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WATCH: West Vic's very own "Wolf Creek" lookalike

WATCH: West Vic's very own "Wolf Creek" lookalike

Chris Olver has been in the business of impersonating on-screen killer Mick Taylor for almost a decade.

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Minister, MP, candidate: Labor’s Michaela Settle on the fight to retain Eureka

Minister, MP, candidate: Labor’s Michaela Settle on the fight to retain Eureka

From drought recovery and biosecurity to growing suburbs and regional roads, the MP outlines what she hopes to tackle next.

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Five generations have run this vineyard since 1920. DNA testing still can't identify all the grapes.

Five generations have run this vineyard since 1920. DNA testing still can't identify all the grapes.

Best’s Wines Great Western has survived the depression, fires and an insect crisis that once destroyed half of France’s vineyards.

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From day spa to champion brewery: How a Hepburn Springs couple's pivot paid off

From day spa to champion brewery: How a Hepburn Springs couple's pivot paid off

“I just started kissing Nick and forgot we were on camera”.

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A Ballarat family business built on rendang pies, lobster noodles and 650 weekly dumplings

A Ballarat family business built on rendang pies, lobster noodles and 650 weekly dumplings

David Tan told the Brolga he grew up believing everyone was able to cook.

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Ballarat brutalism you can wear: Cut Off Your Hands Jewellery storefront opening next week

Ballarat brutalism you can wear: Cut Off Your Hands Jewellery storefront opening next week

Alana Catherine Smith has spent a decade crafting unique rings, necklaces and earrings inspired by architecture and contrast.

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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?’”

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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”.

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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.

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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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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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.

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“Good for the spirit”: Inside Warrnambool’s end-of-life choir

“Good for the spirit”: Inside Warrnambool’s end-of-life choir

A group of volunteer singers are looking for more to join them in singing at the bedsides of people who are seriously ill or dying.

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