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With the 2023 vintage now put to bed Oliver Rapson from Lyons Will Estate had time to summarise the year. “In a nutshell, the start of this year was exceedingly wet, delaying budburst substantially, which in turn had a knock-on effect across every stage of the vine development, including flowering, veraison and ultimately ripening.”

Ilse Checchini celebrated her 100th birthday in style at Trentham Aged Care on Friday, July 7.

ORIGINALLY from Sydney, Fiona Harris grew up by Cronulla Beach before moving to Victoria in 1995. After 12 months in Melbourne it was time for a tree change, so with husband Stan, the couple moved to Daylesford.

JINE Alpuerto has just started in the role of clinical nurse manager at Hepburn House and is already loving the staff and clients.

Central Highlands Rural Health has launched Treehouse4Two, a transformative three-day retreat program for people recently diagnosed with dementia and their carers.

Nightingale Home Care has arrived in Daylesford and surrounds and offers knowledgeable, caring and empathetic nurses and carers to come into your home.

G’day! I’m Hollie and I’m a loveable and affectionate four-year-old tan coonhound redbone/staffy cross pooch...

Hepburn Shire Council residents still can't get no satisfaction with the performance of council, according to the annual JWS Research Victorian Community Satisfaction Survey.

Theirs is a tale of taking a punt and following that inner vision. For Springmount couple Carmel and Brett Masterson it’s the sort of story that anyone dreaming of a new life direction and of becoming their own boss really likes to hear.

Castlemaine’s Neil Tait has built up an admiring following for his artistry when it comes to decorative ironwork. This local creative – ably assisted by his team – designs and creates wrought iron pieces that are aesthetically pleasing works of art which frequently also serve the most functional of purposes.

There was a fair bit of wartangu happening at the Creswick Neighbourhood Centre as part of an occasion worth celebrating recently.

You know those couples. The ones who, when called upon, can trot out a mean foxtrot, waltz or tango at the rellies’ wedding while you – er – improvise...

The Hepburn Shire Council is "disappointed" at the recent shock decision by the Victorian Government to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The Swan Hill community has added further strength to their emergency response this month, with eight Fijian CFA members receiving their General Firefighter Course certificates.

A funding agreement is now in place for the Australian Government’s $55 million election commitment towards upgrading international terminal facilities at Newcastle Airport.

The $232 million extension of the Mitchell Freeway to Alkimos has been officially opened in a ceremony in recent days (July 9), with commuters now able to use the new section of road.

When Catherine McAllister first joined Avenel CFA, she had no intention of jumping on a truck, now just six years later she has become the brigade’s first woman to sit in the captain’s seat.

It was perfect timing for Geelong West firefighters earlier this month when they happened upon a fire in Herne Hill.

Some uplifting news – cameras show Greater Gliders are moving into special hi-tech nest boxes installed last year to help them recover after the bushfires.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has recently made a minority equity investment in Nindethana Seed Service Pty Ltd (Nindethana) to support the expansion of Australia’s native seed market and help meet growing demand from carbon sequestration and biodiversity restoration projects.

MOTOR CITY SOUNDS will be bringing their tribute to the greats of soul music to The Palais-Hepburn next month.

Werribee Fire Brigade’s road crash rescue team has taken out third place at this year’s Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) Challenge in South Australia.

A new purpose-built pre-cast concrete production facility, that will produce more than 1,000 segments needed to build the new Bridgewater Bridge, has opened in Bridgewater, Tasmania.

A research project led by Greening Australia and funded by The Ian Potter Foundation is set to significantly expand the national native seed sector’s practical knowledge on how to establish and manage effective, climate-ready seed production areas (or SPAs, as they are known in the industry).