THE 90th anniversary of the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (GFA) will look different this year for local branches which have been forced to come up with creative ways to help raise money.

A SHORTAGE of international backpackers working on vineyards, coupled with private burn-offs and bushfires have had a damaging effect on local winemakers.

Volcano centre expands
PENSHURST Volcanoes Discovery Centre (VDC) is set to expand and improve its displays with a substantial injection of funding by way of a $290,000 grant from the State Government.

A PORTLAND doctor is urging locals to make sure they get the coronavirus vaccine after several eligible people refused the offer on the first day.

HEYWOOD Golf Club’s charity day for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal has been a big fundraiser for several years, but there’s an extra dose of inspiration to make the event a success this year.

PORTLAND Boxing Club members Mitch Riddell and Darryl Robinson are off to the 2021 Fight Factory Lionel Rose Cup tomorrow to make their debuts. The Lionel Rose Cup happens annually at the Whitehorse Function Centre in Burwood in Melbourne, with a huge collection of Victoria’s amateur male and female boxers coming together to fight on […]

THE Andrews Labor Government is taking another step towards making renting fairer and safer for all Victorians, with new rules set to come into effect on Monday.

VICTORIA reached a milestone on Tuesday, with the state recording no active COVID-19 cases for the first time in more than three months.

AMBULANCE Victoria is putting the call out for more volunteer first responders in the Southern Grampians’ smaller towns to help residents needing an ambulance.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos had their first hit out of 2021, taking on Sebastopol on Saturday.