# The West Vic Brolga > Your go-to source for local news, events and community stories across the Western District. This file provides information about The West Vic Brolga to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Western Victoria produces a fifth of Australia’s milk. Farmers say the processors who own it need to start putting them first](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/who-owns-western-victorias-milk): Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil and Brian Schuler have farmed since 1997. They've watched processors claw back payments, buy each other out, and reshape the industry. - [Dinner and a show: The best upcoming theatre productions in West Vic](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/dinner-and-a-show-the-best-upcoming-theatre-productions-in-west-vic): From drag comedies to on-stage fairytales, these are the shows coming to the region. - [Newer technology, same old problem for West Vic residents dealing with mobile blackspots](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/mobile-blackspots-phone-reception-western-victoria): Locals and farmers say poor reception and internet connection remains a major regional issue after the 2024 3G network shutdown. - [Newsletter: Prison inmates fixing potholes?](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/newsletter-september-4-2026): Plus: Exploring West Vic's GP shortage - [The GP shortage putting Western Victoria’s health at risk](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/western-victoria-gp-shortage-health-risk): A state MP and practising GP says the region needs a new model of primary care as doctors face mounting pressure and patients struggle to access care. - [Ararat Asylum set for partial reopening ](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/ararat-asylum-set-for-partial-reopening): “Everyone seems to be calming down a bit and is pleased there is progress”. - [Mobile blackspots, local knowledge and volunteer numbers: What West Vic has learned from January’s bushfires](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/parliamentary-inquiry-january-bushfires-otways-victoria): With below-average spring rainfall forecast across parts of the region, locals will look to July’s parliamentary inquiry recommendations for better preparation and response. - [Prison inmates and Melbourne money set to fix up regional Victorian roads in Labor government commitment](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/prison-inmates-and-melbourne-money-set-to-fix-up-regional-victorian-roads-in-labor-government-commit): Wendouree’s MP said the plan involves “literally taking money from metropolitan Melbourne to address issues in the region”. - [Moyne councillor urges state government to take more action on H5N1 bird flu outbreak](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/moyne-councillor-urges-state-government-take-more-action-h5n1-bird-flu): “I think this is a tragedy that's unfolding right along our coastline.” - [Newsletter: Floods, protests and $1 billion](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/floods-protests-and-1-billion): Plus: Did you know Mark Twain came to Ballarat? - [The She Matters mural came to Ballarat in March, and now shows almost 300 faces of women murdered since 2024](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/the-she-matters-mural-came-to-ballarat-in-march-and-now-shows-almost-300-faces-of-women-murdered-sin): The mural is part of a project functioning as a live map of the country’s domestic violence crisis. - [“You don’t ask, you don’t get”: Glenelg joins push for $1 billion rural council fund ](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/glenelg-shire-1-billion-dollar-rural-councils-victoria-fund): The campaign is calling on all political parties and candidates to back a four-year investment for the regions. - [Hepburn Mayor calls for reform after private prosecution left five councillors stood down for months](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/hepburn-mayor-calls-for-reform-after-private-prosecution-left-five-councillors-stood-down-for-months): “For $26.50, any individual can go and lay a charge.” - [Seven small West Vic towns to visit for your next weekend away](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/weekend-stays-places-to-visit-western-victoria): Slow down for a couple nights in a bushy hamlet or a seaside village. - [Glenelg council plans for 1.2-metre sea rise, exceeding state requirement by 50 percent](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/glenelg-council-flood-study-plan-adopted): New rules wouldn’t automatically stop development, but some design requirements could apply. - [Social housing project in Delacombe runs years behind schedule, drawing local criticism](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/social-housing-project-in-delacombe-runs-years-behind-schedule-drawing-local-criticism): Sixty-six residents were moved out of their homes in 2023 for a redevelopment in Leawarra Crescent, but the site remains under construction. - [Fifteen women wear red in silent protest as councillor delivers apology to Ballarat Mayor ](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/fifteen-women-wear-red-in-silent-protest-as-councillor-delivers-apology-to-ballarat-mayor): The group told the Brolga Councillor Saunders’ behaviour is symptomatic of problematic attitudes in council. - [Newsletter: Ararat's historic asylum closed](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/newsletter-august-28-2026): Plus: Where's all the bulk billing? - [Where can you still get a bulk-billed doctor appointment in West Vic?](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/bulk-billed-doctor-appointment-west-vic): The Brolga checked GP clinics across four major towns in the region to see where patients can see a doctor without fees. - [Wind farm approved, Mayor turns to One Nation: Welcome to West Vic’s energy complexity](https://www.westvicbrolga.com.au/p/wind-farm-approved-mayor-turns-to-one-nation-welcome-to-west-vic-s-energy-complexity): Wind farms and transmission line installation in Western Victoria is a major topic of debate in farming communities.