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Planted in 2016, today the maze is thriving.

Nine reasons families are flocking to Ned Kelly’s old stomping ground

From hidden gnomes to a paw print walk, there are plenty of fun family things to do in and around Mansfield, Victoria.

  • Sue Wallace

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Trevally ceviche is served with pistachio pico verde.
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A fiery gem hidden in the hills.

Beetroot parcels at Delatite.
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Bucolic scenes for large group outings.

The Macedon Ranges council area recorded the largest jump in rents in regional Victoria.

‘A more relaxed lifestyle’: Regional Victorian towns where rents jumped most

Lower cost of living, lifestyle and strong regional economies were driving demand for homes in regional Victoria.

  • Shona Hendley
13-year-old Pheobe has been playing Aussie Rules since she was six.

‘There’s nowhere for them to go’: When girls are booted out of football

At 13, Phoebe Guppy is at a crossroads. Travel over an hour for footy training, or give up the game she loves. Daisy Pearce has been at the crossroads before her, and many more will follow.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Paynesville has the highest proportion of cash buyers in the state.

Why half the homes in this sleepy seaside Victorian town are bought with cash

Asset-rich buyers who don’t need a mortgage are arriving in droves, while others struggle against high interest rates and the cost of living.

  • Jim Malo
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The go-to dish: falling-apart lamb barbacoa served with warm flour tortillas.
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To try some of Victoria’s best Mexican food (and margaritas), head for the hills

Forget nachos, sombreros and fishbowl margs. Honcho is delivering good-value modern Mexican dishes cooked over fire.

  • Besha Rodell
The ‘Living Free’ event which promoted sovereign citizen ideology held at Wappan Station on March 25.

Victorian councils targeted by conspiracy theorists’ campaign of disruption and influence

A campaign of disruption and influence has targeted more than a dozen councils and prompted condemnation from the state government.

  • Rachael Dexter and Benjamin Preiss
A street level view of the damaged building in Chapel Street.

‘It was just a feeling of panic’: The long terrifying moments an earthquake shook Victoria

Deep in the High Country, 12 gold miners were hundreds of metres below ground when a 5.9-magnitude quake shook the earth around them. At first there was confusion and then a feeling of dread.

  • Rob Harris
Mansfield Zoo owner Bronwen Wilson with her kangaroos on Wednesday.

Jumpy roos the first sign of trouble as quake hit Mansfield

Mayor Mark Holcombe says the town, close to the epicentre of Wednesday’s earthquake, “dodged a bullet”, with no reports of injuries or structural damage.

  • Rachel Eddie

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