IT was a hive of activity at Melville Oval’s CFA training area, with crews from as far away as Colac and Warracknabeal, with crews put through their paces on Saturday.

PARAMEDICS and lifesavers are urging Victorians to take care in and around inland waterways this summer, following an uptick in fatal and non-fatal inland drownings in Victoria.

A TOTAL of 2039 cattle were yarded at Mortlake on Monday, representing an increase of over 800 head.

YOU would think that last year’s Voice referendum which overwhelmingly rejected dividing the country by race would have forced our elites to rethink how they see Australia.

LOCAL sprintcar driver Brock Hallett came close to replicating his Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic champion drive of 2023 on Sunday night before finishing runner-up in the iconic race at Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway.

THE PORTLAND District Health (PDH) board have appointed an interim CEO for six months, as it looks to fill the top job permanently.

LAST Sunday, January 14 the Hamilton Botanical Gardens came to life with The Evergreens Jazz Band providing the music for the Friends of the Gardens annual summer music program.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago.

REGISTRATIONS for the Hamilton Lions Club’s Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) golf day are progressing well with just a week to go until deadline, but more teams would ensure a great day.

NUMBERS were reduced at Hamilton on Wednesday to 33,000 lambs yarded with the decrease being 6000 head.