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I bought my first house in the early nineties when I was a young fella in my twenties. I had had a bit of bad luck with employment and was bouncing around on a lot of low paying boats and ships, when finally, I got the call.

IF YOU see me looking a bit dishevelled, don't worry, it's all about my new exercise regime.

Back on Track, an exhibition of artworks by MAGNET is being held at the Art Trax Gallery, 30 Pratt Street, Beaufort until July 3.

AUSTRALIAN online news services have recently carried stories about government efforts to take gambling advertising off the airwaves.

Le quatorze juillet' - the French National Day party is on again in the Daylesford Town Hall on Friday, July 14.

More children will have improved access to two years of quality kinder because of the state government’s Best Start, Best Life reforms, Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas says.

WHEN Edward Benedict lived in a bedsit in East Melbourne, his neighbours called him The Farmer. He had a small patch opposite the MCG, where his veggies grew and grew and grew.

AFTER it was shut down more than three years ago, the Daylesford Sporting Clays club is set to return to the Glenlyon Reserve.

Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health’s WayOut program is on the lookout for LGBTIQA+ youth leaders for this year’s Pride Camp.

TAC L2P program is partly funded by Transport Accident Commission and supported locally by the Daylesford Foundation for young people aged between 16 and 21 years, sometimes up to 23 years, who do not have access to suitable adult supervising drivers or access to suitable cars in their personal circle.

When documentary maker Mitch Nivalis contacted The Local a little way back requesting use of an article the paper had published in 2017, editor Donna Kelly was happy to oblige.

The creations of Creswick artist blacksmith Ernie Terry are the sort of pieces that stop people in their tracks and start conversations. Forged from fire, steel and beautifully burnished copper - among other  metals - they’re imposing, frequently life-sized and capture a fiery elemental energy that’s been winning this local creative plenty of fans and commissions – functional and purely aesthetic - ever since he opened his Lucky Monkey Blacksmith workshop and gallery at Creswick in fairly recent times.

A number of media outlets are naming Daylesford, Glenlyon or Hepburn Springs as possible contenders for the popular show.

Hepburn House’s new building is going ahead in leaps and bounds with the 15-bed memory support unit for people living with dementia on track to be finished by October 31.

EV drivers have been well pleased to discover that the new fast charge station at Creswick is finally up and running. For some it can make the difference between getting home – or not.

ABC Statewide Drive broadcaster Nicole Chvastek remains missing from the airwaves after two months with no explanation from the national broadcaster.

Renowned opera singer and director Christine Douglas may have had a distinguished career, and continues to do so, but she remains down to earth when it comes to describing her passion.

A survey of the local business community in Hepburn Shire suggests a high readiness to implement circular economy strategies, the local council says.

There's little doubt this Saturday evening - June 10 - will bring Fleetwood Mac fans out in force for the tribute show happening at the Palais.

Hepburn Shire landholders who have gorse issues on their land are being invited to get cracking and apply for a community grant to help them control the pest species.

The Hepburn Shire Council is reminding residents not to dispose of e-waste in their kerbside general waste bins.

The Hepburn Shire Council says it's making solar power more accessible to low-income households through the Solar Savers program.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council is reviewing its Heritage Strategy and is inviting the local community to provide input.

Macedon Ranges Shire Council is hosting two information seminars for health professionals on the topic of elder abuse this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - Thursday June 15.