THE Portland Motocross Club has one of its biggest events yet taking place across the weekend with the Senior Victorian State Titles hitting the track at Heywood.

TODAY 13-year-old Ajay Sonti will deliver a five-minute speech at the Melbourne Legacy’s 92nd Annual Anzac Commemoration for Students, taking place at the Shrine of Remembrance.

YOUTH Fest are calling all skate, scoot, and BMX enthusiasts to get ready and show off their skills at the Youth Skate Fest, an event coming to the Coleraine and Hamilton Skate Parks.

FOLLOWING a burst of late summer heat, the season has turned decidedly autumnal.

FOLLOWING reports of asbestos -contaminated mulch at metropolitan playgrounds, Moyne Shire has taken proactive steps to ensure the mulch it uses is safe.

THE Roos had a late blow, losing Emma and Kellie Sommerville to work duties, leaving the Roos a little light on for experience in their Open clash against Camperdown, losing 63-43.

DAVID “Kochie” Koch visited the Southern Grampians Shire Council during last week to share his financial knowledge to help residents prepare for the future with a focus on areas prone to natural disaster, including Coleraine, Dunkeld and Balmoral.

GREY-headed Flying foxes or ‘fruit bats’ (as they’re sometimes known) have recently made their temporary home at the Hamilton Botanical Gardens.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos got the better of Camperdown to notch up their first win of the Hampden Football Netball League season at Hawkesdale Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

Southern Grampians Shire residents can prepare for burning off this weekend after the CFA yesterday revised the date of fire restrictions ending to next Monday, April 22.