The Blue Tree Project is a grassroots mental health initiative, one of several in the Shire. Youth Mental Health First Aid, the Blue Tree Project and Live4Life aim to address mental health challenges by promoting awareness and equipping community members with the skills to support young people in need.
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National Volunteer Week 2025, celebrated from 19 to 25 May, is a time to recognise the essential role that volunteers play in building strong, connected communities. This year’s theme, “Connecting Communities”, reflects the powerful impact of collective action and civic participation across Australia.
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Morgan Williams considers what he thinks are three types of art practice: Replication, Experimentation and Ideation. And he previews a stunning solo exhibition by Sam Newstead at Radius.
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A groundbreaking discovery by Daylesford-based paleontologist Professor John Long is making waves in the scientific community around the world. Published this week in the prestigious journal Nature, the research pushes back the evolutionary timeline for the emergence of reptiles by more than 35 million years and suggests that the roots of all land-dwelling vertebrates may lie in ancient Australia.
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Hepburn Shire Council is inviting community feedback on a suite of draft strategic documents that will shape the future of the Shire, including the draft Council Plan 2025–29.
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