The Intersection of Leadership and Truth will be the focus when ABC chair Kim Williams delivers this year’s Menzies Oration at Federation University’s SMB (School of Mines Ballarat) Campus on October 30. Williams’ topic is expected to explore the importance of clarity, transparency, accountability and trust in leadership. The topic is widely recognised as being […]
Victoria’s state government is carrying out reform, including of the Victorian Suicide Prevention and Response Strategy 2024-2034, in a bid to prevent Victorians from taking their own lives. The main aim of the strategy is to reduce suicide rates, and suicide prevention and response will also be elevated across government decision making. The strategy is […]
The state’s asthma and hayfever sufferers are being warned to plan ahead for high to extreme pollen count days expected to peak in the coming months, increasing the possibility of dangerous thunderstorm asthma events. Thunderstorm asthma events are thought to be triggered by an unusual mix of high levels of grass pollen and a certain […]
The Small Business Bus will be visiting Creswick on Monday, 28 October, from 10 am – 4 pm. The state’s Small Business Bus can provide help to locals keen to develop their own small business ideas and capabilities, whether starting, building, or transforming a business, The Hepburn Shire Council is encouraging local business owners and […]
Hi Glen. My daff bulbs have been in the ground around 10 years. The garden faces east and they are protected from westerly sun and wind. I don’t dig them up, rather twist the leaves into a knot until they rot so that there is room for phlox, lavender shower, etc, but should I dig […]
By Donna Kelly Let the games begin. So, 12 candidates are vying for seven spots for the new Hepburn Shire Council. The wards have been done away with and really, it seems a bit of a no-brainer as to who will get in. I won’t say that here but I will put the names […]
Hepburn Shire Council will have to pull its finger out if it wants to keep visitors to the area. By the end of next year there will be 40 brands of electric vehicles sold in Australia and when they come to our little spot of paradise the EVs will all be vying for the total […]
With Eve Lamb Macedon Ranges Walking Track: Sanatorium Lake to Camels Hump and Return, 9.5km While researching possible walks in the Macedon Ranges, it’s the name that catches my eye; the Sanatorium Lake Walking Trail. Sanatorium? … More on that later. It forms part of the Macedon Ranges Walking Track (MRWT) and at a very […]
