THE relief John and Rhonda Crawford felt when the Final Grampians National Park Plan was released by Parks Victoria, stating that no dingoes would be reintroduced to the national park, has quickly evaporated.

KILLING kangaroos for commercial harvesting will be expanded this year after the State Government increased the quota by a third.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos are set to open their 2022 Hampden Football Netball League season with one of the toughest road trips in the competition, travelling to Victoria Park to take on Koroit.

A COORDINATED Pandemic Code Brown emergency has been called for all public metropolitan and some major regional hospitals.

VICTORIA Police have created an online hyperlink absence form aimed to help prevent families away on holidays from falling victim to home robberies.

THE cause of a fire south-east of Harrow that burnt approximately 150 hectares of land on Friday afternoon is currently being investigated.

THE Heywood Hotel has been revitalised in recent months, with the venue reopening ahead of the festive season in December after a period of uncertainty at the pub.

WHEN Pat Adams tested positive for COVID-19 via a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) last Monday his fiancée, Angela Lonergan and the couple’s 17-month-old daughter, Evie immediately isolated.

THE STATE Government has pledged to train up to 1,000 new vaccinators, helping first-year health students and retired nurses, to join an expanded workforce to be deployed across state-run centres and boost our vaccination efforts.

RACKEMUP Tigerpie took the spotlight on Sunday, winning big at the Hamilton Harness Racing Club’s 2022 Pacing Cup, rewarding owner, Ian Stanley with $19,950 in prize money.