THE role of women in the agriculture sector is continually evolving but the stigma remains and Kirsten Diprose is on a mission to start the conversation.

GRAMPIANS Cricket Club will be without its most recent premiership captain with Lachie Field signing on to play at Geelong this season.

JOSH Rentsch and Vincent Huf don’t have much in common, except football.

THE Hamilton Speedway Drivers’ Club will host two Victorian titles during its upcoming 2021-22 racing season at Western Speedway.

THE newly appointed Western District Health Service (WDHS) community development officer, Sheridan Krause, has made it her mission to educate primary school children in the south-west about healthy eating and nutrition.

THIS weekend will see the first ever Branxholme Trans-Tasman Sheepdog Trials take place, with 110 dogs entered across the three days.

THE Moyne Shire has launched its new online gallery, encouraging people to enjoy exhibitions from the region’s best young artists from the comfort of their home.

THE Byaduk and Community Spring Show will go ahead later this year in some format, after an extraordinary meeting was held by the show’s committee last Thursday night.

A SOUTH-WEST project to help ensure the region’s young people remain connected to their education has received a significant financial boost this week.

SOUTH West Coast MP, Roma Britnell believes common sense has prevailed, with the State Government and EPA backing down from controversial changes to how farmers could use animal manure on their farms.