STEADY rain caused the temporary closure of Mount Clay Rd yesterday after more than 30mm of rain fell between 9am on Wednesday and 9am yesterday. The Portland Airport Bureau of Meteorology weather station recorded 35mm of rain and Cape Nelson 31mm, topping up water storage levels further after 25mm had fallen from Sunday to Monday. […]

MAYA Jones counts herself as fortunate in many ways. She was lucky enough to get a gap-year job in the education sector at the beginning of this year, and recently found out that she is the recipient of a 2021 Andrew Jack Memorial Scholarship ahead of her return to study next year. “It’s really lifted […]

MORE than 11 million Australians will receive a tax cut under the Federal Budget handed down on Tuesday. Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg said the budget was designed to pull the country out of “the most severe global economic crisis since the Great Depression” by creating jobs and putting more money in the pockets of Australians. Under the […]

“NO offences have been substantiated in relation to the Kangaroo Harvesting Program in the Dunkeld area.”
This was the response Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) received from agriculture minister, Jaclyn Symes, regarding the mistreatment of kangaroos in Dunkeld.

THANKS to great work from regional Victorians living in the south-west, there are now no active COVID-19 cases in the region.

HAWKESDALE export, Melissa Julius, is eyeing off a return to the saddle at Hamilton this weekend after recovering from a nasty fall at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

FRUSTRATION continues to grow for many with the chance of junior basketball resuming in the region dwindling by the day.

HAMILTON local, Lisa Grayland is taking up the MS Walk, Run and Roll event this October to raise awareness and funds for Multiple Sclerosis Limited (MS) research.

THE Portland Motocross Club returned to the track on Saturday with Lachie Johnson one of many riders to hit the dirt. Both junior and senior riders were given the chance to ride for the first time since coronavirus restrictions forced all sports on hiatus.

AROUND 20 per cent of recycling waste collected from Port Fairy, Mortlake, Caramut and Koroit’s yellow recycling bins last week was contaminated.