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This Thursday, 22nd October from 10am til 12 noon in Clunes we'll be holding the first of a series of monthly Wellbeing Days designed to...

Thanks to Ambulance Victoria, Clunes will have a new lifesaver (defibrillator) in town. In fact, we'll soon have two. One located at...

COVID-19 has meant that governments around the globe have prioritised health over economic growth for the first time in our lifetimes....

It's been about two weeks since face masks took their place in Regional Victoria's fight against COVID-19. We've had time to adjust to...

Round two of the Stage Three restrictions has impacted on us all differently and many people in our community are asking if there are...

It's a harsh reality, but at some point everyone of us is going to need some help as a result of this pandemic. Experts suggest that...

COVID-19 may have halted many of our favourite events and activities for 2020, but the creativity that inspires them is hard to mask (too...

Adjusting to life with face masks is a challenge we all have to embrace. Whether it's chafing ears, a smothered feeling, uncomfortable...

Sanitising or washing hands has become second nature.  Social distancing, for the most part, is something we are better at and can remind...

The sun is shining (even if the wind chill factor is off the charts). The birds are singing, the kids are happily occupied and I’ve just...

For the last two months every action we've taken has been focused on keeping safe. But focusing on safety comes with a darker flipside -...

Tomorrow Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students will be returning to school. On 9th June, the remaining levels will join them. Being back at...

Winter is here - or at least the final days of autumn are doing a damn fine impression of it. It’s the time of cosy fires and layers of...

COVID-19 has seen many of us very aware of our vulnerability - irrespective of age. But there has been a big emphasis on those older...

As Victoria slowly eases some of the safety restrictions in place to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, working from home is still...

Closed to the public doesn’t mean closed. At Clunes Neighbourhood House we’ve discovered that restrictions don’t mean inactivity. They...

Kids get behind in their work even when they aren’t learning at home. But right now, being behind can seem almost insurmountable. It...

Week 4 or is that 5? Hard to know. Each day is starting to blur. The adrenaline that was coursing through my veins just a few weeks,...

It’s inevitable that Grumpy Day is going to strike at some point. What is Grumpy Day I hear you ask? Not as fun as Christmas, let me tell...

Only up to Day 8 of kids learning from home, but for some of us, it feels like Day 143! We are uncovering new-found respect for our...