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Phillip Island members have celebrated the new and improved Phillip Island Fire Station at the official opening held last weekend.

Creswick's Calembeen Parkrun crew are inviting everyone to get along and help celebrate the new park run's first anniversary on site at the town's Calembeen Park on Saturday, 20 January at 8am.

The Boer War Memorial statue that has stood proudly in Ballarat's Sturt Street for 117 years is slated for replacement.

Second Hand News, the band that presented three sell out shows (Fleetwood Mac & Kate Bush) are promising to bring "one hell of a New Year's Eve party" to The Palais, with a specially curated night of solid gold Studio 54 dance floor hits.

Victorians will now have access to a range of education materials to better understand warnings for bushfires, floods, storms and extreme heat.

Summer gatherings in the great outdoors are celebrated in PICNIC, a new exhibition at Bendigo's Living Arts Space.

Tenders have been released for a contractor to construct the trail from Victoria Park to Morshead Park along the Ballarat's busy Sutton Street.

The City of Ballarat’s Neighbourhood Parks Program has now reached a significant milestone after being launched in July this year.

Progress on the Creswick Trails project has hit a major milestone with around 30 kilometres of trails completed and the project expected to be completed in December next year, the council says in a prepared statement.

As Victorians fill their stockings this festive season, firefighters are urging caution about popular Christmas gifts.

A request to the Minister for Planning to remove the Lancefield Development Plan Overlay, which would have "simplified development requirements" for affected landowners, has been declined.

Kyneton police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Lancefield on Saturday (December 9).

Police are pleading with motorists to take extra care on the roads during the high-risk Christmas period as Operation Roadwise commences.

Major Collision Investigation Unit (MCIU) detectives have this week charged a Mount Macedon man following the fatal collision in Daylesford last month that claimed the lives of five people.

The Ballarat Animal Shelter has 80+ animals available for adoption and has begun urging residents in the wider region to consider giving one of them a good new permanent home this Christmas.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Ballarat.

Victorians are once again detangling Christmas lights to brighten up their homes for the festive season, but the holiday cheer comes with a warning from Victorian fire services, cautioning lights need to be checked before use.

As the first day of summer approaches, CFA with RSPCA Victoria, is reminding Victorians to consider their pets and livestock in their bushfire survival plan.

With major mobile network operators Telstra, Optus, and TPG Telecom phasing out their 3G networks over the coming year, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association is urging all Australians to prepare by upgrading affected devices to ensure they have connection to faster 4G and 5G mobile services.

How refreshing the mere sight and sound of water can be - whether it be a lake or stream, or even a small garden pond - the calming effect is always there.

Hey! Tychus here. I am a personality-packed little 14 year old apricot silky terrier mix.

Once people know I’m a wine educator and have published books and articles on wine I dread their next question, which invariably comes. What’s your favourite wine? My stock answer is “what today…or yesterday?

What’s going on with sizes? The other day I did my usual pre-summer shop for a set of jandals, or as they are inappropriately called thongs, ready for the summer.

I thought Heather Mutimer's story on Madame Xenia Borovansky, the niece of the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, and who moved to Daylesford, was fascinating. It's on page 13 (this edition of TL if you want a read).