AGRICULTURE in the Glenelg Shire has contributed nearly $380 million to a sector which has grown by 17 per cent nationwide in gross value in the last financial year, according to the latest Agricultural Census.

LOCAL schools are setting their sights on increasing students’ physical activity through providing new equipment and programs, after they received funding from the State Government’s Active Schools grant initiative.

THE recent spate of chilly weather is a fresh reminder to families and households to make sure their Home Fire Escape Plan is up to date, especially as many Victorians are working from home and winter being one of the highest risk periods for residential fires in Victoria.

HE’S been chased by bushfires, fled to higher ground as rising flood waters got too close, and stared down a wild boar he came face to face with all on the eternal trek that Grant John Cadoret, better known as The Highway Man or simply “John”, began 45 years ago.

A LOCAL farmer is calling for drivers – particularly truckies – to take more care on the Casterton Dartmoor Road, after a truck tipped near the Killara Bridge.

Phase two of the region’s recruitment campaign set to launch
THE Grampians Regional Tourism Board has again joined forces with the Southern Grampians Shire and other nearby councils to attract Australians to the region and encourage them to embrace the abundance of job and lifestyle opportunities.

HAMILTON residents can now get guaranteed fixed price taxi fares by booking through a national taxi booking app.

THE first doses of monkeypox vaccine arrived in Victoria on Tuesday but are restricted to those who meet eligibility criteria or are considered most at risk, with access for those in regional Victoria to be via a regional local Public Health Unit.

TEMPORARY solar street lighting began being installed on Monday along the east side of Cox Street between Lonsdale and French Street to remain in place until permanent lighting is connected at the conclusion of the Cox Street Redevelopment Project.

CELEBRATIONS were in full swing at the official opening of the new Port Fairy Country Fire Authority (CFA) station late last month.