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16 Days of Activism

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence occurs between 25 November - the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - to 10 December, International Human Rights Day. During these 16 Days of Activism, everyone is encouraged...
Agriculture Victoria Where will you place your stock during an emergency? It’s crucial to have a refuge paddock or stock containment area ready for your livestock during emergencies, with adequate feed and water for their safety. The characteristics of every...
By Lachlan Ellis V/Line says it has provided close to $100,000 in compensation to passengers in Western Victoria whose services were disrupted, in the last financial year. The Moorabool News was contacted late last month, by a Ballan resident (Joshua), explaining...
Some grassland plants may be as old as ancient River Red Gums. This startling claim, arising from research by Dr John Morgan, was part of a recent BacchChat presentation. At the Lerderderg Library, 70 people gathered in early October to...

Watch for snakes

As days become warmer, snakes are emerging from months of inactivity to search for food and a mate. Many snakes stop eating during winter and conserve energy by not moving around as much. On a warm sunny day in...
By Lachlan Ellis A Warrenheip resident has been told that he will have to wait over concerns about flooding at a neighbouring park, with a process underway to look into the alleged encroaching water. Keith Parry lives near Kryal Castle’s caravan...

Timber ban to hurt

By Lachlan Ellis The acceleration of a ban on native forest harvesting will see the ban hit businesses and communities harder, with a draft letter to the Premier in the works from a range of organisations alarmed at the move. This...
By Lachlan Ellis AusNet has issued a response to a recently published Letter to the Editor in the Moorabool News, stating it understands concerns of bushfire risk near transmission lines. In the 14 November edition, Dr Joanna L Lidgett wrote in...
By Lachlan Ellis The CFA has announced the Fire Danger Period (FDP) for Moorabool Shire, and it’s a bit earlier than we’ve had for a while. The FDP for Moorabool, as well as Hepburn Shire and the City of Greater Ballarat,...
With the Federal Infrastructure Review being handed down last week, a local MP has reaffirmed his push for a long-awaited local freeway upgrade. While the ‘Western Freeway upgrade – M80 Ring Road to Ferris Road’ was listed as one of...

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