A SHORT unscheduled Southern Grampians Shire Council meeting was held at midday on Friday to resolve a small ‘technicality’ in the Cox Street Redevelopment project and give the green light to move the project forward.
HEALTH and medical services in regional areas were addressed in the Federal Budget on Tuesday night, with the Western District Health Service (WDHS) coming out a winner in their campaign to get an MRI scanner.
COST of living pressures - caused by skyrocketing fuel and grocery prices - were front and centre of locals’ minds, with some relief offered through Tuesday night’s Budget.
SACRED HEART THE last two weeks at Sacred Heart have been very busy. Our sports-related days were district athletics and regional swimming. Students from Grades 3 to 6 competed at the CDSSA District Athletics where we did all of our field and track events.
WITH the rise of fuel prices and groceries and the looming flu season, the community is being asked to turn off the heaters and forego lighting the fire for one night, to highlight the financial hardship of basics like heating, faced by many elderly residents.
NEWSPAPER CLUB MERINO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL ON THE weekend we held a Merino Market. It happens every year and we were busy making heaps of things. We painted pots and put plants in them and we made more bird houses because lots of people still want to buy them.
FOLLOWING the announcement that the Federal Government will establish a new headspace hub in Hamilton, Western Victoria Primary Health Network (PHN) chief executive, Rowena Clift said it was sure to be an asset for the area.
THE Federal Government recently announced another round of country airport funding to share in $29 million available to support vital safety and accessibility upgrades.
THE HAMILTON branch of the worldwide organisation, Anglican Church Mothers’ Union, is hosting their annual Anglican Book Fair and this year they are celebrating their 30th anniversary of fundraising.
