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Locals and visitors hoping to keep fit and healthy at Clunes just got a little added incentive.

The EPA is reminding Hepburn Shire residents and others across the state to report illegal dumping.

Recent ANZAC Day services were well-attended throughout Hepburn Shire, with a particularly strong turn-out recorded at Creswick.

Daylesford Macedon Tourism is asking local business owners, tourism operators and community members to complete a short survey to help identify opportunities for their new Destination Management Plan.

Kyle Barnes and Donna Kelly take you through what to expect in the next edition of The Local

The Hepburn Shire Council is running a public survey in an effort to understand how shire residents are using their bins.

Work has been underway in Creswick in recent days to clear silt and debris from Creswick Creek, with more work along the creek planned in coming weeks.

Australia is still enduring one of its most acute shortages of skilled tradespeople on record according to a senior economist with the Housing Industry Association.

The Hepburn Shire Council is inviting residents to have a say on what's important about the shire's rural areas, what should be protected and enhanced through future planning measures.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council is inviting public feedback on its Customer Service Centres review.

Macedon Ranges Shire councillors have decided not to proceed with a Country Fire Authority (CFA) proposal to relocate the Riddells Creek Fire Station to Riddells Creek Recreational Reserve.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council is inviting feedback on two annual documents that highlight proposed funding for essential services and other initiatives in 2023/24.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council says it will now invite public feedback on its draft Affordable Housing Policy following its recent April scheduled meeting.

The next generation of Trentham footy, cricket, and netball stars can look forward to celebrating the big wins under the one roof thanks to the completion of the new pavilion at Trentham Reserve.

The state government has helped ease the cost of living for more than 1 million Victorian households with $250 directly into their pockets through the fourth round of the Power Saving Bonus.

Local community groups and organisations with a community-driven project or event idea are invited to apply for funding through the Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s annual grants programs.

Did you know some juvenile waterbirds need to eat the equivalent of almost one hamburger a day when they leave the nest to survive to breeding age?

The Hepburn Shire Council is seeking a review to expand Creswick’s ambulance operations to 24/7, noting that in this critically important part of the healthcare system ambulance response times in Hepburn Shire are significantly behind the state average – 19 minutes compared to 13.

Kate Bush fans will no doubt be delighted to learn that "Running Up That Hill: The Songs of Kate Bush" comes to The Palais, Hepburn Springs this Friday evening, May 5.

Hepburn Shire Council has endorsed joining a Visitor Economy Partnership with neighbouring councils in Ballarat, Moorabool, Pyrenees and Golden Plains, along with representatives from the tourism industry and the Victorian Government to boost tourism to the region.

To many, the most beautiful time of the garden year is spring, the season of re-birth, when trees and shrubs burst forth with fresh new growth, flowers are blooming everywhere and air is fresh with their scent and the promise of bright new things to come.

Traditional owners in south-west and central Victoria are being supported to conduct cultural burning on country as part of ongoing work towards Aboriginal self-determination.

Hepburn Shire Council is developing an Agricultural Land and Rural Settlement Strategy, the first of its strategic planning projects that make up Future Hepburn.

The Daylesford Macedon Ranges region is a clear winner when it comes to overnight visitation and spend – according to the latest National Visitor Survey results.