‘TIS the season to be jolly as Coleraine prepares for its annual Christmas Carnival Parade.

THE magnificent sight of a wedge-tailed eagle soaring against the backdrop of the Grampians was seen up close last week as a rehabilitated young male bird took flight in the wild for the first time in 18 months.

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) has partnered with South West Healthcare (SWH) to help improve the close-to-home cancer specialist care with more frequent oncology visits to Hamilton.

MORE than 30 years on, the legacy of one of Casterton’s best-known education figures has been immortalised in the same ‘Casterton High School’ woodwork classroom he taught in. Allan Spratling’s family visited the now Casterton Secondary College on Friday, to view the plaque commemorating his 30 years as a teacher in Casterton, with sons David […]

IT isn’t often one comes across a property that offers such a niche package that is hard to refuse. 51 Milton has it all with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a pool, three car spaces, a Colorbond garage, a lush lawn, and a shop front making any home or business dream yours for the taking.

WITH much of the world embroiled in soccer frenzy at the moment it’s interesting to look back and wonder why the sport rarely rates highly in country Australia.

TARGETING issues that matter most to locals will be the focus of Hamilton Police after they launched the Neighbourhood Policing Model in partnership with other agencies across the Southern Grampians Shire (SGS).

THE first shots have been fired in the renewed fight over an abalone farm on Dutton Way – and it seems certain that the main stage will shift to Portland to find out the controversial project’s fate.

THE number of local families struggling to make ends meet this Christmas has increased as cost of living pressures start to bite, with a Salvation Army report released yesterday confirming the festive season will be anything but joyous for some.

PLENTY of motorbikes and even more people were out on the road between Heywood and Portland on Saturday as part of an annual institution.