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The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) is asking all landowners to take the necessary steps to protect paddock trees when burning stubble on their properties.

It’s believed the vehicle was traveling on Calder Alternative Highway just before 4pm when it left the road and struck a tree.

Police have arrested 26 people and recovered eight stolen cars as part of an operation targeting car thieves and burglars in Broadmeadows and Craigieburn earlier this month.

As families head outdoors for Easter adventures, nothing beats toasting marshmallows over a warm fire. However, fire and land authorities are warning if people are not careful, a campfire or fire pit can go from a cozy glow to a full-blown bushfire faster than you can say ‘Easter egg hunt’.

Hepburn shire residents are being invited to attend a free native screening plants workshop set for Daylesford next month.

Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for information following an aggravated carjacking in the Ballarat suburb of Lucas last month.

I am back in the mammogram room where I get settled in a wheelchair and pushed to the machine. Breast in, plate down, then anaesthetic, I might have sworn a bit, then a sound like a sewing machine and six samples are taken.

A range of community Anzac Day commemorative services are planned to take place throughout the Hepburn Shire later this month.

I imagine, at the rubbish removal academy the lecturer shouting at 'Johnno' the trainee driver..."No, don’t place it down gently, if you do, back up and hit it with the arm of the pick-up device. Make sure it’s lying a minimum five metres from where you picked it up with the lid open, preferably in the gutter so it gets a gut full of water"...

A range of special welcoming Easter church services are scheduled to celebrate this important annual Christian event across the region.

A rapt audience in the Victoria Park Pavilion heard one of Australia’s outstanding filmmakers, Daylesford’s Richard Keddie, talk of his experiences in making box office successes, internationally acclaimed documentaries and popular works for television.

Last year the appeal raised a massive $31,000 - $10,000 more than any other year, equating to $11 per person in the towns.

Coming up next Saturday, the annual Blackwood Woodchop & Easter Carnival offers an action-packed day out for the whole family.

Trentham's Cosmopolitan Hotel is celebrating its 15th birthday with a Meet the Artists event over the Easter weekend.

Some people you're playing with might say this is how old they are or might look like this in their online profile, but actually who could it be on the internet with you?  

Broadcast journalist Nicole Chvastek and Australia's pre-eminent journalism  ethics expert Denis Muller seek out the media industry's good, bad and ugly,

Once at the pretty little Springs Reserve picnic area we park, shoulder our day packs and stroll across the footbridge over the river, where we encounter a couple of bush-walking blokes filling a container with the waters of said springs.

In Trump 2.0, along with the accumulation of stupefying wealth is the demolition of almost 250 years of democratic governance and the rule of law, replaced by a mutant hyper-capitalist oligarchy run by fanatics and ideologues.  

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have now charged a driver following a fatal collision that happened in the Ballarat suburb of Lucas on August 10, 2024.

As a woman of significant means, Jessie Leggatt went on to create her own legacy through philanthropy. 

The Victorian state government says it's is cutting the cost of installing insulation in Victorian homes, which will help families slash their energy bills by around $400 a year.

More than just a smart way to ensure surplus garden produce does not go to waste, the newly launched Clunes Produce Swap is also aimed at strengthening community.

This year marks the 17th iteration of The Great Trentham Spudfest, though the  deep red volcanic soils of the district have provided perfect potato-growing conditions since the 1860s.  

Last week the CFA marked 80 years as an organisation, protecting and serving Victorians through the commitment and dedication of its volunteers over the decades.