THE Dunkeld Country Fire Authority (CFA) are hosting an open day this Sunday at the Dunkeld Fire Station (40-42 Templeton Street) from 10am until 2pm.

FOR the second time in less than a week on separate properties, and no more than a few kilometres apart, a shearing shed between Penshurst and Caramut has burnt down.

ALTHOUGH some early voting centres for the Voice referendum have already opened on Monday, the local one will not be open until this Saturday, October 7, with the nearest alternative before then being in Warrnambool.

DOORS will officially open at 7pm this Thursday evening, October 5, for the annual Hamilton Rotary Art Show gala opening with artists, art enthusiasts and local supporters gathering to preview works at the Hamilton Performing Arts Centre (HPAC).

TREVOR Krause with daughter Jodie Rowland, from Hamilton, at the Alexandra House Sports Club on Saturday cheering on their beloved Pies.

THE exact final cost is still being counted, but the Alexandra Park new pavilion and upgrades will come in significantly over budget, with Glenelg Shire Council to cover the extra spend.

AFTER a long history of running the tradition, Portland’s Mission to Seafarers will no longer run the blessing of the fleet, now a part of the Upwelling Festival.

REGIONAL concerns about the Recognition and Settlement Agreement (RSA) between the Victorian Government and the Horsham-based Barengi Gadjin Land Council (BGLC) appear to be escalating with a public meeting scheduled in Dunkeld tomorrow evening to discuss “what the deal is about and what it means for the community”.

VICTORIA’s official fire danger period (FDP) has already been announced in two council areas, with a hotter, drier start to spring across much of the state and warmer conditions ahead.

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