THE Rural Doctors Association of Victoria (RDAV) have welcomed the focus on the need for targeted programs to build the numbers of healthcare workers in rural Victoria.
POLICE in the Southern Grampians area celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) last Friday over a free coffee with locals from both the Hamilton and Portland communities.
ONE-hundred-and-twenty people, including locals, attended the Messier Star Party on Sunday at the Hamilton Harness Racing Club, including Eddie Pang, Mill Park.
DWELLING values in regional areas over the three months to January were rising faster than in capital cities, up 1.2 per cent and 1.0 per cent respectively, putting more stress on ordinary Australians to find an affordable home to live, whether renting or buying.
FOUR occupants of a Kia Sportage were taken to the Hamilton Base Hospital for observation on Monday night following an accident involving two cars on the corner of Bree Road and King Street, Hamilton at about 7pm.
LOCAL CFA crews were responding to a fire on Monday afternoon at Dunkeld as the result of a blown tyre when CFA crews were once again called to another suspicious fire on a day of Total Fire Ban at Gazette.
WHAT is a carer? A carer is someone who provides unpaid care to another person who is frail, aged or has dementia or someone of any age who has a disability, mental illness, chronic or life limiting illness.
PANYYABYR Landcare Group (PLG) is hosting a field day this Thursday for those who are interested in, and willing to learn about turning a farm dam into a small oasis in the middle of paddocks.
