DESPITE the launch of ‘Skywhales: Every Heart Sings’ being postponed, the community was still provided with opportunities to interact with internationally renowned artist, Patricia Piccinini, at the three successful events held over the weekend.

THE community will gather out the front of the Greater Hamilton Library this afternoon to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) in an event organised by the Southern Grampians Shire Council.

FOLLOWING pandemic lockdowns and event restrictions, students from across the Glenelg Shire have come together for the first time in two years to launch the Live4Life Glenelg program for 2022.

TODAY marks the 50th anniversary of the Know Your Bible (KYB) studies in Australia run by CWCI (formerly Christian Women Communicating International) and the Hamilton group is celebrating along with many others from the region, including Coleraine, Penshurst, Casterton and Tarrington.

A PROPOSAL to re-establish the Victorian Parliament’s Road Safety Committee through an amendment to the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 has been defeated in Victoria’s Parliament.

DOG owners are being urged to keep their pets secured following a surge in serious bites and other incidents, as Australia Post's posties and drivers deliver record volumes of parcels amid increased pet ownership across the country.

TWO years after his 18-year-old daughter, Carmen, died in a single car crash, it was another crash that took the lives of four young men that prompted John Maher to first share his family’s story with others.

There’s no dodging the spotlight this month for Grace Chantler, as she heads off to the Gold Coast as a top-two finalist in Racing Australia’s prestigious 2022 Stud and Stable Staff Awards.

THE Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES) will celebrate Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW) Day, next week on May 18.

THE Country Fire Authority (CFA), Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) and Parks Victoria carried out planned burns along Old Ararat Road and the Blackwood-Dunkeld Road in Dunkeld earlier this week.