HEYWOOD Rural Health (HRH) held its Annual General Meeting last Friday, with the board of directors presenting a strong position in terms of finance and services, with plenty on the cards for the coming year. Board chair Karyn Cook and CEO Leigh Parker gave their reports on the 2021/2022 financial year to around 50 residents, […]

IT’S that time of year again when you can pick up a copy of a pre-loved best seller at the annual Hamilton Anglican Book Fair.

FOR the children of former Branxholme woman, the late Eunice Wright, last Wednesday was an extremely emotional yet incredibly important day that saw them gather on Lake Condah Mission to continue their mother’s fight for justice.

GREATER Western Victoria Rebels have announced their under-18 girls’ squad for the 2023 season, with Portland footballer Jenna-May Bristow earning selection after performing strongly at tryouts.

A MAJOR milestone was achieved at Western District Health Service (WDHS) last week when the much anticipated MRI magnet was switched on at Hamilton Base Hospital.

THE battle over Yumbah Aquaculture’s proposed Dutton Way abalone farm has begun, with the fate of the controversial venture resting on what happens in Portland over the next week. Planning Panels Victoria’s Standing Advisory Committee has been meeting in the Drill Hall to consider the revised proposal for a 500-tonne farm, down from the 1000-tonne […]

LAST year was one out of the box for the Cavendish community.

LAST Sunday 13-year-old Balmoral local, Justin Mutch, swam for two hours at the Balmoral Swimming Pool to raise much needed funds for the Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre (BBNC).

THE Portland and District Cricket Association’s 2022-23 season is drawing near to its close, with the 15th and final A grade round of the season to take place across the next two weekends.

A HAMILTON man in his 80s was rescued from a fishing boat in Portland on Thursday afternoon as part of a multi-agency rescue.