Hepburn Shire Council (Council) has announced the receipt of a $93,000 grant from the Victorian Government through Sustainability Victoria for a research project on compost quality from the Creswick Transfer Station and the beneficial effects in Council-managed parks and gardens.
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International Mountain Day on December 11 celebrates the importance of mountain landscapes around the world. A week-long celebration of the mountain landscapes of southern Dja Dja Wurrung country will lead to a celebration at Lalgambuk/ Mt Franklin hosted by the Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Owners.
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In the eyes of small town and rural America only one person seemed to be speaking their language. At every rally and campaign stop, Donald Trump thundered about the cost of living, about the brutal inflation under the Biden-Harris administration and about how he was going to fix the economy “like I did last time.” Can the same message resonate in regional Australia?
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John Boyne’s “Water” and Jelena Dokic’s “Unbreakable” explore issues of child abuse. Both books, one fictional, one factual give us some insight into how indicators of child abuse can be ignored. Reading them can help start conversations about how and what we can do to respond.
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The 150th Daylesford Agricultural Show is on at Victoria Park tomorrow, Saturday November 23. All indications are that entries are well up on recent years and the weather forecast for Saturday is perfect so this promises to be one of the biggest Shows yet.
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