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 […]

Rejoice, Shaun the Sheep is back, in The Beast of Mossy Bottom. Rated as an excellent family film, packed with great visual gags and terrific throwaway references, the story of heroic sheep in Mossy Bottom is a delight. Consider, a hairdressing salon in the wool country called Barber Black Sheep. With amazingly different facial features […]

It feels like the world is closing in from all quarters, and I don’t think it’s just me. There’s a collective unease out there, a low-grade hum of anxiety that seems to be getting louder as we all shuffle a little closer to what is possibly the next ELE. Extinction Level Event, for those not […]

Dream of wind We live in a house full of breezes. We blow in with the dust and the leaves. The grass in the yard bends down, uncut, unloved, turning brown. A dark cloud looms, sends a gust with some dust, blows flotsam across the floor from the door, slams the gate, then it moves […]

Hello, I am Pirate and I am one-year-old with lots of energy & enthusiasm. I am always up for the next adventure, whether it’s playing in the backyard, going for a walk, or curling up for a cuddle after a busy day. I am friendly, curious and incredibly smart. I do need a home with […]

By Donna Kelly I have known for some time now there’s a state election in the wind – because of the endless emails from every party under the sun. Well, mostly Labor, the Libs and one or two from Family First. Labor is lucky. Being in power they can try to disguise their election propaganda […]

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, […]

This content was created in partnership with Google Trends. Unlike house prices or pothole complaints, which tend to sprawl across the calendar whenever something in the news sets them off, truffle season has an on switch and an off switch. Google Trends data for the past twelve months shows Victorians flick it almost exactly when […]

RE-Alliance has warned the Victorian Government against delaying the Western Renewables Link, following Premier Ben Carroll’s announcement of a new assessment of the project’s costs. RE-Alliance Policy and Engagement Manager Tony Goodfellow said that after years of planning, a project delay will create further uncertainty for regional communities and put additional pressure on Victoria’s energy system. […]

The Victorian Government is helping families with cost-of-living pressures and getting kids active with a new round of the Get Active Kids Voucher program. Thousands more Get Active Kids Vouchers are now available for children to help reduce the cost barrier for Macedon kids to participate in sport. Since launching in 2020, more than 270,000 […]