PREAMBLE: Before the spotlight found her, Jacinta Guirguis was already fighting to be heard, not just as a singer, but as herself. Now, on one of the country’s biggest stages, she talks to Jack O'Shea ...

A 3000-year-old tradition of renewal and hope is coming to Sunshine this month with locals invited to join in celebrating the solar year 1405. The Nowruz Festival in Sunshine, presented by Afghans ...

Crime rose in Melton and Moorabool last year, according to latest data. The Crime Statistics Agency revealed that in the year ending 31 December, 2025, Moorabool's crime was up by more than 35 per ...

Students and teachers from Diggers Rest Primary School came together to celebrate Harmony Day on Wednesday 18 March, kicking ...

The Bacchus Marsh Tigers Baseball Club is registering its seniors team for the first time in two years, whilst also working to rejuvenate its juniors program. Both the senior and junior teams will ...

Former North Melbourne and West Coast Eagle Drew Petrie will coach the Ballarat Football League's under-23 interleague team. After spending the past nine years living and working in Perth within the ...