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Sede Cafe’s Bishal Khanal travelled the country cooking in resorts before finding a home in Ararat

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?’”

Darcie Humphreys
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This woman lives in a castle, breeds baroque horses and carries a very big stick

This woman lives in a castle, breeds baroque horses and carries a very big stick

Jouster Mieka Leitch said “it’s becoming cool to be a nerd”.

Darcie Humphreys
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Meet the French expat starting an escargot farm from scratch in West Vic

Meet the French expat starting an escargot farm from scratch in West Vic

Starting with fewer than 1,000 snails, Beech Forest farmer Coralie Schaff hopes to prove the food has a future in the region.

Zara Cuthbertson
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Weather whiplash sees farmers turning to native plantings for protection

Weather whiplash sees farmers turning to native plantings for protection

“The wind is coming from the north, and you want to stop [it] from taking the moisture out of our soil.”

Darcie Humphreys
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This domestic violence survivor escaped. She had nowhere to go

This domestic violence survivor escaped. She had nowhere to go

“All my phone calls, he made me answer on speaker. He made me cut off my parents.”

Darcie Humphreys
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Mack’s Snacks owner Diane Coates hanging up the apron after more than 40 years

Mack’s Snacks owner Diane Coates hanging up the apron after more than 40 years

"It could be someone’s first date, it could be a marriage proposal, who knows what goes on in those booths.”

Zara Cuthbertson
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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.

Darcie Humphreys
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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