THE beleaguered Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) has been widely speculated to receive a significant funding boost in the State Government’s budget in May, after being heavily criticised in recent months due to a series of patient deaths.

HAMILTON service personnel and community members came together as one yesterday morning for the Anzac Day march, to remember the brave service men and women who lost their lives in war.

BEFORE first light on a crisp autumn morning yesterday, hundreds of people gathered for the Anzac Day dawn service at the Hamilton Melville Oval Cenotaph, to commemorate Australians lost in war.

THE sacrifice and service of veterans in Bahgallah and Terang will be commemorated and recognised with the 2nd Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment Association Inc and Bahgallah Memorial Hall Inc sharing in part of the latest $1.5 million Saluting their Service Grants.

“I REALLY need somewhere I can get my eyes fixed.” Those words from Steve Cooper reflect what has happened to ophthalmology in Portland. The service has been in limbo since ophthalmologist Robert Harvey resigned from Portland District Health at the end of March, leaving about 140 patients needing surgery having to assess what options they […]

THE sacrifice and service of veterans in Bahgallah and Terang will be commemorated and recognised with the 2nd Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment Association Inc and Bahgallah Memorial Hall Inc sharing in part of the latest $1.5 million Saluting their Service Grants.

WITH the release of Colin King’s novel ‘Deep Down’, the third in a series following the unsettled career of Detective Sergeant Rory James, the author has made good on his intention to write a Grampians-based murder mystery. Launched in Cavendish last month, Mr King’s own bushland “writer’s retreat” property at Mooralla, roughly 20 kilometres to […]

News from the bandroom
Celebrating 95 years of band’s seasoned performers
With a return to rehearsals prior to Australia Day, the band has been tackling a busy repertoire in anticipation of an active calendar of performances this year.

WITH more restrictions scrapped across the state last night, local hospitality and retail workers are viewing the changes as a step in the right direction after a tumultuous two years.

FIRST-time competitor, Madeline Patton, joins a prestigious list of medallists from the Dunrobin/Nangeela Fire Bridade at this year’s CFA/VFBV State Rural Championships.