Five of Hepburn Shire Council’s seven councillors are now stood down after private prosecutions from a Hepburn Shire resident. Cr Don Henderson was stood down in March followed this month by Mayor Cr Tony Clark, then Cr Lesley Hewitt, Deputy Mayor Cr Shirley Cornish and Cr Pat Hockey. The two remaining councillors are Cr Brian […]
Throughout August, the streets of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs will come alive with spontaneous art, literary intervention and interactive moments in the lead up to Words in Winter from August 26 to 30. Through the festival’s Around the Town program, art is stepping out of traditional venues and directly into public spaces, turning everyday streets […]
After she turned 90 last year, Eileen Quinlan decided it was time to move on her own terms – and chose Hepburn House. And she loves it. Formerly Eileen Egan, it’s not far from her first home of Eganstown, named after John Egan her great-grandfather. Eileen grew up on a farm there – where two […]
Sports Central and FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport have launched the Central Highlands Coaches Collective. The launch was held at Federation University’s Mount Helen Campus on July 22 with the collective bringing together 95 current and aspiring coaches and leaders from the Central Highlands region. Keynote speakers at the event included Hannah Every-Hall OLY, GM […]
When Komatsu’s Nigel Howard found out that his friend and mentor, forest industry icon Col McCulloch had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, it didn’t take him long to realise that being frustrated couldn’t help. The best thing he could do was to get on his bike and do something useful. Next month, Nigel will […]
The heritage-listed Media Arts Studio (Old Courthouse) at Federation University’s Arts Academy Ballarat is the setting for a Month of Sundays Season 2. In 2026, the program highlights the beauty and diversity of the human voice, from the sublime solo soprano of Kate MacFarlane to the emotive, soaring singing of Gelareh Pour (ZÖJ) and The […]
One of Australia’s most respected and internationally acclaimed writers, Richard Flanagan will talk about his latest collection, Heresies, and his writing career with Astrid Edwards in Castlemaine next month. From Manus to MONA to birds and the Black Summer, from the destruction of our natural world to the hope offered by Indigenous Australia to the […]
After-Light, a dramatic prog-rock opera by composer/director Zac Vanstone and musical director Tom Foster is the Mount Players’ third show for 2026. Players president Karen Hunt said it was a production to “excite, provoke and entertain”. “A seven-piece rock band will perform live on stage, in full view of the audience, as singers tell the […]
