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October 12, 2017

Testing skills

By Jessica Howard Two Moorabool juniors will put their skills to the test at the 2017 biennial Australian Fire Cadet Championships. Greendale Fire Brigade’s Peyton Dodds...

October 6, 2017

Keep the buzz in bees

By Kate Taylor A little secret army is buzzing around Ballan – but it’s under attack, unknowingly, from local farmers and backyard gardeners. From hives in...

October 6, 2017

Remains of missing man found in car

By Jessica Howard & Helen Tatchell The remains of missing man Brian Andrews have been found nearly 10-months after he was last seen at his Inglis...

October 4, 2017

Exhibition asks ‘What If?’

By Jane Gardner Gordon artist and proud Wadawurrung woman, Aunty Marlene Gilson, says she’s always had a love of history, houses and nature. So it’s...

October 4, 2017

The big friendly gentleman

By Jessica Howard 400 games, five grand final appearances and a match played alongside his 17-year-old son are just some of the remarkable milestones experienced...

October 3, 2017

Meet Marigold

By Jessica Howard Contrary to its name, the Bacchus Marsh Flower and Garden Show is about much more than just plants. In its fourth year,...

September 28, 2017

More stable home for shed

By Jessica Howard Bacchus Marsh Men’s Shed has welcomed close to $30,000 in funding in order to establish a new home. The local community group...

September 27, 2017

Notice anything?

By Jessica Howard Ballan residents will now be more in the know thanks to a new notice board outside the local library. The new board...

September 22, 2017

Fire could be the last straw

By Jessica Howard A 145-year-old house could be one step closer to meeting the wrecking ball following a blaze that swept through the property last...

September 22, 2017

Scotland coach of the year

By Jessica Howard When Darley Football Club President Ray Newton was asked to explain the Devil’s 2017 success so far, he had just two words –...

September 21, 2017

And its goodnight from him

By Kate Taylor Geoff Howard, Member for Buninyong, has announced that he will not be contesting the next state election. With Labor pre-selections opening soon ahead...

September 20, 2017

Shire boasts four winners

By Jessica Howard Carbine was the great great grandfather of the legendary Phar Lap, the inaugural inductee into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame and...