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Mysterious death haunts town. Listen to the podcast now.

Mysterious death haunts town. Listen to the podcast now.

Carla Hildebrandt

Daylesford Gig Guide, September 11

Darren Lowe

Momentum: Hepburn Shire's Creswick Trails Project construction manager Mick McCallum and rider Dr Mick Veal in bushland near Creswick. Picture: Brendan McCarthy

Putting Creswick on the map: Community meeting for trail project

Alex Ford

Human nature: Americans buying more guns in response to gun violence ... duh! It's there in the nature of who and how the nation was settled. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

History never repeats? It's happening all the time | Peta Hawker

A sobering story of Love Bugs, tax returns and concussion

REAL AUSTRALIA
A sobering story of Love Bugs, tax returns and concussion

James Joyce

SHOUT IT OUT: Lola and Louie Bovill plus Scarlett Hunt get into the celebrations at Port Stephens.

REAL AUSTRALIA
The conversation we have to have

Janine Graham

Here's looking at you Bambi

REAL AUSTRALIA
Here's looking at you Bambi

Tracey Fairhurst

Mysterious death haunts town. Listen to the podcast now.

Mysterious death haunts town. Listen to the podcast now.

Carla Hildebrandt

Daylesford Gig Guide, September 11

Darren Lowe

The dichotomy of the 21st century laid bare. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

England's Joe Root, left, was delighted with the way his side won the final Ashes Test at the Oval.

England skipper Root delighted by Oval win

Rory Dollard
34m ago

AFL tickets have been pulled from sale amid an investigation into possible price gouging.

AFL tickets pulled in price gouging probe

AWARDS: Under 15 football team.

Daylesford junior best and fairest get nod at ceremony

England's Joe Root, left, was delighted with the way his side won the final Ashes Test at the Oval.

England skipper Root delighted by Oval win

34m ago

FLEET-FOOTED: The finals action continues for the Daylesford teams. PICTURE: JOHN MAYGER

Saints head to cup final

DETERMINED: Daylesford netballers preparing for the next round of finals

Daylesford juniors show plenty of fight

Daylesford Gig Guide, September 11

Darren Lowe

New material: Ed Kuepper, right, with 'aints bandmates Peter Oxley, lef,) and Paul Larsen Loughhead, drums, will be solo at his Castlemaine gig at the Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine.

Daylesford Gig Guide, September 4

Darren Lowe

Kicking off: Get ready for the second annual World Circus and Cabaret Festival, being launched this weekend.

WHAT'S ON
Feast of talents on menu

Darren Lowe

Daylesford Gig Guide, September 11

Debut effort: Thelma Plum's "Better in Blak" makes a powerful personal statement about what it means to be young, indigenous and female in 2019.

WHAT'S ON
Plum debut for vocal rising star

Darren Lowe

WHAT'S ON
Daylesford Gig Guide, August 14

Darren Lowe

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

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Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Future leadership: Why today's managers need to be 'intentional'

Future leadership: Why today's managers need to be 'intentional'

Sponsored content

We may not have been back to the moon since 1969 but the advanced technology of today would certainly have to make for a smoother landing.

Could your mobile phone take you to the moon and back?

Emma Brown

Human nature: Americans buying more guns in response to gun violence ... duh! It's there in the nature of who and how the nation was settled. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

History never repeats? It's happening all the time | Peta Hawker

Picture: Joe Armao

Daylesford Community Diary, September 4

Daylesford Community Diary, August 28

Daylesford Community Diary, August 28

Human nature: Americans buying more guns in response to gun violence ... duh! It's there in the nature of who and how the nation was settled. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

History never repeats? It's happening all the time | Peta Hawker

Daylesford Community Diary, August 21

Daylesford Community Diary, August 21

FUNDRAISING: Ask about the opportunity to be included in a roster for a weekend sausage sizzle to raise funds for your charity or club.

It's a bright, new sunshiny day for locals and IGA

A still from drone footage at Werri Beach by Christopher Joye.

