BUILDING blocks may seem like a trivial lesson for primary-school-aged children, but for Merino Consolidated School Principal, Genevieve Hulin, they are the perfect foundation for a whole-community approach to education.

-A ONE-SHOT thriller saw Casterton take out the Division Two Saturday Pennant Bowls Grand Final against Portland at the weekend.
-KONONGWOOTONG will play in the Casterton District Tennis Association A Grade final series tomorrow night, after a final round win over Catholic saw them steal fourth place on the ladder.
-WE WERE a little light on for players on Saturday, but nevertheless we decided while the weather was not too hot, we should make the most of the opportunity, so play we did.
-THE Cats travelled to Mundulla at the weekend, with fourth place on the Limestone Coast Women’s Football League Ladder on the line.

VIC SRC runs the Teach the Teacher program in schools across Victoria.

FAROES is a household name in the district and Casterton Newsagent and Lotto’s new faces are carrying on the home-grown services and offering the huge range of products, delivered by the Faroe family.

THE FOUR-month Autumn firewood collection season for 2022 began across Victoria yesterday, with several changes to access to State forests in Central Victoria.

PLANS are underway for the return of the Casterton Kelpie Festival and Australian Working Dog Auction on the long weekend in June.

AFTER a brief dry spell, the heavens opened with a vengeance across the South West on Sunday, with rainfall of up to 57 millimetres in just a few hours, recorded at locations around the South West and causing damage to buildings.

CASTERTON Secondary College welcomed their new cohort of year seven students recently and they were pleased to report they have settled very well into their classes.

IT HAS hosted hundreds of faces from many generations and as it prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday, the Bahgallah Memorial Hall has enjoyed a visit from senior representatives of its local clans.

MASSIVE competition for Boonaroo Angus’ beef genetics saw all previous records out the window, as the top price of $34,000 was reached twice at the stud’s annual bull sale.