THIS week, June 13 – 19 was Men’s Health Week, an annual event targeted at increasing awareness of male health issues on a global level and encouraging the development of health policies and services that meet the specific needs of men, boys, and their families.

HOMEOWNERS experiencing hardship will no longer have to endure harassment from local councils following the introduction of reforms by the Victorian Government, to protect them from debt collectors or legal action for unpaid rates or charges.

THE fight against Glenelg Shire Council’s proposed 20 per cent-plus rates rise for residential and farming properties has widened following a new campaign by opponents. About 12 submitters to the draft 2022-23 budget had the opportunity to address Glenelg Shire councillors at a meeting in Portland on Tuesday night that was held behind closed doors. […]

WITH a spectacular view of the Grampians behind her, Australian Watercolour Muster creative director, Wyn Vogel, said she relished the chance given by the Royal Mail Hotel to get away from the exhibition and visit Mount Sturgeon homestead.

THE Southern Grampians Shire Council is seeking to establish an Advisory Committee to assist with the development of the Hamilton Showgrounds Master Plan.

HARROW will be ringing with the sounds of old trailbikes this weekend as the Vinduro (Vintage Enduro) event finally returns to the region after disappointing postponements and cancellations over the last two years.

BUDDING singers and musicians will be centre-stage at the Casterton Vice-Regal Band’s talent quest, ‘Casterton’s Got Talent’, while the mace and whistle have changed hands at the band.

The Sapling Creek Jetty, along the Glenelg River near Nelson, is getting a facelift thanks to $100,000 from the state government. Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority (GHCMA), who are managing the project, say they will replacing the “ageing and unsafe” fixed jetty on the Glenelg River estuary site with an all-abilities floating pontoon jetty. The […]

LOCAL Year 9 students were treated to Vocational Education and Training Delivered to Secondary Students (VETDSS) taster days yesterday and Tuesday, where they were shown what courses are available to them for their year 10 studies.

THE Hamilton Eisteddfod 2022 Dance program has kicked off this week with dozens of dancers from as far as Mount Gambier in the west, and Buninyong, east of Ballarat, gathering at the Hamilton Arts Centre from yesterday until Sunday.