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When rainfall drops by 1mm, groundwater levels drop by 40 to 60mm. Long-term, this could spell danger for a region dependent on mineral springs tourism.
Two hate crimes in one week has the community demanding answers.
Brooklands Free Range Farm is a success story in both sustainability and community spirit.
“Even if [it] exists, but people have to go through a 99-page document ... who’s going to do that?”
Corangamite Shire Council will make a formal submission to the state’s parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s extreme conditions at the start of the year.
April is stacked with folk festivals, surfing royalty, and forest-themed therapy.
Historical cottages, modern escapes and a lot of sweeping views.
With more than 100,000 hectares of national park scorched and millions in tourism revenue lost, the Grampians forge onwards toward recovery.
A group of volunteer singers are looking for more to join them in singing at the bedsides of people who are seriously ill or dying.
The 2026 instalment of the famous athletics event kicks off Easter Saturday.
Wendouree and Sebastopol rent prices are on the up while household income is not.
“If the model says the land is a metre lower than it really is, then it's going to show it as being underwater ...”
The regional city is renovating heritage sites to make them open to all.
Hatted restaurants, local producers and lots of pies: Ballarat's food renaissance is in full swing.
“They simply don't meet today's standards for safety, accessibility or female-friendly sport.”
