Norm works in Castlemaine's Visitor Info centre, and has a good idea of what's happening in his town.

It's an issue young people continue worry out and it won't just go away.

You probably wouldn't recognise them walking - or rolling - down the street but these young athletes might represent Australia in a few years time.

Meet Caleb Logan. He's eleven years old, enjoys sport and one day would like to represent Australia.

Local artist Suzie O'Shea makes frocks out of clay. That's right, clay.

The pest Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN), has been discovered at Thorpdale in Gippsland. It's discovery, just over six weeks ago has lead to a trade standstill for the region. Farmers are eagerly awaiting to hear if they'll be able to sell their crops this summer. The region, 140k's south east of Melbourne, produces on average 70,000 tonnes of spuds each year, with ninety per cent of the harvest going interstate. But while the region remains in quarintine, no potato can cross the border, leaving farmers and their families in the unknown...

The aptly named Goldfields region attracted miners from around the world in the 1850s.

Five years ago, says Bob Harwood, he and wife Cath were having 'a lovely life' - then it all changed.

Five years ago, Cath Harwood got the news that most people would dread hearing: she had a form of cancer called multiple myeloma, and probably had two years to live.

Bendigo's Hilltop Cafe offers quality food and a good coffee but this cafe also serves as a training ground for the long term unemployed.