As a journalist, I love it when the Community Satisfaction Survey is released. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, and as long as I have been editing The Local – Hepburn Shire Council has done pretty poorly. So, you know, it makes for a good story, I can always use the ‘can’t get no […]

I love being a journo but sometimes reporting is hard work. And hard to do properly. And especially hard to do as an independent publisher with not a lot of financial backing. People have sometimes said I used to go harder when I was employed at The Advocate in Daylesford. Or The Courier in Ballarat. […]

A major opinion poll last week forecasted One Nation would win dozens of seats if a federal election had been held then. Pauline Hanson’s party would have pretty much wiped out the Coalition, but also taken seats from Labor. It’s scary stuff. I know it is just a poll, and I mean, who would vote […]

Gee, the scammers are out there. Or a ghostly tale. I came across a website that piqued my interest the other day. A store called Hartley Daylesford was having a closing down sale – while they move to bigger premises. This was from their “about” piece. “Hartley Daylesford started as a small dream on Vincent […]

So Macedon MP and Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has decided that 12 years in the seat is long enough. She is no longer a minister and will not stand in the November election. Fair call. I think being a pollie would be hard work. You really can’t win – well the party can – but […]

A friend sent me a photo of a bloke practising his golf at Victoria Park in Daylesford the other day. Nice place to work on your handicap but only if you are prepared to yell out “fore” a lot as dog walkers dodge your golf balls. It’s a public open space, for all to enjoy, […]

Now and again, I am on the ABC Ballarat with Steve Martin for a segment called Paperchase. They call up local editors and have a chat about what is making the news in the region. So sometimes Steve calls me. It’s pretty early, about 7.10am on Fridays, so I am not sure if you have […]

Now David Bromley is all well and good, pretty commercial now, but good on him for making such a recognisable brand.
But I reckon Coles should have opened it up to many more Daylesford and surrounds artists and maybe either shared the walls around, or maybe offered to keep the artwork up for three months and then swap it out.
We have so many fantastic artists who we could showcase to all of the visitors who come to our town. We have a regular Artists of the Central Highlands page in The Local and Coles would be welcome to our data base.