Nurse reprimanded for ‘professional misconduct’
By Meg Kennedy Although the former midwife linked to the deaths of three babies at Bacchus Marsh Hospital will never practise again, the pain is...
Learning from veterans
By Meg Kennedy Allan Godfrey was just 17-years old when he fought in World War II, but 80-years later he’s sharing his story with the...
Achieving in agriculture
By Carol Saffer Ballan local business owner Vicki Sher has attended the Women in Agriculture Luncheon at the Royal Melbourne Show for the past five...
A VFL premiership player
Fred Wooller at the 2011 AFL grand final with the 1963 VFL Premiership...
Top of his game
By Declan Allen Bacchus Marsh Soccer Whilst Usain Bolt is playing soccer in New South Wales and attracting a fair bit of attention from international clubs,...
Sports bonanza
By Helen Tatchell With only one week left of his political career, Geoff Howard has made a significant ‘last hurrah’ announcement for Moorabool, as he...
Local flora a spectacular sight
By Meg Kennedy What unique Australian plant looks straight from the set of Jurassic Park, and was once used to create everything from spears, to...
Are you ready to react, plan and survive?
Do you know what to do in the case of a fire? Want to put your skills to practice? The CFA has been trialling new...
Amen to church
By Carol Saffer The white weatherboard All Saints Anglican Church standing on a hill in Blackwood since 1865 has been sold and deconsecrated. The church set...
Adopt a kitten is in season
By Carol Saffer Spring, the season of re-birth awakening after Winter, used to be the clearly defined time of the year known as kitten season. While...
Let there be light
By Meg Kennedy The current oval light poles at Ballan Recreation Reserve came from Pentridge Prison, so a grant for new lighting announced by the...
…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...