THE battle against the menace that is sweet pittosporum is an ongoing on, which recently received a little help. A local group, the South West Woody Weeds Action Team, has been at the forefront of the fight against the highly-invasive weed – as well as the equally-annoying Italian buckthorn and boneseed – that has taken […]

WESTERNS have jumped on the front foot with their preparations for the 2021 South West District Football Netball League season, signing their A grade netball and senior football coaches late last week. 32-year-old Marcus England will remain on as Westerns senior football coach for the 2021 season. The 2020 season was scheduled to be England’s […]

TUMULTUOUS times started in December for Portland’s largest disability provider, Kyeema Support Services, however the organisation remains relatively unscathed and continues to grow its client base. That is what Kyeema board chairperson Cathi Bawden told attendees at the not-for-profit service’s online annual meeting recently. Ms Bawden stepped into the role of chairperson after long-serving chairwoman […]

VICTORIA recorded five new COVD-19 cases and three deaths overnight, taking the state’s death toll to 787.

AFTER a 2019-20 season that didn’t go to plan for the Demons, they will be hoping to bounce back during the 2020-21 season and return to finals action.

THE Lindsey Smith trained Rivet Delight looks the horse to beat in today’s 2020 bet365 Top Tote Plus Coleraine Cup. A strong fourth at Flemington on September 12 will see the natural on-speed seven-year-old extremely hard to beat around the tight Coleraine circuit. Subscribe to read full story.

AFTER all the golf missed over the last two months it was great to see the fairways once again filled with smiling golfers. Some golfers found out how rusty they were after the round, and some played the game as it should be with great scores.

COVID-19 restrictions have seen crime drop in the Southern Grampians, according to the latest data released by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA).

THE Australian Army Cadets is searching for expressions of interest from children between the ages of 13 and 17 for a new community-based unit in Hamilton.

LOCAL hairdresser, Erika Murphy jokingly describes herself as a “frequent flyer” at the Hamilton Base Hospital’s emergency department (ED).