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The Hepburn Shire Council says it is supporting community-led projects to improve biodiversity through its Biodiversity Grants program with grants now up for grabs.

The state government will give motorists the option to carry their licence on their phone with a digital driver licence trial in Ballarat before a statewide roll-out by 2024.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Macedon Ranges Youth Awards to help recognise the amazing achievements of young people in the shire.

High energy Woodend band Strange Trails is inviting all and sundry to get out and support local and original rock music at the town's Vic Hotel.

The Shepherds Flat Landcare Group is inviting the wider community to be part of the next phase of Planting Trees for the Queens Jubilee, later this month.

In Creswick Martha Haylett MP opened the Hammon Park Trailhead in Creswick on May 5. To celebrate, the Hepburn Shire Council is now inviting local residents to "join the fun at the Dirty Pig and Whistle ride event at Hammon Park on Saturday 20 May".

Local irrigators are being invited to express their interest in a new pump screen that will both save native fish and stop weeds from blocking their systems.

A hole is not nothing. It is not mere space. Space is out there. A hole is bounded. It is defined...

Many gardeners who have started a collection of indoor plants - like the philodendron scandens, birds nest fern asplenium nidus and fiddle leaf ficus lyrata - and done well with them through summer, could be disappointed whenthey suffer quite badly once the chills of winter are upon us.

The Strategem Bendigo Winemakers Festival, a couple of weekends ago, saw sunny weather bring the crowds out en masse to celebrate harvest time. The annual event was a success with wine, food, and music flowing seamlessly all afternoon.

G’day. I’m Arnie. I’m a very handsome silver tabby, about 13 weeks old.

DONNA and I have decided to hit the road for a bit of time away over winter. We did the same journey a while back but this time it has to be planned within an inch of its life.

A FRIEND once told me, as the editor/journalist, I should attend council meetings. I told her she could go along in my stead. Her reply? "No thanks, what a waste of time." Exactly.

I have been listening to Nicole Chvastek's show Statewide Drive on the ABC radio for many years. I tune in most days to keep abreast on issues relevant in my life.

Upon my arrival in Australia, I couldn't wait to explore the country and all it had to offer. One of the first things I noticed was the stringent biosecurity measures, which were in place to protect the country's unique flora and fauna.

A pilot project to trial weekly kerbside collection of food organics and garden organics in Clunes has been hailed as a "great success".

Central Highlands Rural Health is after new members for its Community Advisory Committee.

The Rex building in Daylesford is looking more colourful with paintings, including images of T-Rex dinosaurs, now on its facade in Vincent Street.

The electorate of Macedon has the lowest number of applications, 8047, for the state government's Power Saving Bonus.

Ochre Medical in Clunes and Creswick continues with its mask wearing policy which will be reassessed after winter.

Daylesford author Catherine de Saint Phalle moved to the region in 2019, just before lockdown, using the time to write another book.

Newstead Arts Hub and Newstead Live will present two events in June featuring Australian singer-songwriter, Fred Smith.

Mahilpreet Singh (pictured above) moved to Australia from India in 2020 - just in time for Covid lockdowns.

The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex queer and asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities across Central Victoria are being highlighted through a swag of events supported by the state government.