WESTERN Victoria Region MP Beverley McArthur said that the State Government’s testing centres for COVID-19 are a shambles with lengthy queues going nowhere.

ELECTIVE surgeries have been halted in most public and private hospitals across Victoria from 11.59pm, Thursday January 6, in response to the increasing surge of COVID-19 positive case numbers and the pressure on the health system, likely to also impact Western District Health Service (WDHS).

WITH many residents from the south-west fleeing the comfort of their homes to go camping, Parks Victoria is sharing their tips for how to stay safe when camping.

LOCAL sports clubs, youth groups and culturally and linguistically diverse communities have been enlisted with more than 200 community organisations joining forces as part of the summer blitz to get Victorians vaccinated with their third COVID-19 dose.

kilometres of the Glenelg Highway, located between the Coleraine Golf Club and Racecourse Road, from Monday, January 10, 2022, until mid-March.

THE Hamilton and District Women’s Cricket Association (HDWCA) is continuing to be a trailblazer in the region, as the HDWCA takes to the field for a senior women’s representative game against Warrnambool this weekend.

IT has been a rough start to Grampians’ 2021-22 Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade campaign, as the Pumas languish in second last position.

MELISSA Tapper has created history, winning her first Paralympic medal in Tokyo after Australia claimed the women’s team class 9-10 silver medal on Friday morning.

AS temperatures rise this summer, locals are being urged to keep their pets safe and cool in the new year.

IT has been a far more positive Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade season for College this time around, highlighted by the Eagles’ T20 final victory against St Andrew’s last month.