MOYNE Shire Council will again partner with community groups and private landowners to offset carbon emissions from its fleet.

PENSHURST capped off its Mininera and District Football League (MDFL) Under 16.5 season with a thrilling seven-point win over Glenthompson-Dunkeld in Saturday’s grand final at Mininera Recreation Reserve.

LOCAL students from the Young Leaders Program, an initiative of the Glenelg and Southern Grampians Local Learning and Employment Network (GSG LLEN), enjoyed the benefits of an on-site experience, spending the day in the field with Australian Bluegum Plantations (ABP).

THE closure of the brick toilet block on the highway at Glenthompson is proving problematic for passomg motorists, with many either unaware of the nearby facilities next to the swimming pool or disappointed to continue driving on (if travelling west) in hope to Dunkeld, only to find the toilets at the visitors hub closed as well.

IT’S drawing a long bow to equate a heating planet with golf, but there are similarities.

THE September meeting of the Hamilton Field Naturalist Club (HFNC) will feature Bruce McInnes who will describe his life-time interests, experiences and work in breeding native fish.

DARTMOOR has claimed its first ever South West District Netball League A grade premiership after a six-goal win against Tyrendarra in the grand final on Saturday, 39-33, at Hanlon Park, Portland.

A BILL seeking amendments to the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act, the enabling legislation for the Housing Australia Future Fund, has been tabled in Federal Parliament to address regional housing shortages.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) has increased its Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) kerbside collection to once-a-week during Spring.

AT the end of a long and arduous 2023 campaign, Coleraine stands at the pinnacle of the South West District Football League having claimed the premiership off the back of a 9.7 (61) to 4.9 (33) victory over Cavendish at Portland’s Hanlon Park on Saturday.