Adults who complete the course become Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAiders), and are equipped with the knowledge, confidence, and skills to provide someone with mental health information and support when it matters most.
Award winning film “Contact”, to screen at Yandoit Cultural, is constructed around one of the most extraordinary pieces of footage in Australian history: the moment when a group of Martu women and children walked in from their nomadic existence of millennia into the universe of European modernity.
On Thursday May 15 the Victorian Government announced an additional $15.9 million support package for practical support to farmers across Victoria impacted by drought and challenging seasonal conditions.
The investment in this Budget will extend free travel to seniors anywhere across the state on weekends – from Wodonga to Warrnambool and everywhere in between.
People love the Daylesford Community Op Shop and for good reason. It has great bargains, friendly volunteers and all its profits go back into the Daylesford community and those in need.
“I didn't know a single person in Daylesford or anywhere near so I joined because it gives you an opportunity to be with people without the pressure of social engagement. You’re out doing something really positive, you're in nature, and get a shared activity that everyone's quite keen on.”
Her engaging figurative works frequently feature women whose captivating ‘female gaze’ wins her plenty of fans. While Jodie’s background spans professional nursing, corporate sales and successful start-up business ventures, her innate creativity means art is always a faithful companion ...
On just about every Friday for the past 14 years, Hepburn Shire locals have shared delicious home-cooked meals and companionship, located for the past six years at Daylesford’s Victoria Park Pavilion.
The Hepburn Shire Council has developed their ACE Youth Strategy partly in response to the increased crime rates, but also to celebrate and elevate young people.
Fook Shing in Kyneton has won the Macedon Ranges Shire's Edgy Veg Award for Restaurant, pub and bar category while Shedshaker Brewery in Castlemaine has won the same category for Mount Alexander Shire.
Lauren Eagle joined Riding for the Disabled in January 2021 after seeing an article in The Local. It was just after Covid and as with many organisations, a lot of volunteers had left during that period.
So, if your stack has been in place for a few months, it is a very good idea to move it before you set it on fire. This will give all the animals that have made it their home a chance to avoid being burnt.
Kirsty suffered several inexplicable seizures prior to giving birth and two days later she woke from an induced coma with no memory, a newborn baby and the news she had brain cancer.
Local farmers say the state’s Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) unfairly impacts regional communities already struggling with disturbingly dry conditions, and have been loudly calling for it to be abolished.
The Hepburn Shire Council is inviting community feedback on a suite of draft strategic documents that will shape the future of the Shire, including the draft Council Plan 2025–29.
At a Special Meeting held on Tuesday 13 May, the Hepburn Shire Council released its draft Asset and Revenue and Rating plans for community consultation.
