ARMY personnel with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have been deployed to assist with a COVID-19 outbreak at Eventide Lutheran Homes on Ballarat Road, now in lock down, with 12 residents and 13 staff testing positive.

PENSHURST Primary School was a buzz on Monday afternoon, as excited students took part in a special health eating workshop.

WITH football in the south-west encountering forfeits semi-regularly this season, COVID continues to have an impact both directly on games, along with contributing to a depreciation in participation which started pre-pandemic.

A CRITICAL new tool will help Australian grain growers understand what pesticides to select to preserve ‘beneficial’ insects that play a critical role in pest management in the paddock.

ST Andrew’s Cricket Club has a new man at the helm to guide the A grade team through the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) 2022-23 season.

RESIDENTS in Moyne Shire are being encouraged to check with Council before undertaking clearing of any native vegetation.

RENOWNED journalist and television presenter, Pip Courtney, will officially open Sheepvention Rural Expo on Sunday, July 31 at 12.15pm.

IT was a dominant performance from St Mary’s, thumping the winless Tigers in their Hamilton Basketball Association Men’s Division 1 clash by 37 points on Wednesday night.

IN a collaboration to give back to the community, Adrian Dickens of Circa AD Jewels teamed up with The Hamilton Hamper’s Bridget Pern to host a local fundraiser on Wednesday afternoon for the Hamilton Base Hospital’s MRI for U&I Appeal.

JUST 180 kilometres of rebuilding and repair works have been undertaken this season across Geelong and south-west Victoria under the Victorian Government’s annual regional road maintenance program.