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Possums and Drought: A Case for Acceptance?

The recent drought has severely limited plant growth in local forests and force possums into gardens where they can cause considerable damage to fruit trees. But Tanya Loos argues that maybe, in times of drought it is worth sacrificing a successful fruit tree season to preserve these creatures.

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Three Good Months of Rain Boost Reservoirs to 97%

Daylesford’s water supply was down to 31% in late June but following several good rainfalls they were 97% full as of 2nd September. The Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) local agent recorded 119.2mm of rain for August well above the long-term average of 103.7mm.

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Tool Donation and a Raffle – Notes From the DNC

Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre has been gifted a huge supply of high-quality hand tools thanks to a generous donation from Bunnings, Trojan Tools and The Block. The tools have been shared around to local organisations but they are raffling another $1,100 worth.

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