Finishing the homeless problem
With one Castlemaine agency advocating tiny houses as a means to help solve homelessness, local government leaders on Friday lunched with an international social...
Parma night for the farmers’ fight
Local pubs, clubs and restaurants are serving up parmas with added incentive.
They have backed the widespread 'Parma for a Farmer' campaign that sees participating...
Close calls on the Calder
Truck drivers, tow-truck drivers and auto electricians are calling for measures to keep them safe when they are pulled over on the side of...
Comedy for the club
*Change of venue*
Kyneton Football Netball Club's comedy night fundraiser on Saturday will now be held at the KFNC Social Clubrooms! No joke! Stay after...
Scout leader jailed for child sex offences
Former Gisborne Scouts leader Michael Schultz has been sentenced to 10 years, four months' jail for child sex offences relating to a young female...
An ale tale fit for fans
What better way to spend International Beer Day than brewing up 600 litres - or thereabouts - of chocolaty ale made with Fantales.
That's exactly...
Gisborne SES wants you
Gisborne SES is calling for daytime responders to keep up with demand across the region.
Gisborne SES deputy controller of operations Di Dale said the...
Local brigades step up
Local firefighters are stepping up to to fight depression, PTSD and suicide in this year's Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb.
Each participant will race up 28...
Fire exercise hones skills
With a high number of well-publicised serious house fires in the Macedon Ranges and surrounding areas this winter alone, it is important local CFA...
Frightening near miss
The Victorian Goldfields Railway Murder on the Orient Express movie train gave passengers more than they bargained for when the train was involved in...
On the write track
Preparing for this month's Bendigo Writers Festival, Barkers Creek-based festival founder Rosemary Sorensen has cause to celebrate.
After working on some of the nation's leading...
Highbank hopes
Watching your home go up in flames is dreadful. Watching it burn after having spent years meticulously restoring and renovating it is utterly heartbreaking.
But...
