WOOL and sustainability go hand in hand - with the consumer push for international woollen garment manufacturers to be more aware and proactive in their search for a more sustainable product.

THE State Government is providing free Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccines to protect Victorians at risk of the virus – particularly in northern Victoria.

AS days become warmer, snakes are emerging from months of inactivity to search for food and a mate.

HEYWOOD library was busy over the past fortnight with lots of children visiting to join the school holiday activities.

SOME of the inmates (as they like to call themselves) of Lincoln Place’s Portland Lifestyle Estate are sick to death of pumpkin soup.

THE Crawford family of Rock-Bank Merino and Poll Merino Stud, Victoria Valley, held their 22nd on-property Ram Sale on Monday with huge success.

THE Hamilton Pastoral Museum Rally looks like being a great event on October 7 and 8, with the weekend sure to please those interested in historical farm machinery and associated skills.

THE 2023 Seniors Festival for the month of October will include an event sure to bring much to think and talk about with guest speaker, Tony Wright, having been a journalist since 1970.

ON Friday, October 13, the Hamilton Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) will welcome TV, film and comedy star, Damian Callinan for a nostalgic and intimate performance set in Post WWII Melbourne.

THERE’S a fresh face behind the counter of Portland’s Percy Street butchers, now called The Uppercut, but the shop continues to churn out prize winning product.