16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (445+ words) Hannah McCarthy has taken out the Opal Aspirers Award at the recent Romance Writers of Australia annual conference in Darwin. The local community library services officer’s unpublished manuscript Meet Me at the River also placed second in the Emerald Award....

16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (279+ words) An annual trash and treasure fixture in Linton will be held next month. The Linton Townwide Garage Sale will be held on Sunday 18 October. Organiser Jenny Stuart said the appeal of having many participants is used to attract garage sale…...

22+ hour, 35+ min ago   (333+ words) The G21 Alliance is calling for state government funding for a rental housing pilot program aimed at increasing long-term accommodation for essential workers in Lorne. The Lorne Rental Housing Incentive Pilot Project would provide financial incentives to property owners who make…...

22+ hour, 10+ min ago   (273+ words) Mount Gambier High School’s science labs came alive on Wednesday as 20 Year 5 students from Mulga Primary School visited for a series of engaging, hands-on science activities. With support from science educators Zoe Rout, Matt Strother, and Amanda Lengyel, and the…...

22+ hour, 12+ min ago   (546+ words) There is no telling what will happen when a singer-songwriter steps onto the stage at The Citadel in Murwillumbah. In the intimate, heritage-listed venue, eight performers take turns sharing something personal: their own songs. At Singer Songwriters at The Citadel,…...

21+ hour, 48+ min ago   (413+ words) The Bellarine Peninsula Basketball Association (BPBA) fears players will leave the sport if more courts are not built on the Peninsula, with up to 52 teams already forced to take byes during the year. The association is calling for community support…...

22+ hour, 35+ min ago   (404+ words) Surf Coast residents are being asked what makes their part of the region feel like home, with their memories and experiences to form the basis of a live community performance. The Voices from Home project is collecting written and recorded…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (291+ words) Grammy-nominated musician Jack Johnson is lending his star power to a local farming initiative teaching students how to grow their own food. The unlikely partnership will see Johnson throw his support behind Farm My School, which runs a market garden…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (393+ words) More than 50 regional designers and creative businesses will come together for a new four-day design fair as part of Geelong Design Week next month. The inaugural Victorian Regional Design Fair will take over Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (279+ words) Tiny homes will take center stage at the Coffs Harbour Showground from 18–20 September, with visitors able to step inside a range of tiny homes and small-footprint housing solutions and speak directly with the people behind them. The Coffs Harbour Tiny…...