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Man charged following $50K shop theft spree

14-01-2024

Police have arrested a man in recent days following a series of alleged thefts from retail stores across Melbourne.

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Watching grass dry more helpful than watching paint dry

14-01-2024

The CFA is calling on Victorians to become ‘citizen scientists’ to help contribute critical information about the state’s fire risk.

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Pair arrested after carjacking attempt, police car rammed

14-01-2024

Southern Metro Crime Squad detectives and Youth Gang Team members have arrested two teens after an attempted carjacking and a police car was rammed last week.

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Devastating scenes on Queensland deployment: CFA

13-01-2024

CFA firefighters who have recently been deployed in Queensland to support the flood and storm clean-up have spoken about the devastation to affected communities.

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Blues, brews and BBQ

13-01-2024

Ballarat's Hop Temple is hosting Blues, Brews and Barbeque every Sunday with all invited to rock up for the free entertainment on offer.

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Guns, drugs seized from home on French Island

13-01-2024

Divisional Response Unit (DRU) members from Victoria Police's Southern Metro Region have seized firearms and drugs from a rural property on French Island in recent days.

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Time running out to catch the Ballarat Belles art show

13-01-2024

Time is fast running out to catch the Ballarat Belles exhibition now showing at Art Space Ballarat, 14 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central.

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Commercial quantity of drugs and cash seized

12-01-2024

Stonnington Crime Investigation Unit detectives have seized a commercial quantity of drugs and a substantial amount of cash from a hotel in Melbourne East in recent days.

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Artist anatomy workshop in Sebastopol

12-01-2024

An anatomy for artists workshop is taking place in the Sebastopol Community Centre tomorrow, Saturday January 13.

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Fireworks at Lake Wendouree

12-01-2024

The City of Ballarat is inviting all residents and visitors to view Fireworks display at Lake Wendouree on Sunday January 14.

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Police investigate suspicious fire

12-01-2024

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar are investigating following a suspicious fire in Williamstown early last Friday morning.

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More than 1000 animals adopted in 2023: Ballarat

11-01-2024

Ballarat is looking like a pet-loving city, with more than 19,000 dogs and almost 8,500 cats registered in the city.

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CCTV released as police investigate fatal stabbing, Deer Park

11-01-2024

Homicide Squad detectives have in recent days released CCTV of a man they are hoping to identify as part of the ongoing investigation into the fatal stabbing of Niariay Bol in Deer Park just over two years ago.

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Search continued for body of Bairnsdale man Dalibor Pantic

11-01-2024

Missing Persons Squad detectives have been searching in the Sale area over recent days as part of their investigation into the 2019 suspicious disappearance of Lakes Entrance man Dalibor “Dale” Pantic.

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Police: man blows .317 following hit-run incident

11-01-2024

A 37-year-old man was allegedly caught at more than six times the limit following a hit-run in Mitcham last week.

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106-lot subdivision plans lodged for Clunes

10-01-2024

The township of Clunes looks as though it may be poised to expand with a planning application lodged seeking to subdivide a 29.31 hectare parcel of land to create 106 new housing lots.

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Brave act as flooding swamps Vic towns

10-01-2024

A man has risked his own life to rescue a 74-year-old woman from floodwaters in central Victoria as the state's flood emergency intensified earlier this week.

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Entries open for Mulga Bill writing award

10-01-2024

Goldfields Libraries and Eaglehawk Festivals Inc are calling for entries from writers all over Australia for the annual Mulga Bill Writing Award.

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New childcare centre gets green light for Clunes

10-01-2024

The Victorian State Government expects to open a new government-owned early childhood learning centre in Clunes by 2026.

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Tap your talent in tiny art show

09-01-2024

The Romsey library is inviting locals to tap their inner artistic talent this month and take part in its Tiny Art Show.

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Manga with Kenny Chan

09-01-2024

The Woodend library is offering local youngsters a top chance to learn how to draw manga from an expert.

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Carbon sink pilot interests local landholders 

09-01-2024

Growing Habitat for Net-Zero in Central Victoria - A new Central Victorian carbon offset project is aimed at helping local councils reach their net-zero emission goals, while providing private landholders all the benefits from growing trees and shrubs on their property.

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Biodiversity informs township planning

09-01-2024

The Hepburn Shire Council says biodiversity assessments have been conducted to inform township structure plans for its five main towns as part of the ‘Future Hepburn’ program.

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Look what’s new at Point Nepean

08-01-2024

Families, nature lovers and history buffs will have more to enjoy at Point Nepean National Park, with a campground extension, new ‘story-telling’ interpretation project, and planning for fort conservation works under way.

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