LOCALS are being warned not to be lulled into a false sense of security about the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the community, despite the number of cases decreasing in recent weeks.
LOCAL businesses interested in nominating themselves for the 2022 Southern Grampians Shire Business Awards will have to do so before nominations close on Friday, July 15.
THE recent flights of the Skywhales in Dunkeld in May were unfortunately not able to be repeated in Ballarat over the weekend, with weather conditions not calm enough to allow the hot air balloons to get airborne.
NINETEEN years after its establishment, the much-acclaimed local school-based mentoring program, Standing Tall in Hamilton (STiH), officially received endorsement on July 1 as a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).
THIS year’s presentation of the Casterton Rotary Club’s annual report and Changeover Dinner celebrates 75 years of service to the local community and internationally.
THE Conservation Regulator is continuing its investigation and has provided an update on deaths of several koalas at a blue gum plantation near Hamilton last month.
A PORTLAND man who deliberately set his housemate alight on Eversley Street in Hamilton after dousing him with petrol in 2019 has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
THE future of the Hamilton SmartFarm research centre continues to hang in the balance, with ongoing job uncertainty for its staff members after a further 16 positions were allegedly axed, leaving only four staff on site.
LOCALS with a keen interest in our natural environment will have the opportunity to hear from University of Melbourne horticultural expert, Dr Greg Moore, at a special presentation held at the Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning (HIRL) on July 26.
