CAVENDISH Primary School will have a new look enclosed and powered stadium thanks to a grant of $446,665 through the Minor Capital Works Fund.

GROWING up is part of life, but for some children the experience fails to reach its potential in many ways.

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD has cemented its spot in the Mininera and District Football League top five with a strong nine-point win against Ararat Eagles at Dunkeld on Saturday.

THE Dartmoor Giants are the rulers of the South West District Football Netball League (SWDFNL), at least for now.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos claimed their second win of the Hampden Football Netball League season on Saturday, defeating Cobden by 39 points at Cobden Recreation Reserve.

IT IS a national industry worth an estimated $17.3 billion, annually and in the south-west alone, employs almost one third of the population. In dollar terms, it is worth more to the Australian economy than mining.And not one person gets paid for the hours they put in.It sounds like a yarn worthy of a controversial […]

DIGBY is also the original home turf for another local volunteer, honoured this year by Australia Red Cross. Liela Dohle (pictured above centre) received her 80-year bar from the organisation earlier this month – the first time the award has ever been presented in Victoria.Mrs Dohle first joined Red Cross in 1941, presiding as Unit […]

THEY have seen some of the most horrific disasters in our district’s history, risked their lives on many occasions and between them, given more than 110 years’ service to their community. And they reckon they’ve still got a few years left to give. In the lead up to national volunteer week, the CFA honoured a […]

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire councillors have knocked back a request from the Hamilton Regional Business Association (HRBA) to remove the fee for dropping off recycling at transfer stations, instead committing to investigate other ways to reduce the cost of recycling.

COLERAINE’S senior football team will receive a huge boost today with the one-off inclusion of former Richmond and Hawthorn big-man, Tyrone Vickery.