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August 19, 2021

Century-old hedge hacked

By Lachlan Ellis The cutting back of a cypress hedge has triggered a dispute between residents and Powercor, with residents arguing they were never consulted...

August 18, 2021

Charging station may be a first

By Bianca Roberts (Intern 3rd Year Melb Uni) There is $5 million in funding being offered by the Victorian Government to incentivise the installation of electric...

August 18, 2021

Tours that go bump in the night

By Lachlan Ellis There are more spirits in an old pub than whiskey or vodka with a ghost tour company on the lookout for local...

August 18, 2021

Town back on the chopping block

By Lachlan Ellis The sound of axes will ring out across Blackwood next Easter, with $30,000 provided by the State Government to go towards the...

August 17, 2021

More than half of projects completed

By Helen Tatchell At the start of 2021 Council’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) consisted of 73 projects, at the end of June it now has...

August 17, 2021

Haven’t completed your Census – it is overdue

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates it has received 7,734,307 completed forms in the 2021 Census as of Monday 16 August at 8:00am. To...

August 17, 2021

Gold medal effort

By Lachlan Ellis In a feat longer than any Olympic marathon, Bunding woman Kelly Conroy has run 100 kilometres, to raise awareness of the Western...

August 16, 2021

Looking into wants and needs of tiny town

By Helen Tatchell One small hamlet in Moorabool does not have a shop, recreation facility or a community meeting place, but that could change after...

August 13, 2021

Public phones now free to use

Paying for phone call from a public payphone has become a thing of the past, with Telstra announcing last week that domestic calls could...

August 13, 2021

Photo win a walk in the park

By Lachlan Ellis A local photographer has been named one of just 12 winners in an international photography contest that received nearly 5,000 entries. To read...

August 12, 2021