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…in with the new
By Helen Tatchell
It is official, a new Moorabool Shire Council CEO has signed his contract for the next five years, witnessed by Mayor Paul...
MISSING – Where is Albie?
By Helen Tatchell
Albert ‘Albie’ Smith was due to go home the morning he walked out of the Ballan Aged Care facility and is still...
Book History Week in
By Carol Saffer
As History Week approaches, Ballan Shire Historical Society is taking part by holding an open day at the Ballan Court House in...
Walking for a cure
By Helen Tatchell
There is actually something quite important happening on the AFL Grand Final day, and it isn’t the obvious.
Brett Williams from Bacchus Marsh...
Crafting the town red
By Carol Saffer
The small Scottish sea-side village of Aberlady adorned their parish church on Remembrance Day last year with a stunning cascade of more...
Everything horse and more
Everything horse and more
Equitana or horsey heaven, the biggest equine extravaganza in the Southern Hemisphere, is returning to Melbourne later this year - and...
Send an ‘old fashioned’ message
By Carol Saffer
In these times of Instagram and Facebook posts the Rotary Club of Bacchus Marsh is testing the hard-copy nostalgia market selling a...
Big business pursue their quarry
By Helen Tatchell
Sand is the new gold; and Darley residents are not welcoming the prospectors.
Project Manager for Zhong Yin Group Australia Pty Ltd, Andrew...
Mural, mural on the wall …
By Meg Kennedy
The Myrniong Mechanics Institute now features an escape to the African wilderness.
A new mural by local artist Denise Hastings has recently been...
EXCLUSIVE – 3500+ people to go cold as Ballan to shiver with no power
By Carol Saffer
“We understand
outages are
inconvenient
and we thank
customers for
their understanding..”
- Powercor
Put the bed-socks on and stay in bed with an extra blanket as Powercor plans...
