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The Wombat Post is produced on the traditional lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung clans. We also acknowledge the neighbouring traditional custodians of the Kulin Nation and pay our respects to all Aboriginal peoples, their culture and lore. We acknowledge that First Nations Peoples have been telling their stories from these lands for many thousands of years.
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A Win at Home for Daylesford Women
After 37 years, DHUSC’s newly reformed Women’s team has had a strong start to the season. When the final whistle blew, the score was 13 – 5 for Daylesford, the Women’s team taking their first win of the season on home soil.
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‘I thought you was a rabbit’
133 years ago in Daylesford, From the Argus, 31 May 1892 On Saturday evening between 5 and 6...
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Central Victoria Indigenous Film Festival – “Contact” to Screen at Yandoit Cultural
The Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival runs from Tuesday, May 27 to Tuesday, June 3 2025 as part of Reconciliation Week. Award winning film "Contact", to screen at Yandoit Cultural, is constructed around one of the most extraordinary pieces of footage in Australian history: the moment when a group of Martu women and children walked in from their nomadic existence of millennia into the universe of European modernity.
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Water Reservoir Down to 35%, Water Security to be Enhanced
At a public meeting held at the Community Bank meeting room in Hepburn Springs Central Highlands Water (CHW) outlined the need for greater water security given that that current local storages (Wombat, Bullarto and Hepburn reservoirs/storages) are currently at 35% of capacity compared to 65% at the same time last year.
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Go Jump in the Lake!
An interpretive sign on the western side of Lake Daylesford at the stone amphitheatre provides fascinating reading about the importance of the Lake once it was constructed in 1930. A large diving platform near there once provided endless enjoyment for locals and visitors.
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Dja Dja Wurrung Take First Steps Towards Local Treaty Negotiations
Dja Dja Wurrung People of the Central Victoria area are the first Traditional Owner group to register intent to negotiate a Traditional Owner Treaty. Under Victoria’s Treaty Negotiation Framework, Traditional Owner groups across the state can negotiate their own Treaties, which will reflect the aspirations and priorities in their local areas.
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Council Opposes Emergency Services Levy
At their meeting this week, Councillors unanimously moved a motion confirming Council’s strong opposition to the Emergency Services and Volunteers Levy. The Levy is intended to support a broad range of emergency services in Victoria. It will be introduced next year, including a fixed and variable charge for each property in Victoria.
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