GET ready to see Heathmere Speedway transform into one of the biggest youth-focused music festivals that the shire has ever seen. Southern 500 Speedway, Heathmere, and FReeZA are hosting a festival this December with live music, food, body art, games and their headliner, indie rock band Teenage Joans. Turn Up The Track is a youth-focused […]

AS the sun continues to brighten the region, Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) was excited to recently announce that pools across the Shire will open to the public on Sunday, December 1.

THE Australian and Victorian Governments will be jointly funding the strengthening of the Grange Burn bridge on the Henty Highway, near Hamilton, to improve network efficiency and safety for all road users.

VICTORIANS have saved a billion drink containers from landfill in the first 12 months of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic).

THE Port Fairy Repair Café will open its last event for the year this Saturday, November 16 from 10am-12pm for members of the community who would like some cherished items fixed.

HIRL Mud Gallery in Gray Street has recently been the deserved recipient of a small Southern Grampians Shire community grant which has enabled the installation of 12 spotlights to enhance the array of local artists’ works.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) chief executive, Tony Doyle has extended his warm welcome to the newly-elected SGSC councillors, following the 2024 Local Government Elections.

HAMILTON police have called for drivers to prioritise safety after multiple road collisions – including a fatality in Port Fairy – and drink driving incidents over the past few days.

RECENTLY, another biodiversity boost for Hamilton was achieved when further shrubs and small trees were planted on the Hamilton Coleraine Rail Reserve leading down to the Grange Burn waterway.

PORTLAND North Primary School is hosting its 20th annual Mini-Fete on Thursday combined with its fundraising Colour Run. Every year the school holds the fete to subsidise their Grade five and six camp. Senior students have the responsibility of preparing fun activities and hosting the Mini-Fete, which is something they look forward to from prep. […]