AS the sun rose over Mount Sturgeon on Saturday morning, people from near and far gathered at Dunkeld Consolidated School to watch the Skywhales launch into the morning sky.
IT was bigger than a grand final, with a massive crowd descending on Branxholme Recreation Reserve for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to watch Eddie Betts in the South West District Football Netball League (SWDFNL).
FOR the first time in almost 80 years in Wannon, the two-party preferred (TPP) vote count has not been between the Liberal and Labor parties, but instead, strong polling by independent Alex Dyson has triggered a count of all candidates’ second preferences.
THE community gathered in the Greater Hamilton Library forecourt on Tuesday afternoon to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) in an event organised by the Southern Grampians Shire Council.
IT was a full day of home games for the Hamilton Raiders on Sunday with the seniors, senior reserves and Under-14s all playing at Pedrina Park in windy conditions.
WHEN Ella Rose Churchill started taking dance lessons in her hometown of Portland at the age of three, her parents never expected that 13 years later she would be heading overseas to study at one of the most prestigious ballet schools in the world.
The South West District Football Netball League season continues with three games today followed by the big clash between the Saints and Bloods on Sunday.
VICTORIAN farmers may face less service delivery after the Agriculture minister refused to guarantee the Victorian Government would not make more job cuts at Agriculture Victoria.
MONIVAE Dolphins and St Mary’s played a thrilling draw in round four of the Hamilton Basketball Association Women’s Division 1-2 Autumn season on Tuesday.
