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EFFORTS RECOGNISED: Michaela Shirley accepted the Junior Club Person award for the year. Picture: SUPPLIED

All eyes on the targets at Clunes competition | Shooting

EYES ON THE BALL: Daylesford doubles players in action. Picture: SUPPLIED

Getting into swing of festive games at Daylesford | Tennis

Hot shots on the greens deliver strong performances | Bowls

Hot shots on the greens deliver strong performances | Bowls

EFFORTS RECOGNISED: Michaela Shirley accepted the Junior Club Person award for the year. Picture: SUPPLIED

All eyes on the targets at Clunes competition | Shooting

TOP WINS: The Clunes Division 6 team in its match in Saturday Pennant against Webbcona had three rinks win with big tallies.

Clunes has trio of wins with big margins against Webbcona | Bowls

John dellavedova

ALL SET: Kevin Clohesy, from Smeaton, gets ready for a play. Picture: KATE HEALY

Tight tussle for Smeaton in midweek pennant showdown | Bowls

Garry Fitzsimons

All-Aussie options for quick breaks and getaways

All-Aussie options for quick breaks and getaways

Explore Travel:

Grab a travelling companion and bag a bargain on tours in Europe, with a beautiful island hopping experience taking you to Mykonos. Picture: Shutterstock

Deals of the week: Eurotrips, half-price India, Pacific paradise

Explore Travel

Ice skating on Lake Minnewanka.

How to get all senses firing in a true Canadian white winter

Hannah Warren

It's time for a very burlesque Christmas | Daylesford gig guide

WHAT'S ONIt's time for a very burlesque Christmas | Daylesford gig guide

Darren Lowe

Daylesford Community Diary, December 11

Daylesford Community Diary, December 11

GREAT LINE-UP: Catch Ross Wilson, The Cartwheels and Jazz Deuce this week. Picture: SUPPLIED

Kicking off a big summer of music in Daylesford area | What's On

Darren Lowe

It's time for a very burlesque Christmas | Daylesford gig guide

WHAT'S ONIt's time for a very burlesque Christmas | Daylesford gig guide

Daylesford Community Diary, December 4

Daylesford Community Diary, December 4

Daylesford Community Diary, November 27

Daylesford Community Diary, November 27

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Cave Hill Creek

Ten things to do in Ballarat this summer

Linley Wilkie

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

PRETTY IN PINK: The Baptist Care Niola Centre turned pink for the McGrath Foundation 'Pink Up Your Town' campaign. Photo: Supplied.

Pink towns raise $580,000

Kate Stark

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

Lyndell Whyte

Daylesford Community Diary, December 11

Daylesford Community Diary, December 11

PRETTY IN PINK: The Baptist Care Niola Centre turned pink for the McGrath Foundation 'Pink Up Your Town' campaign. Photo: Supplied.

Pink towns raise $580,000

Ride for Country Kids 2019.

Ride off into the sunset for kids

GREAT LINE-UP: Catch Ross Wilson, The Cartwheels and Jazz Deuce this week. Picture: SUPPLIED

Kicking off a big summer of music in Daylesford area | What's On

Darren Lowe

Standing tall when the odds are so terribly stacked against you is second nature to some. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAWhen finding the strength to go on is all you can do

MAKE A SPLASH: Wagga kids splashing about at Wagga Beach, which is the country's ninth best Aussie beach for 2020. Picture: Visit Wagga.

It's 400km inland but this city wins beach award

It's all about the environment in the NT. Pick the endangered one?

REAL AUSTRALIAEnergy companies in hot water over plans to frack in the wet

Wait - what about biosecurity? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAShe'll be right mate! Or will she?

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

Lyndell Whyte

Muscle cars, memories and more: Yes, you can get them in regional Australia, too. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIADon't begin to think regional Australia is second-best

Sally Cripps

Ferries have been cancelled as Sydney Harbour is blanketed in smoke from bushfires.

Air quality plunges as NSW chokes on smoke

Questions are being asked about why tourists were on White Island, amid increased volcanic activity.

Why were tourists on NZ active volcano?

Is there a better time to talk about the end of life?

OPINIONIs there a better time to talk about the end of life?

Professor Christine Jorm

Standing tall when the odds are so terribly stacked against you is second nature to some. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAWhen finding the strength to go on is all you can do

Nothing about Australia's current fire crisis is normal

OPINIONNothing about Australia's current fire crisis is normal

Dr Sophie Lewis

Simple things missed in care

Simple things missed in care

Cheryl Field

Edith Cowan University's Dr Stephanie Rainey-Smith shares her insights into Alzheimer's disease on the Body of Knowledge podcast.

What can you do to avoid Alzheimer's disease?

Geraldine Cardozo

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Eileen Wood

Residents in the path of the major Gospers Mountain bushfire have been told it's too late to leave.

Emergency alert ahead of worsening weather

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Sydney's light rail broke down at Circular Quay on the first day of operations.

115,000 riders on light rail first weekend

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Passengers on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Perth were evacuated when haze filled the cabin.

Qantas passengers in 'terrifying' incident

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An Australian victim of the NZ volcano blast has died after being repatriated for treatment.

Payne to visit NZ after volcano blast

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Firefighters are battling a bushfire north of Perth that continues to rage out of control.

Lives, homes still at risk from WA blazes

CROWNED: New UFC featherweight champion of the world Alexander Volkanovski. Picture: Getty Images

Volkanovski claims UFC featherweight crown

Mitch Jennings

Australia is keen to get a trade deal happening with Britain after Boris Johnson's election victory.

Australia keen to get trade deal with UK

Colin Brinsden

Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government has failed to strengthen the economy.

Spending flurry as budget update looms

Colin Brinsden

RAM POWER: Ram breeder Mark Cain, Rodvale, Carisbrook, with ram client Murray Cooke, Clunes, and the Cooke's 1.5 year-old ewes that made $366 at Ballarat.

Strong rise for first cross ewes at Ballarat

Alastair Dowie

FAMILY: Megan and Damian Lee, Bushy Park, with sons Patrick, 13, and Eric, 14, sold 30 heifers, including 15, 360kg, for $1020 or 283c/kg.

'They're buggered': farmers desperate for dam-filling rain as cattle hit the market

Bryce Eishold

CODE COCKIES: Agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie releases the mandatory dairy code.

How the state farmer bodies and processors reacted to mandatory Dairy Code

Marian Macdonald

FRESH START: Remove the clutter during the summer months and ensure your living area has a more restful, calm aesthetic. Photos: Porter Davis.

Styling advice to welcome in 2020

Despite the north facing frontage, the rear living areas have great access to northern light. Photos by Tatjana Plitt.

When light is the backbone of design

CLEVER: Despite the north facing frontage, the rear living areas have great access to northern light. Photos: Tatjana Plitt.

When light is the backbone of design