Just hours before the attack that left her critically injured, Dr Helen Haines was smiling and turning the first soil at Mansfield’s Station Precinct.

Tom Ward is the Independent candidate for Eildon electorate in the upcoming election.

Mansfield will come alive with music, markets, art exhibitions, colourful parades, fireworks, races and plenty of family entertainment.

Helen Haines condition improves to 'serious but stable'

Major parties pledge higher travel and accommodation subsidies

Helen Haines' staff have expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of love and care