A LOCAL kelpie is set to compete against 11 other working dogs in a unique trans-Tasman competition next month.

WORKS to redevelop Cox Street are set to start soon, with the Southern Grampians Shire awarding the $3.18 million tender for the project this week.

VICTORIA has been plunged into another five-day lockdown, leaving the region’s businesses frustrated as they were forced to shut again.

THE Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) has been dealt a massive blow after it only just returned for the first time in almost two months with the COVID-19 statewide lockdown causing uncertainty for the association.

PORT Fairy continues to battle an injury crisis, as two more players joined the club’s injury list during the purple and gold’s round 10 loss to the Hamilton Kangaroos.

LOCAL sport in regional areas continues to be impacted by COVID-19 as a recently announced five-day snap lockdown has caused headaches for leagues and committees all around the state.

THE Books for Babies program run through the Western District Health Service (WDHS) has been received well by mums.

THE first ever Branxholme Trans-Tasman Sheep Dog Trial was deemed a success after 112 dogs and their workers competed across the three-day event over the weekend.

BRINGING a baby into the world is always a special moment and for Zoe van Kalken-Flack and her husband, Nathan Flack, it is a moment filled with many emotions.

HAMILTON Police are calling on the community to share any information it may have about sheep thefts in the region, after almost 400 ewes and lambs were stolen from farms between Hamilton and Dunkeld over the past three months.