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Victorians have a new reason to hit the road with the final touches being made to a spectacular series of  largescale murals in the rural town of Wedderburn.   Minister for the Creative Industries Danny Pearson visited Wedderburn yesterday  to have a preview of the Bird Eye  View project and meet with...

Environmental groups have called out Hepburn Shire over a lack of transparency around 100 kilometres of proposed mountain bike trails in Creswick Regional Park. Ballarat Field Naturalists Club president Bill Elder says the planning application states the project is for informal purposes. However he says the intention of the trails is to...

Despite police throwing all their resources at a hunt for a missing Daylesford man... his whereabouts remain unknown. Esteban has been missing for more than a week now after last being seen at his Daylesford holiday house on April 11. Police have now scaled back their operation.   IMAGE: Victoria Police

There's good news in store for the Bendigo Kart Club this morning. The member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards will be on site just before 12 today for a funding announcement. The amount of cash to be handed out is unclear at this stage.   IMAGE: Maree Edwards

Residents of the Hepburn Shire are being invited to have their say on council's draft budget. The $40 million plan allocates resources for more than 100 services from home care to road construction. Almost $12 million will go towards capital works. Submissions are open until May 20.       IMAGE: HSC

More Victorian SES volunteers are on their way to WA to assist with the clean up following cyclone Seroja. Twenty-two personnel will make the trip from units including Gisborne, Marong, Echuca, Bendigo and Ballarat. More than 100 buildings were damaged by the storm with around 50 homes destroyed.     IMAGE: GCV