THE Country Fire Authority (CFA) August 2022 Volunteer Forum was held at the Hamilton Airbase on Wednesday night, with people attending both in person and online to ask questions.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos will be fighting for survival when the Hampden Football Netball League finals continue this weekend.

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FOLLOWING the redundancy of 39 Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) employees in June this year, when the Western District Health Service (WDHS) was appointed to take over Council’s aged and disability services, WDHS is now supporting over 30 new staff and 370 customers as the transition continues, with a range of jobs on offer for qualified staff.

THE program to replace or reinforce a record number of power poles in western Victoria by Powercor, as part of work to strengthen the electricity network, has reached a key milestone and is on track to hitting its annual target.

AFTER focusing on her running above other sports in 2022, the decision is already paying off with Poppy Austin, 18, finishing fourth at the Australian Cross Country National Championships in Adelaide last weekend.

THE Hawkesdale anti wind farm group “People of the Small Town of Hawkesdale” (the Applicant or ‘Association’) has sought leave to appeal the case they recently lost in the Supreme Court of Victoria, to be heard in the High Court of Australia.

RELOCATION rates of city dwellers to the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) has halved for the three months to June 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, according to an updated Regional Movers Index report.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) Family Day Care offers an approved form of education and care, provided in the family day care educator’s own home.

HAMILTON Kangaroos has come from behind in its Hampden Football Netball League Division 1 qualifying final to defeat Port Fairy, 42-37, at Victoria Park on Saturday.