THIS weekend is set to be a big one for Macarthur’s Lachlan Hill, as he contests the Classic Bike Festival Ireland, at Bishopscourt Racing Circuit in Downpatrick.

Last Saturday was a night to remember with the Western District Health Service Hospital Social Club Ball held at the Hamilton Showgrounds. Photography: Lara Fitzpatrick.

Local secondary schools recently came together to participate in the Glenelg District school footy carnival, with the boys competition held in Hamilton last Wednesday and the girls competition held in Casterton on Monday. Photography: Kristy McDonald and Glenn Guy.

OVER recent months, the RACV asked Victorians to participate in a road safety survey to identify the top 20 worst roads and worst conditions and yesterday published the results.

FUTURE agricultural workers will benefit from a $2 million investment by the Victorian Government to support projects that embed Aboriginal traditional knowledge and practices into accredited agriculture TAFE training.

BIG questions about the health, wellbeing and safety of farmers, farming families and the agricultural workforce will be explored in Canberra next month.

BLACKSMITHING is an ancient art that began around 1500 BC. It began with the Hittites when they used it to forge basic tools and weapons.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago

FURTHER to a story on the front page of The Spectator’s last edition, regarding the 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan (VTP) released this week, the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has raised serious concerns.

IT’S usually referred to as ‘the PVI’ but its proper title nowadays is “Hamilton Smartfarm” and there is a lot going on there.