AN UNWAVERING commitment to the community was recognised at Australia Day events, with local volunteer and ‘valued citizen’ John (Jack) Matthews awarded the Shire’s top honour.

AFTER a bit of a sleepy start to the season, Casterton Sandford came out all guns blazing at the weekend.

CAMPFIRES, barbecues, illegal burn-offs and on-farm fire risk all continue to raise alarms for police, parks and fire services.

IT’S time again for local community groups to make their projects a reality under the next round of the Glenelg Shire’s community grants program.

THE Muntham stretch of the Glenelg Highway is finally getting a long-awaited redevelopment, after years of campaigning and criticism over the management of one of the region’s most problematic roads.

GREEN thumbs, black thumbs, outdoor enthusiasts and just anyone who likes a good get-together, are officially invited to the ‘unofficial’ opening of the Casterton Community Garden, this Sunday.

A BATTLE of the reigning premiers saw Casterton Sandford take first blood over Kybybolite in round one of the 2023 Limestone Coast Women’s Football League season.

SEARING temperatures and a mouthful of dust did not deter the region’s up-and-coming campdrafters from heading to the Wannon to learn from some of the country’s best, as the Southern Campdraft Association brought its annual youth clinic to the district, for the first time.

ONE of Casterton’s best-known locals will be on-site for the town’s Australia Day celebrations at Island Park.

HEIFERS were the stars of the week at Casterton’s annual weaners sales, as interstate buyers locked horns to take a stronghold at the local market.