“Stay inside”: West Vic flash flood warnings as cold snap hits Victoria
Locals can monitor for updates to their region on the VicEmergency website.
Creswick
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Sede Cafe’s Bishal Khanal travelled the country cooking in resorts before finding a home in Ararat
“He pulled out a $100 note and said, ‘Do you want a job?’”
Profiles
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Ballarat needs to house 40,000 more people in 15 years, at a rate of 52 a week. Can it be done?
Development in country and regional centres has always been a vexed and divisive issue.
Housing
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Fungal contamination forces Hamilton Gallery to postpone two exhibitions
Treating mould can take up to three months.
Art
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Hepburn Shire saga draws to a close as criminal charges dismissed
Local businessman David Penman was so irritated about a council budget, he took action. It failed.
Daylesford
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Eight historic West Vic pubs where you can have a feed
From the coast to the Wimmera, feel the vibe of yesteryear.
Pub
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All quiet on the Hepburn front
With five out of seven councillors stood down, there is not enough for a quorum.
Daylesford
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Ballarat businessman LeRoy Hand walks back post about minorities “getting all the attention”
The Turret Cafe co-owner faced a swift backlash after endorsing divisive content from conservative senator Alex Antic.
Business
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Ballarat cafe owner's post against “minority groups getting all the attention” triggers swift hospo backlash
“It’s time to be proud to be a REGULATION Australian MALE,” said LeRoy Hand.
Business
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More like a home, less like a hospital: Ballarat’s new youth mental health facility
"The last thing you want is to feel like an inmate.”
Ballarat
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“A weird time”: Hepburn Shire only has two councillors left, so how can it get anything done?
The to-do list is about to start piling up, but Tim Drylie and Brian Hood can’t even hold a meeting.
Daylesford
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