HAMILTON Police are targeting motorised bicycles, road safety, and crime at public transport hubs, as part of the new Neighbourhood Policing initiative.

A SERIES of sweeping raids were carried out across south-west Victoria on Wednesday, with a significant amount of illicit substances, weapons, and proceeds of crime seized by police.

A FATAL head-on collision occurred at Willaura on Wednesday afternoon when a car and truck collided, causing one of the vehicles to burst into flames.

THE influential union representing midwives says it has a solution that would see births return to Portland District Health and wants to meet with the service to discuss it. The comments from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian branch) secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick come as Health Minister Martin Foley visited PDH on Wednesday. Birthing services […]

THE construction project at Baimbridge College has been nearing completion in the last few weeks, as staff have already begun moving desks and equipment into the new buildings.

THE Western District Health Service (WDHS) has closed the doors to its COVID-19 vaccination clinic after over 12 months of administering jabs. In a Facebook post on Tuesday night, WDHS thanked the thousands of locals who received their jab at the clinic and said demand had reduced enough for the clinic to shut for now. […]

GLENELG Shire’s kinder kids are being treated to a colourful ‘box of wonders’ to help them with their learning journey, as part of a State Government initiative.

ON SATURDAY, 26 March, the Casterton -Sandford Football Club was the venue for the District 201V2 Final of the Lions Youth of the Year Competition for 2022.

T’S high-fives all-round at Casterton Primary School after a day on the course with Casterton Golf Club. Bailey Green (no pun, at all) and her activity group, led by the club’s Sharon McGrath, celebrated a successful hit up the fairway before some clever putting on the 18th, as part of the school’s off-campus PE class. See page 3 for all the fun details.

CASTERTON’S second-largest employer is struggling to fill places on its roster, with a lack of available rental housing in the district deterring workers from taking up employment.