Beautiful Daylesford, Goodbye!
Regular contributor to The Wombat Post, Indre Kisonas, is leaving Daylesford to travel around the Big Paddock. She says her heartfelt good byes to a town that she truly loves.
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Author: Tim Bach
Federal Election 2025: Candidate Statements on Local Issues
In the lead-up to the federal election, The Wombat Post invited all candidates for the seat of Ballarat to respond to three key questions concerning issues of vital importance to residents of Hepburn Shire and rural and regional Australians more broadly. Topics included local government sustainability, access to health and social services, and the specific benefits each candidate believed their election would bring to our community.
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Councillor Column – Lesley Hewitt
ANZAC Day 2025, a time to commemorate those men and women who have served in our defence forces, to think about how their service and sacrifice has contributed to the Australia we live in today and to reflect on what our own contribution to our communities and the nation should be.
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Trentham Spudfest
Get ready for a spud-tacular weekend at The Great Trentham Spudfest, returning to the charmingTrentham on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May 2025. This longstanding, community-led festival celebrates the region’s rich potato-growing heritage with a delightful mix of food, fun, and festivities for all ages.
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O Sweet Woods: A Musical Celebration of Love, Nature and Melancholy
The next in the 2025 Christ Church Concert series features the hauntingly beautiful music of John Dowland, one of the English Renaissance’s most expressive composers. O Sweet Woods, a concert inspired by Dowland’s deeply emotional works, promises a captivating afternoon of song and lute, performed by some of Australia’s finest early music artists.
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