Watch shark head straight for unaware surfer

30m ago

The dichotomy of the 21st century laid bare. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

NOTHING HERE: A kangaroo looking for food on farm land at drought-stricken Lightning Ridge. Picture: Rural Aid

Drought, dead cattle and a bleak forecast

ON SITE: Me, where Annette Deverell's remains were found in 1982 in the bush outside of Mandurah, WA.

REAL AUSTRALIA
My cold case crime podcast for forgotten victim

The power of words cannot be under-estimated.

REAL AUSTRALIA
My word, mind your language

Jodie Bruton

GLOVES UP: Bec Sandridge fought through a relationship breakdown, social anxiety and self-doubt to record her debut album Try + Save Me out on October 4.

MUSIC
Bec Sandridge pulls no punches on her debut album

Josh Leeson

HOPE: Ballarat police Inspector Trevor Cornwill lights a candle in the annual Out of Shadows walk in Ballarat last year.

Confronting suicide: how asking straight up can help

Melanie Whelan

Triple-0 operator 'spoken to' after asking if caller was an idiot

Triple-0 operator 'spoken to' after asking if caller was an idiot

Emily Jarvie

Regional policies the seed to drive growth

OPINION
Regional policies the seed to drive growth

James Pearson

The dichotomy of the 21st century laid bare. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

ON SITE: Me, where Annette Deverell's remains were found in 1982 in the bush outside of Mandurah, WA.

REAL AUSTRALIA
My cold case crime podcast for forgotten victim

Carla Hildebrandt

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

Julie Bishop has offered to use her contacts to help with three Australians being held in Iran.

Bishop offers help with Iran negotiations

16m ago

BACK ON TRACK: After she briefly toyed last year with dropping comedy, Smithton-born artist Hannah Gadsby has moved on to bigger things with a new show coming up.

Hannah Gadsby fends off Beyonce to win at Emmys

30m ago

A still from drone footage at Werri Beach by Christopher Joye.

Watch shark head straight for unaware surfer

30m ago

"E-cigarettes are relatively new products and further research is needed to understand their long term impacts."

Vape debate: E-cigarette use being linked to negative health affects

1hr ago

Protestors during an anti-abortion rally in Hyde Park, Sydney.

NSW abortion bill debate set to resume

Doctors will call on Health Minister Greg Hunt to protect children from climate change.

Doctors to lobby govt on climate change

Colin Brinsden

A man will face court charged with murder after a body was found in a house fire.

Qld man facing court over house fire death

Sonia Kohlbacher

Canberra's Parliament House is on the flight path for bogong moths headed to the alpine regions.

Tracking moths could help save tiny possum

Marnie Banger

FAMILY: Hannaton Merinos has been in the Hicks family for 100 years. Pictured are Peter, Sally, Jonno, Edwina and baby Hicks.

Hannaton Merinos' sale of the century

Marian Macdonald

CANDIDATE: Professor Paul Wood will compete with Mark Neal to retain the R&D position on the DA board and says networks and experience managing large companies make him a good director.

Wood competes for re-election to DA board

Marian Macdonald

SALE: Julie and David Ingram, Bonang, sold 80 steers and heifers, including the top-priced Angus steer for $1850.

Large steers sell well at big Bairnsdale store sale

Bryce Eishold

Master reef guide Pablo Cogollos takes passenger on Sunlover Reef Cruises on a snorkelling tour. Picture: Calypso Reef Imagery

Discover the reef with a master guide

POPULAR: Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok tops Paris, London as world's most-visited city

Chayut Setboonsarng in Bangkok

The Capricorn Coast: great snorkelling territory.

Best travel deals this week

John Rozentals

IMPACT: Ageism, the stigma associated with dementia, and an inability to report incidents are ways people experience discrimination at work or in the community.

Remove stigma and show support for dementia

DESIGNATED SPACE: Nominate a place to set up your home office that ideally has a lot of natural light and is a little out of the way.

Five tips for creating an effective home office

While the 'functional elements' of the house aligned to the subdivision grid, the main spaces were cranked off grid to better orient to the views and sun. Photos by Tom Blachford

Angling for the most sun and views