MORE than two and a half years after it received funding under the State Government’s Pick My Project initiative, the Cavendish community has celebrated the completion of the Cavendish Recreation Reserve and campground amenities upgrade.

THE regional Victorian housing market is on the verge of a crisis with prices rising steadily, a significant increase in buyers and rental applications, and less properties on the market.

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD made it two wins on the trot after defeating SMW Rovers by 24 points at Dunkeld on Saturday.

THE South West District Football Netball League saw some extremely one-sided results on Saturday and perhaps the biggest talking point will be Coleraine.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos slumped to their third loss of the season on Saturday, losing to Terang-Mortlake by 32 points at Melville Oval.

GREATER Hamilton has traditionally been known as sheep country and alternatives for land use in the area are few and far between, but local farmer and Grange Garlic managing director, Wayne Schild, has forged a path with his family business to succeed with a crop that has little local history of being grown in commercial quantities.

TOURISM in the Grampians has bounced back after the COVID-19 pandemic with the region currently experiencing some of the “highest levels of visitation on record”.

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) is set to begin vaccinating people over 50 in the coming days.

THE Hamilton Raiders haven’t played a competitive game of soccer since September 9, 2019, but that is all about to change.

THE Hamilton and Alexandra College (THAC) football academy is growing, despite the COVID-19 affected 2020.