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The Australian Sheep and Wool Show took place in Bendigo over the  weekend of July 20. It is the largest event of its type in the world showcasing  the mighty Australian sheep.  

We are heading off to New Zealand in a few weeks, for my dad's birthday.  The old bugger is turning 80 so we can't really say no.

Heritage advisers were last week called in to help with the repair of a damaged historic balustrade in Ballarat.

The City of Ballarat is developing a new master plan for its botanical gardens, to guide how it shapes the living attraction into the future. 

Ballarat’s biggest celebration for children is coming back and promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

Romsey residents are being urged to provide feedback on the draft Romsey Structure Plan, currently open for consultation until Monday 25 September.

Hepburn Rural Fire Brigade has hosted a community open day with the introduction of a new light tanker to its fleet - and a special commemoration.

The Macedon Ranges Council has adopted its new 2023-24 budget featuring a few noteworthy responses to public feedback it had received.

IN A region like the Central Highlands, decayed relics, disturbed ground and old structures are never far from view and traces of the past cling stubbornly to the present.

Agriculture Victoria's podcasts deliver knowledge and information in a format that suits the way farmers and agricultural professionals work and live today

When Tanya Bull won a competition for a $150 voucher for Sault Restaurant, to take her mum, Lorna Thompson, out for her 80th birthday, she had no idea it would be another two years before the event would take place.

WHO would guess that to some people big storms and bushfires are almost welcome? The measured pleasure they get is because these disasters may laying bare secrets tucked away in the bush, such as century old timber-getting tramways in the Wombat state forest.

The State Government is backing farm businesses and workers across the state with improved training, skills development and additional support services to manage their peak harvest season.

Let’s Talk Water (LTW) is Central Highlands Water’s (CHW) largest community engagement project that informs the next 5-year Pricing Submission. The LTW program focuses on finding out community priorities and learning how CHW can invest in the future of the region.

The State Government’s huge redevelopment of Bendigo TAFE has been unveiled, giving local jobseekers in the growing regional city more opportunities to get the skills they need for the jobs of the future.

Christmas lights in Clunes!

WIFE and husband farming team Catherine Taumoefolau-Evans and Bohdan Evans with their three children Angus, Hepi and Leon, have returned to a simpler life.

BARRY is a skilled shooter. His specialty is eradicating introduced feral animals and he is very good at it. But you won’t find him advertising his work in the paper or online. He prefers to remain anonymous.

YARNING with Laurie Mitchell starts with the strange disappearance of the name plaque from the Daylesford Angling Club rooms, moves into decades of fishing contests, diverts into a fabulous gold find, and even makes its way to home building a hand-hewn, earthen-floored miner’s hut.

A LONG road for a pair of former journalists runs from country Queensland to a nursery at Tylden.

ONE thing the pandemic has done is bring us to Edition 200 much quicker than we had planned.

LOTS of restaurants have pivoted over the past few months, offering takeaways and deliveries, but Jodi Flockhart at Sault has come up with a unique idea for our region - Sault @ Home.

WE VERY nearly lost our Scout last week. Scout is a smooth-haired Jack Russell terrier. She came into our lives in 2003 - she was a puppy when we bought her in a pet shop in Woodend.

MELBOURNE’S top end is moving to Central Victoria, according to Kim McQueen of McQueen Broadhurst real estate.

FEAR of being sued is a central reason behind the Hepburn Shire Council introducing a 500-metre zone around its old tip in Ajax Road.

KYNETON'S Country Cob Bakery has done a hat trick, taking out the Baking Association of Australia's Best Pie for the third year in a row.

HELLO. My name is Aubrey, and I would like to tell you a story. It is an awesome story about kindness. I am learning to read, but can’t write yet, so I have asked my Mama to share this story with you.

STAFF at Coles Woodend have been nominated as The Local's Legends of Lockdown.