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The Ballarat City Council has adopted its new Public Toilet Strategy 2023 at its recent November meeting.

Four piece nu-soul/deep-funk act from Daylesford, Elevated Plains plays the Palais in Hepburn next Friday night, December 15.

The City of Ballarat says it will remove and replace 12 poplar, willow and claret ash trees that are at the end of their life or in poor condition around Lake Wendouree.

Kyneton's Barkly Square will soon welcome back local user groups following a comprehensive upgrade of its playing surface.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council has endorsed a number of significant items at its recent November scheduled meeting.

On Friday November 17 at 3.50pm, CFA brigades and an Fire Rescue Victoria crew were called to a shed fire in Main Creek Rd, Main Ridge.

The historic Charlton Post Office was destroyed last month after a fire tore through the building forcing the roof to collapse.

The Kyneton and Districts Toy Library has successfully relocated and reopened in recent days, ensuring local families will be able to continue lending quality toys.

The City of Ballarat has partnering with Grampians Health, Grampians Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committees and Zonta to launch the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign locally.

The Sweet Mona’s Choir is headed to The Palais, Hepburn for a special pre-Christmas performance happening next Saturday, December 9.

The Woodend Golf Club’s newly renovated clubrooms officially opened this month, providing a safer and more accessible facility for members and the community.

Emergency services personnel have been reunited with the man whose life they saved during an incident near Ballarat earlier this year.

The Ballarat Animal Shelter has announced that it has limited capacity to take on unvaccinated cats or kittens currently due to the extreme cat vaccine shortage occurring worldwide.

Melbourne based singer-songwriter and composer Nir Tsfaty performs live at The Daylesford Hotel tomorrow evening, Saturday December 2.

INXS fans are headed to The Palais in Hepburn this Saturday night as the local venue hosts the Australian INXS Show.

The CFA is warning farmers to take care with their upcoming harvesting activities in the wake of the warmer, drier spring conditions.

Residents in the Macedon Ranges Shire have been urged to prepare for an increased likelihood of warmer and drier conditions over summer, with the Fire Danger Period having come into effect from Monday this week.

Preparations are well advanced to mark the 169th anniversary of one of the most significant events in Australian history, in Ballarat this weekend.

Following the Victorian Electoral Commission recent countback to fill a councillor vacancy in Macedon Ranges Shire Council's South Ward, successful candidate Christine Walker was officially sworn in to her new role as councillor at a ceremony on Wednesday November 15.

East Ward councillor Annette Death has been re-elected as mayor for the final year of the current four-year council term the the Macedon Ranges Shire.

The tiny town of Blackwood is getting set to host an impressive line-up of live music and dance when it stages the Blackwood Festival of Music and Culture over December 2-3.

Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit detectives, with the assistance of the Farm Crime Coordination Unit are investigating the theft of approximately 600 sheep at a Lexton property in two separate incidents.

The Lake Wendouree and Victoria Park Link Lighting project in Ballarat has been officially switched on in recent days.

The Old Kyneton Primary School is preparing to host a range of festive season community events next month in the lead-up to Christmas.