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Hepburn Shire Council is embarking on a ambitious strategic planning program that will span across the Shire.

Kyneton Town Hall has had a few practice swings, in preparation for its re-opening after two years of closures, but this May it will really come alive, with a ‘Month of Madness’ – a packed program of quality comedy, theatre and music to delight.

Encouraging young Victorians to pursue a career in the civil construction industry, the state government’s regional road maintenance blitz is making a significant investment into supporting apprentices across the state.

More Victorians will have a place to call home thanks to the state government’s investment in social housing, with construction now underway to deliver 39 new houses in Ballarat and Horsham.

Hepburn Shire Council appears to have done a backflip on the sale of The Rex building in Vincent Street.

There was plenty of action at the Laurie Sullivan Oval at Hepburn on Saturday, April 23, as Hepburn and Daylesford vied for the Bill Malone Cup.

THIS Friday, April 29, keen golfers from across the region will descend on the Hepburn Springs Golf Club to raise funds for Cafs (Child and Family Services, Ballarat) and to remember the late Ian Stanley, who was a great supporter of the Hepburn Springs Golf Club, in the annual Tee Up for Kids Foundation Ian Stanley Classic.

I DO love this country but my God we pay a lot of tax.

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Organisations in Hepburn Shire have shared $23,000 under the latest round of the council’s Community Grants Program.

You can find everything you need at weekend markets, from fresh fruit and veg to handmade jewellery and wares, throughout the Central Highlands and surrounds. Here are just a few.

YES, some people say 13 is a unlucky number but to the students and adults of Daylesford who have learnt new skills, teamwork, leadership and personal development, got a little bit fit, made some new friends and most of all are having great fun, 13 is just a number.

AS AUTUMN stretches out, Trentham spud farmers are starting to pull their potatoes out of the ground – just in time for The Great Trentham Spudfest on Saturday, May 7.

Businesses and staff are invited to a workshop that aims to help create safe, welcoming and inclusive places for all.

THE Central Highlands are familiar territory for Cecilia Macaulay. Her grandfather lived and farmed in East Trentham and her sister is in Kyneton.

FOR many of us who grew up watching iconic Australian television series Neighbours, news of its axing after nearly 38 years on our small screens is unthinkable.

A NEW forest battle is brewing, not even a year after the state government announced three new national parks, including linking the Wombat and Lerderderg state forests to create a new park of 44,000 hectares between Daylesford and Bacchus Marsh.

The rights of Victorian Aboriginal children and young people will continue to be protected and defended with the appointment of proud Yorta Yorta woman Meena Singh as Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People.

On Monday, May 9, head to the Daylesford Bowling Club for a Biggest Morning Tea event from 10.30am.

Skeeta is an energetic 11-year-old foxy-cross who needs a new forever home.

Victorian fox and wild dog collections have recommenced. Electronic funds transfer (EFT) is the preferred method of payment, so please bring your EFT details to the collection centre.

A recording of the New Climate and Water Tools for Victorian farmers webinar is now available.

Agriculture Victoria and the Making our Farms Safer team from the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) recently delivered a farm safety workshop to Punjabi orchardists in Shepparton.