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I went to the dentist last week. No big deal for most people but I have a huge fear of the dental chair.

In my last column I wrote how proud I am to be Gen X and not a car-jacking hoodie-wearing, urban-dwelling Gen Z thug.

Iconic fashion designer and artist Prue Acton, also known as Australia's 'golden girl of fashion' during the 1960s, will open Daylesford Arts upcoming exhibition, Connected Horizons, on Thursday, September 25.

An item from the news: eagle-eyed members of the "news" media recently noticed something unusual about the physical condition of the US president, Donald J Trump, known to many here as Mad King Donny, or as Dear Leader, in homage to his close friend Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of North Korea.

The 2025 Words in Winter festival has wrapped up, leaving the region buzzing with energy and cementing its status as a monumental success.

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Celebrate markets - Leonards Hill Market is celebrating its 100th market on Saturday, September 20 from 9am to 2pm.

The third and final stage of the $655 million redevelopment at Ballarat Base Hospital is now underway.

Events across regional Victoria as part of Victoria’s Pride – a summer-long celebration of LGBTIQA+ communities - will culminate in an all-ages Street Party in Melbourne on Sunday, February 8.

The firewood season is now open until Sunday, November 30.

I am writing to express my concerns about the recent article featuring a resident of the Daylesford Ladies Benevolent Society units. (Issue 399)

Block contestants Han and Can found themselves in hot water on the edition which aired Sunday, August 31 when foreman Dan checked The Block’s on-site security footage to catch the WA couple in the act.

Hepburn Shire Council will continue to investigate whether the bequested Rea-Lands Park in Raglan Street, Daylesford can be sold as surplus property.

Daylesford is about to be lit up as it gets national exposure for its new civic heartbeat.

Trentham was last week named the Top Tiny Tourism Town at the Australian Top Tourism Town Awards.

The state government is boosting water security in Daylesford and nearby towns, with a new pipeline delivering up to 300 million litres of additional water per year nearing completion.

The release of the Victorian Transmission Plan has been welcomed as a much-needed step forward for clarity and certainty in the state’s shift to renewables - but in an open letter released today, community, environment and industry groups say urgent investment in Local Energy Hubs is needed to build trust and ensure regional benefits are delivered.

The state government is helping busy families with the cost of living and supporting sports clubs to sign up more kids to local sports with another round of the Get Active Kids Voucher Program opening next month.

The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) welcomes the announcement by Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler that 20,000 home care packages will be released immediately.

A flow down the Campaspe River in mid-September will be the key ingredient to helping the waterway’s important platypus population avoid a housing crisis of sorts.

The Multicultural Business Precinct Revitalisation Program and the Good Practice Guide will help local councils to unlock the potential of multicultural business precincts across the state.