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Members from VIPER taskforce executed 16 warrants across regional Victoria, including Ballarat, last week as part of the ongoing Taskforce Lunar investigation into organised crime syndicates linked to illicit tobacco.

Central Highlands Water earlier this week announced that Megan Collins has been appointed as its new Head of Water Supply Services.

Detectives from the Illicit Firearms Squad seized 14 firearms and a range of drugs following a search of a property in Gordon, just out of Ballarat, last week as part of an investigation into firearms trafficking and manufacture.

Central Highlands Water says it is thrilled to have been named as a finalist across three categories at the AWA Victoria Gala Dinner & Awards, held on Thursday 26 October.

The state government says it's delivering on its promise to improve access to health care for more Victorians, with community pharmacists across Macedon able to provide treatment and advice for a range of common conditions as of this week.

The Kyneton community came together in recent days for a celebration of First Peoples' culture, and to launch a new series of ongoing creative community events at the Old Kyneton Primary School site.

Hepburn Shire councillors have met with local community groups to acknowledge their 'outstanding work and commitment', after the council awarded them a share of $38,900 in Biodiversity and Landcare Grants.

Police earlier this week arrested a man in Harcourt North following the death of a 46-year-old woman in Kangaroo Flat over last Sunday night.

Fifteen different local landcare, friends groups or networks will benefit from close to $60,000 worth of funding that's just been awarded through the Macedon Ranges Shire Council's annual Environment Group Support Grants.

Macedon Ranges Shire Council's flagship storm waste facility now has a trio of awards to its name, after picking up another accolade at the recent 2023 Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns & Cities Sustainability Awards.

In 1918, at Chipilly Spur overlooking the Somme River, a British Army Corps is held up by German machine gunners with more than 2000 men fallen. Assessing the situation, six Australian soldiers, including one from Muckleford near Castlemaine, and another from Woodend, drive the Germans off the spur in an extraordinary feat of bravery.

The state government says it's investing $186 million to extend the eligibility of Free TAFE through the Victorian Budget 23/24 in the drive to meet the future employment needs of emerging 'in-demand' industries.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council says it's leading the way in reducing waste to landfill by providing resale shops, textile and polystyrene recycling, and free mulch for residents at its resource recovery facilities.

A small school in the Macedon Ranges has been recognised as a sustainability champion, achieving the highest level of certification through Victoria’s ResourceSmart Schools program.

Local businesses that are kicking goals and achieving great things in the Macedon Ranges Shire are being encouraged to enter the 2024 Macedon Ranges Business Excellence Awards.

Wine appreciators have a unique opportunity to discover the cool wines and warm hearts of the Macedon Ranges winemakers at their annual wine festival, Budburst, happening Friday 17 to Sunday 19 November 2023.

Locals and visitors celebrated the Hepburn region's Swiss Italian heritage over the weekend with a bumper turn-out for the Swiss Italian Festa.

Two Benalla residents had a lucky escape after a mobility scooter caught fire in recent days.

The CFA is urging Victorians who care for someone in high bushfire risk areas to make a fire plan by using the CFA’s online bushfire planning module in preparation for the looming fire season.

Organisers of Clunes Booktown say the festival will be back again next year despite earlier news that “severely reduced funding” will impact the event program.

The Fire Danger Period is set to begin from 1am on Monday November 13 for the Campaspe Shire and Loddon Shire municipalities in the CFA’s District 20.

The City of Ballarat is encouraging the wider community to support their favourite shops and businesses in the Bridge Mall in the lead up to Christmas.

Set amongst the picturesque surroundings of Daylesford, with glorious vistas of the surrounding countryside from almost every window, Hepburn House is serene and welcoming, the perfect place to spend quality years.

More than 900 family violence perpetrators have been tracked down in a major police operation that wrapped up in recent days.