SATURDAY’S event at Parklands Golf Club was an 18-hole par and Ron Oakley topped the scores with +3, two clear of runner-up, Bruce Taylor.

VICTORIAN fire services have recommended homeowners prioritise cleaning their chimneys this winter following 70 residential chimney fires last year.

PORT Fairy will soon have better 4G and new 5G coverage with Telstra planning upgrades to its mobile base station, but the works will require a series of temporary outages or reduction in mobile coverage.

THE Mininera and District Football League finalists are locked in despite one round still remaining in the home and away season.

LOCAL south west men and women who served in World War I and II with distinction will be honoured with a plaque on a new War Memorial Wall at the Sam Fitzpatrick Gardens in Hamilton.

HAMILTON Kangaroos have won back-to-back Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) Open netball games for the first time this season after defeating Port Fairy by nine goals on Saturday.

THE trauma for those caught feeling fearful and socially outcast as a result of bullying in school will be highlighted with the Bullying No Way Week, running from August 12 to 16.

THE Coleraine Art & Photography Show just experienced one of its most successful events over the weekend, with local exhibitors and others from as far as Glenthompson, Koroit, Portland, Edenhope, Nhill, Penola, Dunkeld, Hamilton and Casterton showcasing a high standard.

LOCAL swimmer, Dominic Hoggard, has added another medal to his cabinet, claiming bronze at the School Sports Australia Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast.

IN the first half of 2024, one-third of Australians accessed Facebook for news, a new study has revealed.

The finding contradicts Meta’s long-standing assertion that news content is a minor part of the Facebook experience for most Australian users.