THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced on Monday it had commenced separate legal proceedings against both Coles and Woolworths for allegedly breaching the Australian Consumer Law by misleading consumers through discount pricing claims on hundreds of common supermarket products.

IT’S not exactly news that life is getting more complex, particularly for farmers.

OSCAR Care Hamilton recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, which has provided custom quality mobility services with locally made products.

THE school holidays are a great time to get out in nature and search for gold on the back of some recent amateur discoveries across western Victoria.

THE Victorian Seniors Festival will host an event in Hamilton on October 8 for seniors to come along and hear guest speaker and experienced jeweller, Adrian Dickens, talk about renowned former actress, Elizabeth Taylor and the fascinating history of her jewels.

OVER the years, Dr Katrina Rainsford has kept busy volunteering her time with a number of community initiatives including Footprints the Choir, the Cavendish Redgum Festival and the Victorian Farmers Federation just to name a few.

HAMILTON Highway patrol police are urging locals to be extra careful over the weekend and to obey the road rules during their statewide road blitz Operation Scoreboard that will run for four days from 12.01am on Thursday, September 26 to 23.59pm Sunday September 29.

FARMERS in the north-east are sighing with relief following the decision by the Victorian Government to extend the unprotection order for dingoes and wild dogs, however, farmers in the north-west will be supported by a $2 million investment to assist with monitoring and adoption of non-lethal dingo management strategies.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) deputy mayor and councillor, Helen Henry has re-nominated for council for a second term, hoping to bring experience in the role to the new face of Council.

A MICROBIOLOGIST, research scientist, volunteer and mother, Glenthompson’s Dr Jayne Manning was excited to expand her experience and run in this year’s Southern Grampians Shire Council elections, offering evidence-based decision-making.