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Meet the Daylesford chef who trained at a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Osaka

Meet the Daylesford chef who trained at a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Osaka

“Cooking seemed like ... the perfect way to explore with flavours and have fun. And not have to do the dishes".

Darcie Humphreys
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This Ballarat entrepreneur is bridging cultural divides with accessible Middle Eastern cooking

This Ballarat entrepreneur is bridging cultural divides with accessible Middle Eastern cooking

Gilava Pour, founder of Exotic Bazaar, is helping bring Persian, Moroccan and Egyptian flavours to Australian supermarket shelves.

Darcie Humphreys
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Koroit cancer support foundation gets major fundraising boost

Koroit cancer support foundation gets major fundraising boost

The Crystal Lee Foundation supports south-west Victorian families through hands-on family support and bereavement counselling. Soon it will host a one-day formal wear pop-up boutique to raise funds for families in need.

Darcie Humphreys
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Three generations of the same family have been running this Ballarat store since 1976

Three generations of the same family have been running this Ballarat store since 1976

Campana’s has transitioned between supermarket, bottle shop and deli over the course of 50 years.

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How a former tourism executive turned a building with links to the Eureka Stockade into Black Hill's new community heart

How a former tourism executive turned a building with links to the Eureka Stockade into Black Hill's new community heart

“All people want is to sit around and enjoy a drink together and have genuine connection.”

Darcie Humphreys
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How a mouldy pumpkin started a food waste movement in West Vic

How a mouldy pumpkin started a food waste movement in West Vic

In Australia, almost 8 million tonnes of food is wasted every year. Rachel Yeo and her Happy Scraps kitchen is looking to change that, in Creswick and beyond.

Darcie Humphreys
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Meet the Ballarat woman leading the city’s Mother’s Day Classic five years into living with stage four breast cancer

Meet the Ballarat woman leading the city’s Mother’s Day Classic five years into living with stage four breast cancer

Kate Treacy is turning her experience into a mission to raise funds and awareness for others facing the same fight.

Zara Cuthbertson
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From Ghana to Ballarat: How Mishael and his son found their groove in West African drumming classes

From Ghana to Ballarat: How Mishael and his son found their groove in West African drumming classes

“My grandma would say, ‘Don't go anywhere’, because she knew I would leave the food and go to the sound.”

Darcie Humphreys
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“We’re all only a couple of poor decisions away from it ourselves”: How Ballarat’s Soup Bus became a lifeline for people sleeping rough

“We’re all only a couple of poor decisions away from it ourselves”: How Ballarat’s Soup Bus became a lifeline for people sleeping rough

The Soup Bus serves approximately 22,000 meals per year. Ballarat locals say the impact is deeply felt.

Darcie Humphreys
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Nomadic Outback teachers to spa country vignerons: The tale of Wombat Forest Wines

Nomadic Outback teachers to spa country vignerons: The tale of Wombat Forest Wines

The challenges include European wasps that sting each other to try and get at the grapes.

Darcie Humphreys
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“Just go hard”: Hundo Milli’s hustle from hardship to hip hop

“Just go hard”: Hundo Milli’s hustle from hardship to hip hop

The Warrnambool rapper said “there were no real music classes” at his school, and “it wasn’t really taken seriously as a career path”.

Zara Cuthbertson
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From wedding guests to owners: The Daylesford restaurant built on a love of place

From wedding guests to owners: The Daylesford restaurant built on a love of place

Seasonal eating and living with Sault owner Jodi Flockhart.

Darcie Humphreys