Brendan Hehir was running The Blackwood Times when the storm of June 2021 decimated the region, so, naturally he started reporting on it. Taking photos, getting stories from affected community members. But after a while, like others, he realised it was bigger than one paper, bigger than a few news reports. “About two months later, […]

CONFIRMED AS ATTENDING: Martha Haylett MP LABOR Jo Armstrong NATIONALS Megan Read LIBERALS Donna Buxton ONE NATION Tim Drylie GREENS WESTERN VIC. CANDIDATES Sarah Mansfield GREENS Bev McArthur MP LIBERALS www.kingstonanddistrictpoweralliance.org Community event hosted by Kingston & District Power Alliance DOORS OPEN: 2:15pm DEBATE: 2.45 to 4:30pm SUNDAY 4TH OCT. NEWLYN FOOTY CLUB STATE ELECTION […]

Lyster Opera presents Don Giovanni – The Charmer, the Scoundrel and Mozart’s Masterpiece at the Creswick Town Hall on Saturday, October 24  In its 10th year of bringing opera to regional Victoria, Lyster Opera has gained a well-deserved reputation of delighting communities of small country towns with exceptional productions of well-known and, perhaps, less well-known […]

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 […]

These Year 10 students had busily spent a term crafting and editing their pieces. Coupled with feedback from Amanda de Clifford, the head of English at Daylesford College, these young writers were also coached in performance and public speaking by Rebecca Lister – an award-winning playwright, M.C. and co-artistic Director of the arts company Anvil […]

September school holidays September school holidays are almost here. Our library and youth teams have organised some free, fun activities for school-aged children. There will be African drumming lessons, craft sessions, and kite-making workshops. It’s the perfect chance for children to get creative, learn new skills, and enjoy hands-on experiences with friends. Celebrated African drummer, […]

Three artists will open their exhibitions at Stockroom in Kyneton on Saturday, September 26 from 4pm. The exhibitions will run to November 1. Mark Rodda will present Abstraction + Watercolour = Good Times!!, Ella Rizzi will present Distance and Steph Wallace will present Grief is like Glitter. Mark Rodda, Nebula 24P Mark Rodda’s Abstraction + […]

The Swiss Italian Festa Landscape Prize is back again this year. Celebrating the beauty and character of the Central Victorian Highlands through the eyes of the region’s talented local artists. Whether you’re a painter, sculptor or photographer, you are invited to capture the landscape that makes the region so special. The artwork must represent a […]

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 […]

Creswick Post Office has been named the winner of Australia Post’s Our AP Way LPO of the Year award. An Australia Post spokesperson said it was a real testament to the amazing service that Casey Preston, pictured right, and the team have brought to the Creswick community over the years – “delivering mail and providing […]

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 […]

Children have an important role to play in caring for the local environment. When children take part in environmental projects in their local community, they learn that even small actions can make a big difference. Learning to be an engaged and active citizen is an embodied and intentional focus in the curriculum at the Daylesford […]