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Hepburn Shire Councillors have returned Cr Brian Hood as Mayor and elected Cr Juliet Simpson as Deputy Mayor.

The Hepburn Shire Council is encouraging local business operators to attend a circular economy themed business breakfast on Thursday 30 November at Creswick Neighbourhood Centre.

Headed to Trentham to perform at The Cosmopolitan Hotel next month, Charles Jenkins is a Melbourne songwriter/musician, producer and performer with more than 30 years experience in the Australian Music Industry.

Keen local field naturalists, citizen scientists and anyoneone who appreciates getting out in the forest is being invited to join an upcoming wildlife monitoring event being hosted by the Victorian National Parks Association.

Ella Hooper was still a teenager when she burst onto the Australian music scene.

Which is better - gas or induction? It's a question an increasing number of householders looking to upgrade a tired old kitchen find themselves asking.

If you’re a CFA volunteer on holiday in Mallacoota this summer, the local brigade wants to hear from you.  

A national hunt is on to find at least 60 growers who use a range of farming practices to assist in a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) research investment exploring cropping methods, with a focus on regenerative agriculture.

More than 160 South East CFA volunteers gathered at Crib Point Refinery recently to take part in a group exercise training day to boost their skills ahead of what's shaping as a challenging summer.

Bendigo is hosting the Australian Women in Agriculture National Conference with a gala dinner this Friday November 24 followed by the main event on Saturday.

Xylouris White live are compelling. Drummer, Jim White, with a style that can sound like a full band one minute and something stark and beautiful the next and George Xylouris, a self-taught master of the lute with a background in traditional Greek folk - weddings, parties, anything; master musicians both with a supernatural power to express themselves as one.

The Moorabool Shire Council says it's received state government confirmation that construction has begun on an energy back-up system at Blackwood Mineral Springs Caravan Park.

The Fire Danger Period will come into effect from 1am tomorrow, Monday, November 20 for Hepburn Shire Council and other municipalities in CFA’s District 15.

The redevelopment of the iconic Maryborough Railway Station is now complete and was officially opened with a celebratory event earlier this month.

Diversity has emerged as a significant strength for one of the state's local CFA brigades.

In the sleepy country town of Romsey, 55 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, residents are gearing up to fight the Romsey Football Netball Club's (RFNC) bid to redevelop and reopen the shuttered Romsey Hotel, with 50 pokies machines.

British India emerged from the underbelly of the Melbourne indie rock scene with a love for music and a driving determination that transformed four high school friends into a fierce garage band.

The countdown is on until major redevelopment works at the Ballarat Library are complete.

An earlier hay season has Victorian farmers and the CFA wary of the dangers of high moisture content in hay as producers begin baling and storing it in warmer conditions.

The City of Ballarat this week began grass slashing works as part of its annual fire hazard reduction program.

A historic rotunda in Ballarat's Arch of Victory precinct has been expertly restored.

The future is looking brighter at the Learmonth Football Netball Club after the completion of a keenly anticipated project to deliver modern netball facilities.

The City of Ballarat councillors have elected Cr Des Hudson as Mayor and Cr Peter Eddy Deputy Mayor for the 2023/24 term.

CFA captains Andrew Collins and Michael Licciardo went above and beyond their duties this month when they lent a hand to not only the Queensland fireys but also a member of the public in need.