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An Evening with Lisa Wilkinson will be held at the Phee Broadway Theatre in Castlemaine on Friday, May 8 from 7pm.

The Edgy Veg Awards are on until April 30.

The Mount Players second show for 2026, Mr Bailey’s Minder, a dramatic comedy by Debra Oswald, opens Friday, May 8 and runs to May 24.

Hepburn Shire Council has taken action against landowners breaching planning regulations and related permits.

Twelve Best Roses

On the job - Old ways, work & chores is on exhibition at the Daylesford Museum, 100 Vincent Street until Saturday, May 30

So Macedon MP and Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has decided that 12 years in the seat is long enough. She is no longer a minister and will not stand in the November election. Fair call.

Hi there, I am Keeley, a kitten with a heart full of curiosity and a touch of independence.

Local Lines

I am not usually a tin-hat wearing, anti-jab conspiracy theorist, however there’s a bit of stuff in the news that’s made me take a second look at history.

The state government has announced the insulation discount under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Program will be available for eligible social housing from 14 April. 

Premier Jacinta Allan, Minister for Health Infrastructure Melissa Horne and Minister for Health Harriet Shing have announced that structural works have started on the new Melton Hospital. 

Victoria Police’s has undergone an overhaul to step up the fight against crime and put Protective Services Officers (PSOs) where they’re needed, when they’re needed, based on real police intelligence.

Mactech Constructions has been named the 2026 HIA Australian Home of the Year – the highest residential building award bestowed each year by the Housing Industry Association (HIA). 

The 31st Bendigo Business Excellence Awards are here, and Be.Bendigo is calling on YOU — to be part of this milestone celebration!

Amazon Australia has signed nine new renewable energy power purchase agreements across New South Wales and Victoria, adding 430MW of new capacity to the National Electricity Market and lifting its total contracted renewable footprint to 990MW nationwide.

Indigo Power is proud to announce the launch of a new community battery at the Cricket Albury Wodonga Indoor Stadium in West Wodonga. The ‘Big Community Battery’ is Indigo Power’s largest solar and battery system to date, sharing power to support its Wodonga customer base.

The $305 million redevelopment of Dandenong Hospital will deliver nine new operating theatres, a new Intensive Care Unit with 16 beds and an upgraded day surgery admissions space.

Diabetes is a rapidly growing global health challenge, affecting 589 million adults—around 1 in 9 people—with numbers projected to rise by 45% to 853 million by 2050. In Australia alone, more than 1.3 million people are living with diabetes, with a new diagnosis every five minutes, making it the country’s fastest-growing chronic condition. The burden is disproportionately higher among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who face significantly greater risks of developing, being hospitalised for, and dying from type 2 diabetes.

The Australian Government has now responded to the independent statutory review of the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (the Act) by Delia Rickard PSM, and International Justice Mission (IJM), the largest international anti-slavery organisation, welcomes this significant step forward.

Women are getting the health care they need – saving them time and money no matter where they live. 

The state government is bringing specialist care, closer to home for people in the Mallee.

The state government is helping Victorian animal services get the support they need to rehome more pets into loving homes.

Drought impacted farming families and workers in the south west are encouraged to access financial support to ease cost-of-living pressures caused by prolonged drought conditions.