Well, as you can see, the slab is down! And the build is on its way. Walls go up this week and then lock-up should be by the end of September. Yay. Relief… Watch this space. – Donna Kelly

This year, 2026, is the centenary year for the golf course at Hepburn Springs now known as Hepburn Golf. People often wonder why Hepburn Springs has a golf course rather than Daylesford. The first recorded push to establish golf in Daylesford appeared in May 1900, when an article by “A. Golfer” in the Daylesford Advocate […]

A growing community of readers across Victoria is proving that a love of books can change lives far beyond the page. These avid bookworms are supporting families who’ve been forced to flee their homes due to disaster or conflict – with every book they read as part of a charity book club. Carol Forrest, from […]

Does it seem like the world’s gone mad? Too much orange? Jeff Glorfeld has thoughts. The Sopranos, considered by many critics to be one of the most influential television series ever made, went into production in 1997 and was broadcast in the United States on the HBO cable service from January 10, 1999, to June […]

We are about to tick over our 13th year of operation in the Central Highlands, and it’s never cost you a cent to pick up a copy of The Local; that’s a deliberate choice, not an accident. Because a free magazine reaches more people than a paywalled one ever could, and getting the real story […]

A diverse program of free and low-cost community events showcasing Dja Dja Wurrung art and culture is to take place on Djandak (Djaara Country) this September. DUMAWUL, the cultural tourism, education and creative arts enterprise of DJAARA (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation), has announced the return of Malamiya Mang Then & Now for 2026. […]

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Vilnius, Lithuania – August 18 Kalnų Parkas, in the beautiful city of Vilnius, Lithuania, an amphitheatre amidst a parkland with nearby stunning views of the city and, as we are in Europe, a castle nearby. Summer tour here, only a few dates left, this being the only one […]

At 84 painter-sculptor Adrian Collins holds a fascination with what he calls the “puzzle picture, art” that invites a viewer to pause, question and discover their interpretation. His work surely does that with its jauntiness and fun as part of the overflowing work in Artful Spaces, a captivating and enterprising Hepburn gallery. It began as […]