Getting funding for information online
Sometimes it seems that you can find anything online - and sometimes it seems that, if you're not available online, you're missing out.
View ArticleSpirit of the Bush concert rocks the Wimmera
The 'spirit of the bush' was certainly evident at the concert of the same name, held just outside of Horsham at Longerenong on Saturday 17 March, 2007.
View ArticleHorsham Tidy Towns awards
Horsham has a proud Tidy Towns tradition, being the very first Victorian town to be named Australia's Tidiest Town - that happened in 2001.
View ArticleVanilla slice trailer tour in Horsham
When then-Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett said he'd found a possible end to his quest for the best vanilla slice in Australia at Ouyen, the town became the natural home of the Great Australian Vanilla...
View ArticleSmall Towns Summit: why would you want to live there?
Birchip in the Buloke Shire recently hosted the Small Towns Summit, on the theme of 'the spirit of enterprise'.
View ArticleSmall Towns Summit: the value of laugh breaks
A 'small towns summit' looking at enterprise and innovation in small towns is using some interesting tactics to keep delegates interested.
View ArticleSmall Towns Summit: why some towns flourish and others don't
If you've ever driven through a series of small country towns, you've probably observed the pattern; one town will be thriving, the next town so-so, and another town will look almost deserted. Yet...
View ArticleSmall Towns Summit: Spirit of Community
If you ask most people what the biggest advantage of living in a small town is, most people would probably answer 'community spirit'. Small towns are supposed to be loaded with it, after all;...
View ArticleDay of disability action
25 September 2007 has been declared a 'day of action' by disability groups across Australia.
View ArticleThe battle for Camperdown's Avenue of Elms
The Friends of Camperdown Elms have successfully put a hold on a local Council decision to replace the entire avenue of elms which runs along the main street of the town...
View ArticleA pioneering broadcast
It's Pioneers Week in Swan Hill, and to celebrate Dave Lennon has broadcast his program live from the Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement on the banks of the Murray.
View ArticleThe Rex Theatre turns 70
The ABC Local Radio team has celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Rex Theatre in Charlton with a live broadcast of Mornings with Dave Lennon.
View ArticleThe fresh food myth
What taken as a given for dinner plates in most parts of Australia, a good cut of meat, fresh veg and healthy fruit, is a tall order in remote parts of Australia. And it is an order that managers of...
View ArticleRegional Charities
I think we are all aware that not many businesses are turning a profit right now during this global economic downturn.
View ArticleOverlapped and Overserviced
In the far north west of NSW a local shire is struggling because the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
View Article$1pw rent scheme goes retail
A development group in the Victorian Mallee is hoping to lure a new business by offering a shop for lease for $1 a week.
View ArticleCFA probes website crash
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is investigating what caused its website to crash yesterday during extreme fire danger in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee.
View ArticleVFF defends membership fee rise
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says a membership fee rise is necessary to make the organisation financially sustainable.
View ArticleRSPCA braces for unwanted pet influx
The RSPCA expects almost 3,000 animals to be surrendered at its western Victorian shelters during the Christmas period.
View ArticleGoodstart takes over ABC centres
A not-for-profit group has taken over the operation of more than 50 ABC Learning centres in regional Victoria.
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