THE State Government’s rate cap policy has cost 22 jobs at Glenelg Shire Council, a union representing Local Government workers claims.

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is officially marked over just 24 hours, but the Western District is busy with a week of events to celebrate its female residents.

BUILDING blocks may seem like a trivial lesson for primary-school-aged children, but for Merino Consolidated School Principal, Genevieve Hulin, they are the perfect foundation for a whole-community approach to education.

DUNKELD will hold a farmers/makers market this Saturday - don't miss the chance to support local creatives and try some of the amazing produce from Grove Cottage Gourmet.

HELEN Stanislawski has been overwhelmed with support from the community, with phone calls, flowers, and offers of help since President Putin of Russia invaded her country of birth, Ukraine.

THE 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review was recently released to the public with a long list of recommendations covering mobile black spots, repairs to existing copper landlines, internet speeds, social impacts and better collaboration amongst various levels of government to deliver services to rural areas.

THE Super Sparkie Skiers are set to hit the water this weekend to participate in Ski For Life, a water ski event that aims to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.

JAPANESE encephalitis virus (JEV) has claimed one life in Victoria with the death of a man from northern Victoria recorded by the Department of Health.

AN 87-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted two male victims in Mortlake 40 years ago has been charged by police on Tuesday, March 8.

WITH less than a week to go until the 45th Annual Port Fairy Folk Festival, excitement has built for the return of the iconic Labour Day long weekend event.