A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago

AROUND 25,000 free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) were distributed by Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) to residents from October 2022 through to the end of December 2023 as part of a state-funded initiative.

DUCK hunting season will go ahead in Victoria in 2024, but with limitations. Many hunters feared the sport was under threat, with calls for a duck hunting ban leading to an inquiry taking place last year into whether duck hunting should continue, and if so, under what conditions.

THE failure of the State Government to deliver on a key pledge to upgrade CFA heavy tankers to assist firefighting efforts has been slammed by the Opposition.

IN the wake of the bushfires in the Grampians last week, Alliance of Rural and Regional Community Health (ARRCH) has developed a model to establish a permanent trauma-informed workforce in Community Health across rural and regional Victoria.

IT is astounding how some ideas are so simple and that nobody has done them sooner.

THE Hamilton Running Club had a team of more than 50 people travel south to participate in the Port Fairy Marathon Festival last weekend.

VIEW is a leading women’s national volunteer organisation, and stands for the Voice, Interests and Education of Women, comprised of women only members from all walks of life who support the work of the children’s charity, The Smith Family.

ARE-ABLE Nigretta, previously known as the Western District Employment Association (WDEA), is reminding locals of the conditions for the SCRgroup clothing ‘drop off hubs’, as they have been consistently met with having to dispose of unrecyclable and damaged donations.

THE Hamilton and District Women’s Cricket Association representative team continued its winning ways with a win against South East Zone at Island Park last Sunday.