MATILDA Mason and Zoe Addinsall continued their tetrathlon success, both winning their age groups at Maffra on Australia Day. Working towards the state show jumping and dressage competition later this month, Addinsall and Mason are travelling across the state for weekly competitions and success is following. Addinsall competed in her usual tetrathlon (running, swimming, shooting […]
JUST decades ago speaking the local Indigenous language - Dhauwurd Wurrung - was discouraged, and some people would avoid doing cultural tasks that were thousands of years old. However things are turning around, with educators across the region’s state schools coming on board with a new Dhauwurd Wurrung language and culture curriculum. Gunditjmara elder and […]
FED-UP Narrawong residents have called on the ANZ Bank to make more of an effort to sell the old Narrawong store, saying it is the missing link in the settlement that is otherwise thriving. The Princes Hwy store, which closed for business in January 2017 and was later repossessed by the bank, has sat vacant […]
PORTLAND’S Elli Aitken has been selected for another season with the Greater Western Victoria Rebels ahead of the launch of the 2021 NAB League season this weekend. 17-year-old Aitken has experienced a rough introduction to the world of representative football after missing all of the 2019 season due to a shoulder injury and the majority […]
IT has been 10 years in the making but Heywood and District Community Bank has rewarded its loyal shareholders with the first dividend in its history. And the current year is shaping up to be just as good or better, as the local community’s support for the enterprise has surprised even board members and bank […]
ANNIE Pender and her family had the most fun they have enjoyed in a long time, and many supporters came out to do it with them at Annie’s Colour Run on Friday evening. The fundraiser was held to raise money to support the Pender-Morrissey family while Annie, 3, receives treatment for leukaemia in Melbourne. Annie’s […]
IT’S been a Portland Junior South West Classic to remember for the Portland Coasters’ girls teams, with all four local teams winning their respective divisional grand finals after three days of play. Portland’s most senior group, the under-18 girls, raced through the regular rounds of play unrivalled, defeating Warrnambool Mermaids, Casterton and Horsham in succession. […]
AROUND 130 people from the Southern Grampians Shire are diagnosed with cancer each year, with 52 locals losing their lives to the disease according to new data from the Victorian Cancer Registry Data. Today marks World Cancer Day, a global initiative that raises worldwide awareness and improves education around cancer preventatives. This year’s theme, ‘I […]