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25.01.2022 Board? Podcast? Check out what to expect in the next edition of The Local over at our website, enjoy...

25.01.2022 TRENTHAM real estate agent Frances Harkin has had a massive year and it’s not stopping anytime soon. Check out the rest of the story in this weeks Local...

24.01.2022 A list of 23 priority projects has been identified by Hepburn Shire Council as its priority COVID-19 stimulus recovery projects. Read More in the latest edition of The Local.

24.01.2022 Checkout our latest Podcasts about life in the Central Highlands of Victoria and the characters who are our neighbours.. On the landing page of our website

24.01.2022 A bell helps give new life to a Blackwood A LINK with one of the world’s most famous bells has been found in the tiny town of Blackwood, a discovery that is now part of its renewal. Check out the full story on our website you will find it in the featured stories including a YouTube clip of the actual discovery of the bell, or check it out through our podcast also on the landing page of the website, enjoy...

20.01.2022 THE Conroy family are well known in the harness racing industry and have run trotting training stables in Daylesford since Bob and Pat Conroy bought a five-hectare bush block south of the town in the 1950s. Up to the time he passed in 2017, Bob was a familiar sight in Hepburn Regional Park where he would often venture to exercise his horses. Check out the full story in the latest edition of The Local.

20.01.2022 BIGGIN & Scott's Creswick property manager Melissa Johnson said she was finding it hard to keep up with rental enquiries, with a lot coming from Melbourne. "I have been really busy but I need more landlords to rent their houses with us so we can service the enquiry. Before COVID hit, I had a lot of properties that were under $300 per week and I had four left on the market at around the late $300 per week. "Now we have none. Everything that goes on the market is immediately sn...apped up and although not officially, anecdotally the rental returns have increased by around 30 per cent since the beginning of the year in the town. I came back from leave on March 30 and expected to have nothing to do but it was just insane. It was just crazy busy. I've got one property in Creswick available at the moment and those tenants vacate next week. The enquiry on that has just been over the top, I can't keep up. And it's people from Melbourne, Ballarat and Bendigo. They all just want to move this way." Melissa said on the commercial side of things, she had had two lots of interest recently in a Creswick building. Th e former Pascoe’s hardware shop and residence is being developed into a business hub for Creswick with 10 spaces of which three are leased and with plenty of interest in the others. Th is building has been sitting on the market for a while and didn't really have a lot of enquiry but now people calling almost every day. "Over in Clunes, I have leased another commercial space that is going to be a massage and healing business, which will be great for the town. Although there are restrictions now, people are looking to next year, trying to fi gure out what sort of business they could run in the Central Highlands, so they can make the move. Even my husband, who said he never wanted to move to the country and has been commuting from our Bacchus Marsh home to the city for work, has discovered he doesn’t have to be at work every day and we are now considering moving back up here, where I am originally from." Th is is the fourth in a series of features on what's happening with real estate in the Central Highlands. www.tlnews.com.au Real estate 9 September 14, 2020 See more

20.01.2022 The World Needs Hippopotamus Magic. Claire Clifton grew up on Enid Blyton books Noddy and Big Ears, Book of Brownies and most especially, The Magic Faraway Tree. Read the rest of the story in the latest edition of The Local.

19.01.2022 The price we pay buying our plants from supermarket and chain store outlets is that mass production equals less and less varieties and all based on the demands of high volume city-based outlets. This can often mean that not all plants on offer are necessarily suited to our local soil and climatic conditions. Limited choices will no doubt satisfy those who merely wish to produce a useful vegetable crop or a bright floral display. For those of us who strive for something differ...ent or individual the only way out is to seek out a specialist nursery, or raise our own plants from seed. Even then the selection may be limited. Read the whole article in the latest edition of The Local. Got a gardening question? Ask Glen. Email [email protected]

