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January 26, 2021

Opportunity for takeover

By Lachlan Ellis It’s not set-in stone, just yet, but discussions are underway for the Ballan & District Community House to take over the Steptoes...

January 26, 2021

Shattered dreams for artists

By Caitlin Bewley Hopes and dreams have been shattered after a local art council were notified their intended home had been put up for auction. The...

January 25, 2021

Citizen of the Year

By Helen Tatchell His business shutdown virtually overnight as COVID hit, he had no income, a young family on the outskirts of Ballan and, he...

January 23, 2021

The past comes back to life

By Caitlin Bewley Much like the Madness song ‘Our House; in the middle of the street’, a local community has something similar occurring however, it...

January 22, 2021

WIN is a win win for region

A major recycled water supply system is currently under construction for dryland farmers in the Parwan Balliang region. Western Water commenced work on the Western...

January 22, 2021

Turbines not quite at turning point

By Lachlan Ellis (3rd Yr Deakin Uni) Just 10-turbines at a newly completed wind farm in Moorabool are operating, less than ten per cent of the...

January 21, 2021

Planting the seeds of change

The COVID-19 pandemic sadly forced its cancellation in 2020, but this year, Grow West’s annual Community Planting Day has the green light. The 2021 Community...

January 21, 2021

Author declares 2021 will be splendid

By Lachlan Ellis (3rd Yr Deakin Uni) A local author is helping Moorabool document the year ahead, with her new guided journal declaring that 2021 “will...

January 21, 2021

Face to face conversation heading south

By Caitlin Bewley A local police officer says “communication is a skill we’re sadly losing in our society” as mobile phone use among children increases. Leading...

January 20, 2021

Looking after your work-mate

Dr Jeff Cave Grampians District Veterinary Officer There is no argument that working dogs are a valuable and helpful asset to farmers and it stands to...

January 20, 2021

EPA prosecutes; platypus to benefit

Platypi aren’t the only one’s ‘on the rocks’ after a water corporation pleaded guilty in court to offending that occurred in 2018. Western Region Water...

January 20, 2021