IT’S been a horror few days on south-west Victoria roads with a double fatality at Tower Hill on Friday morning, and on Sunday, a fatality at Caramut and another on the Glenelg Highway near Streatham.

VICTORIA’S emergency services recently held a pre-summer season briefing in Portland in preparation for the 2024/25 fire season.

THE perfect length of time to age lamb for a delicious bite is 14 days, according to a new study out of Murdoch University.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago

MEMBERS of the Western District Health Service (WDHS) Social Support Group will be selling their handmade products at a Spring Craft Market on October 29.

THE 2024 Coleraine Show will showcase a fun festivity of entertainment for the whole family on Saturday, November 2 from 8am-10pm at the Coleraine Showgrounds.

THE Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees (HARAR) is gearing up for its annual spring garden sale on Saturday, November 2, from 9.30am-12pm on the forecourt of the Hamilton Performing Arts Centre.

THRILLED to open her third Coffeetreat’ coffee shop on Thursday in the Hub was (second from left) franchise owner, Chelsea Hayward with (from left) Liuzzi Property Group real estate agent, Andrew Crellin; Wannon MP, Dan Tehan, and Coffeetreat franchising manager, Grant Garraway.

REFLECTING on her 15 years of service to the Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre (BBNC), Lisa McClure was not just keen to focus of the experience for her personally, but to talk about the importance of the centres as part of health services in rural areas.

THE leasing of farmland is important, but there are often problems with the administration of the lease itself.