19.01.2022 DON'T read any further if you think bricks are boring. Me? I’m a passionate blockhead, the person you’ll see standing in the street of a Goldfields town on a rainy day staring up at an ornate chimney built in the late 1800s. Read the full story in this weeks edition of The Local

19.01.2022 The latest edition of The Local is now available on our website, enjoy...

19.01.2022 Checkout our Podcast interview with Tylden's 3 bears farm. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=760105

18.01.2022 Hey there, my name is Domino and I am five-year-old boy. I am calm and independent, after all I am a cat, but I also love to sit and be patted. I also think I am pretty handsome in a black and white, and green-eyed way! So call first and then come and pick me. MC#956000004083354 BR100938 Mount Alexander Animal Welfare is in Castlemaine. Call 5472 5277 to make an appointment. (Pick me, pick me is run in memory of Rosie and Curly - we picked them!)

17.01.2022 Make sure you pick up your gloss copy of House.Land.Home. As they say in the Castle, "it's might be good to know what your sitting on..."

17.01.2022 Tree-changers WHEN Companion Group director Paul Sherry packed up his desk in March to go into isolation at home, little did he know what a profound effect the COVID-19 virus would have upon his life. Read the full story in The Local...

16.01.2022 Lockdown recipes - Winter Slice Thanks to the CWA and Peta Heyne Winter slice Ingredients:... 1 large potato, peeled and diced 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced 1 cup cauliflower, cut into small pieces 6 shortcut rindless pieces of bacon, chopped 5 eggs cup oil 1 cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup grated cheese 1 cup milk Salt and pepper to taste Method: Add a little water and microwave or boil vegetables on the stove until just tender. Drain off water. Beat eggs gently, add oil, flour, baking powder, grated cheese, bacon pieces, milk, salt and pepper to taste. Add drained vegetables. Place in well-greased 25cm x 30cm tin and bake at 190 degrees celsius for 30 minutes. Delicious. Got a recipe to share? Email [email protected]

13.01.2022 In the higher altitude foothill forests, the local wattles usually flower in late August and September. The silver wattles are blooming in the Wombat Forest and surrounds - a few weeks early this year. One reliable sign of early Spring is right on cue, the appearance of amorous echidnas. Read more in the latest edition of The Local.

13.01.2022 Homemade eco-friendly garden pots. Apart from the obvious environmental negatives and costs of putting your home-grown plants into plastic pots, there is always the risk of damaging the tender roots when transplanting your seedlings, or cutting grown plants. How much simpler and cheaper would it be to simply transplant them, pot and all, knowing the pot itself will add to the compost. Besides, making them can be a family friendly project. Read the full article in the latest edition of The Local.

13.01.2022 The latest edition of The Local is now online, check it out for property sales and our Central Highlands lifestyle and characters...

13.01.2022 The latest edition of The Local has now landed over on the website, enjoy... #thelocal #centralhighlands #daylesford #TL #treechange #daylesfordmacedon #escapefromthecity #escapetothecountry #bednbreakfast #onehourfrommelbourne #spacountry #countrylifemagazine #localnews #woodend #trentham #clunes #creswick #kyneton #glenlyon #inspirationalstories #kylebarnes #donnakelly

12.01.2022 This past week, the stars were aligned for one of my favourite times of the garden year...the time of rejuvenation and reproduction of most perennial plants. And this year the rains came at the right time and in sufficient quantity to ensure the soil was moist and friable for the job. Read more from Glen, about the house in the latest edition of The Local. Got a gardening question? Ask Glen. Email [email protected]

12.01.2022 Cork is naturally mould- and mildew-resistant. When cork is submerged in water (or wine) the suberin, a natural wax-like substance, prevents it from absorbing water or liquids thus protecting it from rot or decomposition. Cork is a natural acoustic and thermal insulator by helping absorb and dissipate sound and heat or cold. This property makes it perfect for use on floors, walls and ceilings. Perhaps not all at the same time unless you are sound proofing. Read more in the latest edition of The Local.

