SPEEDING was again the number one issue on the region’s roads as tourists flocked to the south-west to celebrate Easter.

RUBBISH dumped in Mount Napier State Park recently has outraged locals.

MACARTHUR war veteran and Cockatoo Rise Retreat owner, Greg Carter, recently travelled to Sydney for the launch of a new book, Reflections on Vietnam, which features accounts of his personal experiences and stories from Vietnam, along with chapters about 11 other veterans.

A BRILLIANT day of harness racing action was held on Easter Monday at the Hamilton track.

EIGHT local basketballers are set to take their game to a new level after being selected in the Under-14 Regional Academy program.

HEYWOOD and district has once again done itself proud during the Good Friday Appeal, overcoming the coronavirus obstacles to raise more than $14,000 for the cause. Despite the charity golf day at Heywood Golf Club being unable to hold the usually popular auction, it still managed to raise $5805, while the Heywood fire brigade’s tin […]

RUNNING out of wind and diesel wasn’t enough to ruin Good Friday for six yachtsmen after they were rescued by Portland’s volunteer Coast Guard. Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Portland Flotilla spokesperson Shirley Stanford said the six men were sailing to Adelaide after the 13m Beneteau vessel had been purchased in Sydney, however they got into […]

A PICTURESQUE Narrawong garden will be open to the public this weekend, INTRO Alison and David Aplin’s Timandra, at 82 Windham St (the Princes Hwy and opposite the Narrawong fire station), will be part of the Open Gardens Victoria initiative from 10am to 4.30pm on both Saturday and Sunday. The event is not only an […]

THE South West District Football Netball League’s (SWDFNL) executive is confident that the reserves football season will go ahead without interruption following a meeting last Tuesday night.

CAMPDRAFT season continues with the Hawkesdale event proving successful at the weekend.