Councillors hope a smaller footprint and lower cost will help keep the key project alive after repeated rejections.
Despite objections from the local catchment management authority, the council voted to approve a floodplain development, arguing the latest study was never officially adopted.
Advocates say the region’s growing waitlists reveal “systemic” issues that government funding alone hasn’t fixed.
A state government-funded support boost will ease financial pressure on Ararat’s rural landholders, without the red tape.
The new online platform is expected to streamline the process of providing council feedback for residents.
More psychology students will be delivering supervised mental health support in underserved parts of western Victoria.
It’s always time to dance.
There’s plenty to see, hear and taste across the region this month.
The creators of the large-scale energy storage sites say the tech would stabilise energy prices for locals and enable greater use of wind and solar.
Shannon Noll, shearing competitions and sheep galore, here’s what’s planned for Hamilton’s biggest annual event.
There’s been a downward trend in binge drinking among young people, but social isolation and limited resources risk leaving some people in West Vic behind.
"No one actually knows what it is, it's like a Buangor curse or something, it just happens so frequently in that area."
