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“Our message is simple: if you find injured, sick or orphaned wildlife, please do not assume there is nowhere to take it”.
Councillors say the Victorian Government - not the council - controls gambling regulation.
Starting with fewer than 1,000 snails, Beech Forest farmer Coralie Schaff hopes to prove the food has a future in the region.
These local makers are serving delectable goods around the region, whether you’re obsessed with chocolate, buttercream, or both.
“I went looking for a child friendly book on Ballarat... I thought, "it doesn't exist, I guess I’ll just have to write one".
“All my phone calls, he made me answer on speaker. He made me cut off my parents.”
Plus: Ballarat's ABCs.
Councils say they are increasingly carrying the financial burden of repairing roads, drainage and public assets after extreme weather events.
Plus: What's driving current high wool prices?
“The wind is coming from the north, and you want to stop [it] from taking the moisture out of our soil.”
The funding follows earlier pedestrian crossing upgrades and will target roads identified as safety priorities in 2023.
Plus: The best art galleries to visit this winter
