AFTER receiving a Community Recognition Award on Australia Day from the Southern Grampians Shire Council, the Hamilton branch of the Anglican Church Mothers’ Union is pleased to announce the annual Anglican Book Fair is on again.

HARROW Bush Nursing Centre long-term volunteer and French-trained chef, Sloba Petrovic will again be cooking-up a pancake stack this coming Tuesday.

YOUTH HQ is set to get a bit busier with Hands Up Casterton community engagement officer, Kane Forbes, confirming the opening hours going forward.

GEORGINA Gubbins’ resume gives the impression of a high-flying corporate executive, but the reality of the newly-inducted Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) recipient in the General Division at this year’s Australia Day Awards, could not be further from that picture and her story is truly inspirational.

THE results of the 11th competition held by the Casterton Angling Society Inc held in 'Open Waters' on Sunday February 4, with 10 anglers registering and weigh 18 fish for total weight of 10.539 kg.

PORTLAND’s two Rotary clubs are looking for young adults aged 18 to 25 to engage in this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program.

STRIKE action by the Victorian branch of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) in coming weeks will have minimal impact on local scheduled coach services in the Hamilton area.

IN February 2022 Coleraine local, Anthony Bolden, approached Mark Thomas from the Hamilton Salvation Army, and asked him how things were going in the community, he told Anthony that it wasn’t going so well, and that he was supplying around 120 meals and hampers to families in need.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire councillor, Katrina Rainsford, has expressed concerns about the new parking meters and said she intended to move a motion at the next Council meeting on Wednesday.

THIS week Western District Health Service (WDHS) said hello to 16 new faces - the first cohort of graduate Enrolled and Registered Nurses for 2024.