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".
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.
“All my phone calls, he made me answer on speaker. He made me cut off my parents.”
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Historic lows in the national flock and renewed overseas demand are pushing wool prices to their strongest levels in years, offering producers a welcome boost.
One councillor has branded the adjustment “immoral” while another said she found no evidence ratepayers are owed a cent.
One of the best ways to beat the cold is an adventure in art.