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In the latest example of ‘shrinkflation’, the popular chocolate bar has lost a chunk of weight in a move from overseas production back to Ballarat

Eliza Whitburn-Weber helps businesses turn waste into valuable resources. As landfill overflows, experts say initiatives like this are the future.

Last season McCain Foods paid growers an average of 33 cents per kilo of potatoes delivered to the local processing plant, a figure that farmers say was well below the rising cost of production.

MAZ DeVita is undoubtedly one of the most captivating frontwomen on the Australian rock scene and audiences will have the chance to catch her live when Waax launch their massive album tour in October. On August 12 the Brisbane punk four-piece will release their second album At Least I'm Free,…

From sleeping rough in the bush to a home in Creswick, Jeremey Gunning is sharing his deeply personal story to break stigmas. But he admits he is worried about how people will judge him.

The Ballarat Highlanders regularly travel to Melbourne to play but say the metropolitan clubs are forfeiting games rather than returning the favour.

When Natacha Adanlessossi arrived in Australia as a refugee, there were no salons in her community that specialised in African women's hair. Eight years later, she has won a Carla Zampatti scholarship for young women to improve her business.

A Ballarat high school says students are embracing its mask-wearing rule, but another principal has described the Victorian government's choice not to mandate facial coverings as "a relief".

Almost 400 specialist healthcare staff will be deployed to 12 major Victorian hospitals, but only two are located in regional Victoria.