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Sometimes I wonder if the world is going mad. Or is it me? Probably me.

Do you recognise any of these bowlers?

If you haven’t yet done the Lalgambook (Mount Franklin) crater rim walk, now’s a great time to get cracking.

The Central Victorian folk-roots musical festival, Newstead Live, has announced its line-up for 2024.

Circle Saturday, January 27 on your calendar.

A free workshop, produced by Justice Connect, "Preparing for your future: A conversation guide for the LGBTIQA+ community" is specifically designed to encourage older people to engage with the process of future planning.

Central Highlands Rural Health is currently running a raffle for an excellent cause with those who snap up a ticket in the running to win some attractive prizes.

A significant number of secret lives have been uncovered in Clunes.

Going summer berry picking makes for an idyllic holiday activity whether you’ve got kids along for the fun or not.

I note that Coles Daylesford has removed its sanitiser station from the front door. There is still one at the side entrance.

In 1962 my husband Malcolm Bray went to Yirrkala Mission in Northern Territory to work as a mechanic. I joined him three years later. We learnt the local Aboriginal language, and would often go to listen to the singing, the didgeridoo and the clapsticks in the evenings, and loved going out on Country with the Yolngu people.

I read with interest your article, and comments, re the impending 'delicensing' of the Hepburn Wildlife Shelter. (The Local, January 1, 2024).

Moorabool Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash near Clunes, at Dunach, on Sunday.

Picnic in the Park, the latest addition to the City of Ballarat summer event calendar, is set to return to Ballarat's Victoria Park on Friday 26 January 2024.

UK festival favourites Dan and Emily bring to the stage a unique blend of English folk music fused with country/Americana.

Homicide Squad detectives have continued to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Donnybrook on Sunday January 7.

Country music fans have Ballarat firmly in their sights ahead of the upcoming tour by Charley Crockett with Special Guest Emma Donovan and Sweet Talk.

Bonegilla Fire Brigade volunteers were pleasantly surprised to see their first fire truck return to the station as part of their centenary celebration held in recent days.

Detectives have charged a man with 15 offences following a series of stabbings in Melbourne’s inner-city suburbs over the night of Saturday January 6.

Lightning strike has been blamed for a grassfire in Alexandra earlier this month.

Ballarat Leagues Club is bracing for an evening of glamour and entertainment when it hosts Drag Bingo later this week.

Police are investigating after a traffic camera vehicle was damaged in Coburg earlier this month.

Lorne holiday goers have been enjoying some extra safety protections over the summer holidays with additional CFA volunteers helping man the local fire station.

A one-day workshop being offered at the Sebastopol Community Centre this month aims to equip aspiring artists with the basic knowledge to draw faces with confidence in charcoal.