n our July 5, 2021 edition we reported on new national parks for the region.
THREE new national parks will be created either side of Ballarat, and north-east of Bendigo, adding 65,106 hectares to Australia's national park register.
In our June 7, 2021 edition we farewelled our great friend and long time supporter of The Local Don Breen. Don was born on September 16, 1940 and passed away on June 1, 2021. We miss you Don.
In our June 21, 2021 edition we looked at the storm damage from the June 8/9 storm that wreaked devastation across the region. Images courtesy of Daylesford Spa Country Railway and Sandy Scheltema.
In our January 18, 2021 edition, journalist Jeff Glorfeld reported on the pandemic in America and Australia along with offering a handy list of pandemic reading material. Who knew we would still need them in 2022.
The state government is strengthening the Victorian Forestry Plan, with new support for the timber industry and enhanced environmental protections as the state transitions away from native timber harvesting.
Agriculture Victoria and the Victorian Rabbit Action Network is encouraging landowners to get
together with their neighbours to plan a rabbit control program, with summer and early autumn the
best time reduce local rabbit populations.
From today, small and medium food and beverage manufacturers in can apply for a grant of up to $25,000 each to save money on energy bills, improve energy efficiency and adopt new energy technologies under the latest $19.9 million round of the Energy Efficient Communities (EEC) program.
Aboriginal Victorians are among those donning the greens in new jobs to prepare the state for this fire season as part of the State Government employment program.
Support is still available for residents affected by the storms and floods that impacted homes and businesses across Victoria in June 2021, and financial counsellors are urging residents to put their hands up for assistance.
An informative article ‘Grazing value of summer weeds’ has been published in Spring Sheep Notes
2021, looking into the nutritional value of sheep eating weeds during the summer season.
In the biggest change to the COVID-19 testing system since the beginning of the pandemic, Victorians won’t have to line up to get a PCR test and wait for their result to be diagnosed with COVID-19 – meaning shorter wait times and faster access to clinical care.
From today, Victorians who test positive on a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) will be asked just nine easy questions to quickly access the medical support they need as part of the transformation of Victoria’s response to coronavirus.
With the number of COVID-19 close contacts continuing to grow, Victoria’s public health team will provide more essential workers with an exemption from close contact home isolation requirements to attend their workplace.
In a world-first program, the state government is crash testing specialised child restraints used by children with disabilities and medical conditions to shed more light on their safety performance.
As Australia’s arts and entertainment sector continues to recover from COVID-19, two arts organisations in Ballarat have been awarded a share of more than $19.5 million, under the sixth batch of grants from the Morrison Government’s $200 million Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund.
