AROUND 130 people from the Southern Grampians Shire are diagnosed with cancer each year, with 52 locals losing their lives to the disease according to new data from the Victorian Cancer Registry Data. Today marks World Cancer Day, a global initiative that raises worldwide awareness and improves education around cancer preventatives.  This year’s theme, ‘I […]

A GENEROUS gift of land in Dunkeld to be used for new campus of an unique school concept remains in limbo despite calls for the State Government to greenlight the project.

ROWERS converged on Lake Wendouree last weekend for the 2021 Wendouree Ballarat Regatta.

A CONCERNED Glenthompson farmer contacted The Spectator about local road damage recently and claimed the shire wasn’t acting quickly enough to fix the problem. Ross Stewart said he contacted the Southern Grampians Shire in November about the condition of Back Bushy Creek Road, yet little had been done. “We thought the road was quite dangerous,” […]

HAMILTON’S WSKF (World Shotokan Karate-do Federation) Karate has started the new year with great success, making the move to a bigger location which better suits its classes.

AS alluded to last week, golf is unpredictable; so too the seasonal weather apparently.

ST Andrew’s has kept its narrow Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade finals hopes alive with a 34-run win against Casterton District at Melville Oval on Saturday.

MONIVAE College has welcomed new faces to the staffroom this year, with seven people newly-appointed.

THE 2021 quota allocation for Victoria’s Kangaroo Harvesting Program has risen by nearly 40,000 due to an increase in kangaroo population.

TRADING the boxing ring for a family, Hamilton’s Katie Riddle had her life flipped upside-down after the birth of her first child, Harper Rae Riddle.