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Lest We Forget – ANZAC services

October 22, 2026

An Anzac Day Service will be held at the Bullarto Public Hall on South Bullarto Road at 2pm. Due to the unpredictable weather the service will be held in the hall adjacent to the flag pole. The order of service is available on the day. Kingston Guest speaker is Ruth Ord Evans, the great-grand niece […]

Let there be light

October 22, 2026

Kyle Barnes caught up with an old mate, artist and sparky extraordinaire Gary Miles, who with his wife Jen, has recently opened an eclectic shop in Creswick called Imperial Lighting. Kyle chatted with Gary and used the opportunity to roll out every lighting and electrical reference and pun he could think of. Apologies in advance. […]

The annual Victorian game duck abundance survey

September 23, 2026

The Game Management Authority will begin its annual Victorian game duck abundance survey on Monday, October 5. The survey will be conducted by wildlife biologists who will record the presence, species and number of game ducks at more than 860 waterbodies across Victoria, including wetlands, farm dams, sewage treatment plants, streams and rivers. Most sites […]

Snakes are present right across the state

September 23, 2026

With the weather warming up, so are Victoria’s snakes. With 27 species in Victoria, snakes are present right across the state and are becoming more active as they respond to the spring warmth. While some snakes are highly venomous, they rarely pose a threat to humans who give them space and use a little common […]

Teaming with award-winning German-born charcutier Ralf Fink of Oakwood Smallgoods

September 23, 2026

Once again, we’re teaming up with award-winning German-born charcutier Ralf Fink of Oakwood Smallgoods for a very special batch of Christmas hams. Made using our free-range Otway Pork, each full-leg, bone-in ham is carefully brined with salt, sugar and aromatic spices, hot-smoked over local river red gum and German beechwood, then slowly cooked in its […]

The Return: love, grief

September 23, 2026

People are invited to experience The Return, an intimate and deeply human theatre work exploring love, grief, memory and the enduring bonds between parents and children. The play will feature at Castlemaine’s Phee Broadway Theatre on Tuesday, September 22 from 6.30pm. Inspired by the true story of Marwan Abu Samra, a Palestinian father from Gaza […]

Bruce sharing his love of lambs to Bunding

September 20, 2026

Bruce Rolfe knows and loves his sheep. While gently tending to a little one struggling with scours, he tells me it’s been a big year for triplets, with 17 sets born on Oberon Suffolk Stud so far this season. Twins are common, triplets less so, and as sheep only have two teats Bruce says adoption […]

Hepburn Springs Golf Club 1930-2026

September 20, 2026

In 1930 hopes for the Hepburn golf course were so high that a professional was hired to develop the second nine holes and make further improvements to the course. Funds from the sale of three blocks were used to fund the redesign of the course. Sam Bennetts had been recommended by Commonwealth Golf Club (originally […]