The Local

03-08-2020

Poems for Local Lines come predominantly from a group of poets. However, other locals who would like a poem considered for publication can contact Bill Wootton - cottlesbreedge@gmail.com

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Balancing community work with paid work

03-08-2020

Gina Lyons is busy balancing community work with paid work.

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Roger McLean – a Legend of Lockdown

03-08-2020

Herbal Lore's Roger McLean is The Local's latest Legend of Lockdown.

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An Aussie in America

03-08-2020

Journalist Jeff Glorfeld wonders if he is an influencer.

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Our history: The Convent Gallery

29-06-2020

Looking north over the town centre the Convent Gallery has received thousands of visitors since its refurbishment.

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Line Concerns

29-06-2020

HEPBURN Shire Council is extremely concerned about the proposed Western Victoria Transmission Network Project

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Adjustment to rates valuations available

29-06-2020

HOME owners in Hepburn Shire receive their first rates notice for the 20/21 financial year in August.

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Rex artwork

29-07-2020

MASTER weaver Aunty Marilyne Nicholls has been selected to complete a major permanent public art commission in the Hepburn Shire.

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Eat more veg in Macedon Ranges

29-06-2020

THE 2019 Active Living Census results paint a picture of the Macedon Ranges of a community that relies on meat as the main form of sustenance.

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Cows of the Apocolypse

29-06-2020

TRENTHAM photographer wins a gold award in the prestigious San Francisco Bay International Photography Awards.

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Parties

29-06-2020

Bill Wootton has attended many turns and hopes to live long enough to attend some more.

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The Many Humans Of Clunes

29-06-2020

BARBARA Curzon-Siggers is a particularly fascinating human of Clunes.

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An Aussie in America Part 2

29-06-2020

I was already overdue for a haircut in late March, when California issued its first coronavirus shutdown orders.

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Daylesford Courthouse recollections

22-06-2020

And next up are memories of the Daylesford Courthouse, now the Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre.

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Just can’t get no satisfaction…

22-06-2020

HEPBURN Shire Council has recorded its worst ever annual Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey.

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From the Mayor: Cr Licia Kokocinski

22-06-2020

WE TAKE on board and acknowledge what the community is saying to us about our performance and direction of council.

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Wonderful feeling in just helping people

22-06-2020

IF THERE'S one definition of a good woman, Gayle McCarthy certainly fits it.

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Walking for love and family togetherness

22-06-2020

A GROUP of sisters, and their cousin, are walking every week in memory of their brother Tony Hill.

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#No Wombat Gombat Gold protest

22-06-2020

BLACKWOOD residents have taken up pickets and petitions to protest expanded mineral exploration

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Hepburn House: a new beginning for Lillian

22-06-2020

Lillian Curtis was born in Birregurra, Victoria, between the Otways and the Surf Coast, on January 22, 1927.

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Mike finds bliss, after his fashion

22-06-2020

“ISO,” as it inevitably became known, produced an extraordinary range of reactions.

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Vale John Madigan: July 21, 1966 – June 16, 2020

22-06-2020

JOHN Madigan was born into a Catholic family and belonged to a youth group run by the National Civic Council founder, B.A. Santamaria, in Melbourne.

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Changing Times:

22-06-2020

The times they are a-changing, So Bob Dylan sang some time ago.

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An Aussie in America

22-06-2020

The Coodabeens’ light-hearted football-centred banter is a much-needed respite from our regular news diet of COVID-19.

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