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Hepburn Shire Council has a new Disability Action Plan that will guide its actions in removing barriers and making adjustments to help provide an equitable experience for people living with disability.

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I HAD a nice compliment this week. The Powercor PR guy said my column in the last edition was the best power outage story he had read. Even showed it to his boss.

IT ALL started innocently enough, writing that is, when this mild-mannered photographer started banging away on the keyboard to produce this rant back in September 2013.

I RECKON the road to Castlemaine has probably never seen so much traffic since Megan Evans and Tom Allen took over the Guildford Family Hotel at the end of 2021.

G’day. I’m Sasha. I’m a female (desexed) six-year-old blue Australian cattle dog.

Creswick’s Lyn Cooke has established herself as one of Victoria’s leading wildlife artists. Her work is admired for its detail and beauty as she challenges herself to capture not just the physical appearance of her subjects but also their intrinsic nature – or “jizz” as the birdos call it. Here this talented local artist shares some insights into her love of portraying our exquisite native wildlife.

Attention all spud lovers. The Great Trentham Spudfest is gearing up for Saturday, May 6 - and it's not just potatoes!

BASALT grandmother Verna Baker is flexing her forearms to compete in the Australian Gold Panning Championships at Blackwood this Saturday, March 4.

BEAMING with pride my brother proudly showed me the most lurid tie I’d ever seen – all colour and movement. It had been a treasured Father’s Day gift and while I saw lurid – he saw beautiful because the giver was a beloved son.

JON Barrell says he didn’t know what retirement looked like, so a few years back he took some time off, headed to the outback with wife Maureen and “sat under a tree” for a bit of thinking time.

A founding member of Daylesford Speedway has spoken of the shock in the wake of last month’s tragic death of a driver following a high speed crash.

SOME fresh faces and feel-good favourites join the line-up as ChillOut Festival approaches.

IT IS comfortable to assume that local sporting clubs are a permanent part of the fabric of any town. As if they have been there since the beginning and will never disappear.

This Saturday offers a unique chance to get the lowdown on sustainable house kits as the Woodend library hosts a free information event.

Professor Paula Gerber, a Professor from the Faculty of Law at Monash University and leading expert on international human rights law, is the special guest speaker for the evening happening Wednesday 8 March from 6pm to 8pm at Daylesford Town Hall.

Ticketed events are now on sale for the award-winning Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival, returning in April with an exciting line-up of activities across the region.

Meet AgVic's newest apiary officer, Karla Williams.

Australia’s nastiest nans can’t wait to pull their balls out for you - apparently.

Sport will unite Victoria’s first responders as they put their skills and athleticism to the ultimate test.

Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested two teens after they were caught allegedly trying to steal a Mercedes in Yarraville early last Monday February.

The Police Air Wing last week located a man who went missing while camping at Cambarville in the Yarra Ranges.

The Palais at Hepburn Springs taps its inner big hair persona next Saturday March 4 when it hosts The Dolly Parton Experience with Vanesssa and the Jealous Guys.

Detectives have this month arrested 40 people and issued 129 charges following a week-long operation across Geelong targeting illicit firearms, drug trafficking and persons of interest with a propensity for violence.