Ninety days to change a habit

GNARLY90 is a bold new chapter for a local team of advocates making a difference for youth mental health as the idea that 90...

Celebrating science week

LOCAL schools embraced the wonders of science as part of National Science Week, with students diving into experiments, innovation challenges, and real-world problem solving.Classrooms...

Beveridge growth plans stalled

WHILE the green light has been given for the mega-suburb in Beveridge North West, a development that will eventually house around 47,000 residents in...

Australia Day returns to awards title

MITCHELL Shire Council has voted to restore the words ‘Australia Day’ to its annual community awards, reversing a decision made two years ago to...

New penalties for filming offences

CRIMINALS who share their disturbing crimes on social media will face extra jail time under new laws.The Crimes Amendment (Performance Crime) Act 2025 outlaws the cowardly...

Fishing for a purpose

IN a bid to create the biggest fishing day ever, Jack Bamford speaks with a tone of genuine excitement about what he has in...

From Wallan to the Hinterland

BY the time the last signalman closed the door on Wallan’s timber signal box, the building had already witnessed decades of railway history. Its...

Firearms seized in Tyaak

MEMBERS of the VIPER Taskforce yesterday seized eight firearms including shotguns, rifles and a handgun during a Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO) compliance search in...

Pet of the week

This weeks VIP is dear in the hearts of Everyone who knew him.Mac, a beautiful Border Collie, sadly died on Easter Saturday, aged 11.He...

Just my opinion with Ian Blyth: August 19, 2025

WORK from home (WFH) in Victoria didn’t arrive by careful planning or thoughtful workplace reform. It was born in crisis, rolled out under Dan...