IT WAS a special weekend for Peter Rodger, a Casterton resident and ex-Air Force serviceman who celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends on Saturday. During an intimate celebration on Henty Street, he and his children in attendance recounted his rich life of service, travel and his many personal interests. Mr Rodger was born […]

SACRIFICE and service for war-time Australia and a proud, resilient little community will be the themes of the day, when Bahgallah commemorates its servicemen and women and marks its hall centenary, on Remembrance Day.

TEA, birds and floral designs made a winner of a picture at the Wellspring Art Award and Exhibition in Sandford on Sunday.

School news from Casterton Primary School, Sacred Heart School and Merino Consolidated School.

THE call is out from the men’s cookery convenor – come on guys and have a go, this Casterton P&A Show, next Saturday, 12 November.

A MAJOR tourist drawcard will receive a $250,000 kick-off in a National Party commitment, if the Coalition successfully secures government in next month’s State election.

A SECOND bid is on the table for Casterton Sandford Football Netball Club to change leagues in 2023, after the Cats’ initial application to move to the Mid South East Football League in 2023, was rejected by the SANFL.

AFTER more than 20 years in the capable hands of three locals, Casterton Agricultural Machinery has been handed down to its third generation of local ownership – a fifth-generation Casterton resident.

LOCAL farmers may spot helicopters regularly low-flying overhead before the year is out, as game duck populations are surveyed ahead of the 2023 hunting season.

ANYONE with a keen eye may have noticed the Kelpie in front of the Casterton Town Hall had a rocking new buddy last week – part of a larger movement promoting social connection, craftiness and getting outdoors.