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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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Mayor’s Message – Our Achievements are Many but the Road Ahead is Fraught
Mayor, Cr Brian Hood highlights the achievements of the current Council but warns that the road ahead is fraught with danger unless the incoming council can grapple with the rising deficit.
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Photo of the Week: Bird Breeding Season
Magpies, Magpie-larks, Plovers, Grey Butcher Birds, Red Wattlebirds, and Laughing Kookaburras are also known to swoop during nesting season.
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Pot Plants Propagating at Horti Workshop
At their September meeting, the Daylesford & District Horticultural Society hosted a popular plant propagation workshop. Guest speaker and facilitator, Pam Gleeson, instructed the group on the best methods for achieving successful propagations and told of successes and failures she had experienced.
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Lessons in Disaster Training
With more intense and frequent disasters due to climate change, communities face growing challenges in recovery. Research has demonstrated an upsurge in domestic and family violence following such disasters. A training session hosted by Rotary Daylesford will help you to understand the role gender plays in emergency management practice and to address and minimise the harmful impacts of gendered expectations in disaster.
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Bray, Halliday Farewell Shire Council
Councillors Jen Bray and Tessa Halliday have announced on social media that they will not contest their positions on the Shire Council in the upcoming local government election. Nominations for Council close at noon on Tuesday, September 17.
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Daylesford and Hepburn in Grand Finals This Weekend
Daylesford Football Netball Club has three sides playing in Grand Finals this weekend. Senior and Under 18s football sides and the A Grade netball side will contest premierships. Hepburn A Grade netball side also advanced to a Grand Final against Daylesford.
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Lavandula – The Swiss-Italian Story Continues
Historic Lavandula has been given a freshen up” by new owners, Bess and Paxton Cash and and will reopen on September 20.
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