charged five people with more than 140 offences following a series of home invasions in Melbourne’s west last year.

A man wanted for fleecing wannabe investors of at least $8.7 million has now turned his sights on single women, police warn.

The next stage of a shared path along the busy Glenelg Highway in Ballarat will soon begin with designs released for tender last week.  

A jam-packed program of arts and culture events is being rolled out this year in the Macedon Ranges Shire.