The History Files: Shopping – Then and Now
John Goodwin Howe was a wealthy Daylesford merchant who gave Howe Street its name. Documents from his estate provide an insight into the cost of living in the 1880s.
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Author: Tim Bach
Wombat Lerderderg National Park Approved Securing Future of Key Landscapes
Victoria’s Parliament has passed legislation to establish the Wombat Lerderderg National Park. The new park brings together more than 44,000 hectares of forest, combining roughly 24,000 ha of Wombat State Forest with nearly 20,000 ha of the existing Lerderderg State Park.
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World AIDS Day – Daylesford 2025
Daylesford will mark World AIDS Day on Monday December 1 with a twilight walk and candlelight vigil that invites the community to remember friends, lovers, family members and patients lost to HIV and to stand with those still living with the virus.
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Cr Tony Clark and Cr Shirley Cornish elected Mayor and Deputy MayorPublished on 18 November 2025
Cr Tony Clark has been elected Mayor in the second year of this four-year Council term, for a...
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Toxic Online Culture Is Fuelling Unacceptable Behaviour
The assault this week on a Council officer is intolerable in any civil society. Frustration and disagreement with Council decisions are no excuse for vilification, abuse, physical confrontations or violence. If we want a safer and more constructive public sphere, we need to confront the environment that allowed this to happen.
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