11.01.2022 The Local has landed on our website, enjoy...

11.01.2022 The Local is now online at our website and don't forget due to the closure of our print site, we are on the shelves now Tuesday afternoon, enjoy...

09.01.2022 The Local is now out on our website and yes, Kyle's rant was deliberate, just saying...

08.01.2022 We have been working hard on our new Podcast, Country Life, please have a listen and enjoy hearing local yarns told by locals...

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08.01.2022 The latest edition of The Local is now available at the W's, enjoy...

07.01.2022 The growing and care of bonsai requires a little skill, a lot of patience and year-round interest for success. The main thing to remember though is that a bonsai plant is not an indoor one and must be grown outside in much the same conditions as a normal-sized version would need. Read the whole article in the latest edition of The Local. Got a gardening question? Ask Glen. Email [email protected]

05.01.2022 Fancy a change of lifestyle...

04.01.2022 What a wonderful year for our gardens, with bounteous Autumn and Winter rains and a promise of more to come. It may be a little early for any planting but it's certainly right to plan ahead and prepare the beds, especially if you’re thinking of enriching the soil with organic fertiliser or compost. Read the whole article in the latest edition of The Local. Got a gardening question? Ask Glen. Email [email protected]

04.01.2022 ANGELA Flowers says, with a laugh, that when you buy in Clunes you don't just get a house, you get a community. The former AAG real estate agent, who merged with Belle Property last year, says the town is "going off" with plenty of interest from Melbourne buyers keen to escape the city and switch to an affordable tree change. "I have been in real estate for almost 12 years but since merging with Belle in September I have had one of my best Winters - despite being in a pandemi...c. "I think my point of difference, living in Clunes and being a third generation resident, really makes a difference for my clients." Ms Flowers said she had a mix of properties for sale with older vendors deciding to downsize and even people moving interstate for work. "It means I have a variety of properties available and there really is something for everyone. "We had a lot of interest from Melbourne buyers during the first wave and that has happened again, although they can only do video inspections at the moment but we are hoping that will change in the near future. "But for those who can visit, we are offering 30-minute private inspections instead of open homes. And people are happy with that, they can come and take their time and have a good look around." Ms Flowers said the appeal of Clunes was that it was just two hours from metropolitan Melbourne with an easy trip up the Western Highway and it offered a great community. "There is a real community spirit in Clunes and as a third generationer I am quite involved in a few local community organisations, so I can really sell the benefits of the area. "My youngest son is still at primary school here and my whole family enjoys being a part of the community. I joke about it but really you don't just buy a house here, you buy a part of the community. And you can be as involved as you want to be. "Only yesterday I was showing a woman through a property and she was saying she loves spinning. So I told her about the creative groups we have here. "I just get really excited at being able to help match buyers to their properties and introduce them to the community. I even get excited when a competitor sells to a family because we need more kids to keep our school going. There are just all walks of life here." Ms Flowers said she got involved in real estate in 2009 as a personal assistant to her former director. "It was part-time because I had two small children at home and then I just fell in love with the real estate business. I love meeting people, talking to them and finding out their interests. It is the best thing I have done and I don't see myself doing anything else." Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Contributed This is the third in a series of features on what's happening with real estate in the Central Highlands.

02.01.2022 Looking for a bit of lux in the bush

02.01.2022 Board? You need to head over to our website where we have just dropped a couple of fresh poddies...

01.01.2022 A great yarn about a local Daylesford Grave Digger just landed on our website. It’s a grave job but Alan never lost the plot ALAN Graham, gravedigger at Daylesford Cemetery, is tall and weather tanned, with the demeanour of a solitary man who has worked with his hands for a long time.... The 66-year-old will retire in May, having dug 3000 graves since taking on the job in April 1979. For the first 30 years, he singlehandedly excavated the gravesites with the tools of his trade. I had a shovel, spade, mattock and a pick, Mr Graham said. He recalls how the position became his.