EMERGENCY services rushed to Melville Oval on Thursday afternoon after reports a child was stuck in the baby swing.

WITH last week’s announcement that regional Victoria will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, one local athlete is circling the dates on the calendar.

THE Hamilton community helped raise $42,985 for the Good Friday Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal this year, smashing last year’s total of $28,115 by over 50 per cent.

THE Grampians Winemakers Association has been urging farmers and landowners in the region not to burn off just yet and check with vineyard neighbours to see where they are at with harvest.

IF you know someone who has made an exceptional and sustained contribution to the Australian wool industry, now is the time to nominate them for the 2022 Australian Wool Industry Medal.

CONCERNING statistics from Kidsafe Victoria has found nine out of ten Victorian kids are not safe in cars, prompting a call for parents and carers to make sure their child car restraints are correctly installed.

WITH the recent conditions, producers need to be alert to Barber’s Pole worm, a significant parasite of sheep.

FREEDOM of Information (FOI) documents recently released have exposed the intention by the State Government to end Victoria’s native timber industry, according to the opposition.

THERE was cause for celebration at the Port Fairy bluestone company, Bamstone, after they were awarded both the Silver Gilt Show Garden and Best Construction awards at the 2022 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

THE picturesque gardens of the Narrapumelap Homestead will be open for guided tours this Easter Sunday and Monday, providing visitors from far and wide with the opportunity to explore the historic property.