WITH spring in the air, multiple opportunities to see flowers and gardens are in the south-west; Port Fairy, Nareen, Byaduk and Minhamite all have shows or open gardens to visit.

FOLLOWING Federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers’ first Federal Budget on Tuesday night, Wannon MP Dan Tehan has savagely assessed the fiscal plan as an ongoing “vendetta against rural and regional Australia”.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council have elected a new mayor for 2022/23 with Cr David Robertson taking on the role, while Cr Helen Henry stepped into the position of deputy mayor.

NEW pens in the poultry pavilion certainly won’t ruffle any feathers when they’re filled out during the Casterton P&A Society Show, next month. The metal pens replace the wooden boxes which have housed prize birds for many years before and the show society's Jeff Black said the pens were updated to fit the existing standard […]

A blog written by The Spectator publisher, Richard Beks - despite what today’s woke warriors would have us believe Australia has been subject to regular floods since records were first kept.

VICTORIANS planning a regional getaway during the upcoming Melbourne Cup long weekend have been urged to plan ahead and stay up to date as above-average spring rainfall continues to impact not only flooded parts of the state but many popular public land campgrounds and visitor hotspots.

THE Portland Upwelling Festival returns tomorrow after a two-year break, with a packed schedule full of ocean focussed events, as well as music, markets, and a stronger recognition of the area’s Gunditjmara history.

TWO local shearing sisters, Jesse and Olivia Jones have recounted the night that unexpectedly changed their lives, when a devastating accident left them both in hospital with serious burns.

SIX years of secondary schooling has come to an end for Casterton Secondary College’s Class of 2022.

CRUMBLING country roads will be revived under a $288 million Liberals and Nationals’ plan to re-establish the successful Country Roads and Bridges Program.