Each year, International Women’s Day (IWD) provides an important opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary women across our community, this year The Spectator interviewed two local women to shine a light on the work being done closer to home to ‘Break the Bias’.

A BIG congratulations is in order for Tom and Barbara Trimnell who achieved the milestone of 65 years of marriage on Sunday, March 6.

HAMILTON will open a new mental health and wellbeing service, enabling locals to get local mental health support they desperately need.

PHONE landlines to some police stations in the south-west have been subject to technical issues as Telstra admitted there was a system problem they needed to fix.

THIS Tuesday, the Hamilton History Centre will be featuring a guest speaker at their Annual General Meeting to update the community on the progress of plans for the Hamilton Botanic Gardens.

TWO years on from the Black Summer bushfires, Southern Grampians Emergency Services volunteers, Jill Mibus and Frankie Beggs have been honoured for their contributions to the communities of Mallacoota and Corryong during the crises.

THE Community Bank Dunkeld & District has continued to give back to the region, contributing the largest donation so far to the MRI for U&I Appeal.

A SIGNIFICANT upgrade to the Heywood’s CFA building is almost complete, making it an easier run for the local fire crew. The large extension has included new changing rooms, a larger meeting room and space for the iconic red trucks. “They put an extra bay onto the southern side of the shed, all new toilets, […]

AFTER the November election of a new Mayor for the Moyne Shire was thrown into turmoil with one councillor refusing to vote, rules governing future elections were amended at the recent council meeting at Koroit.

A HAMILTON man who lit his housemate on fire while he was driving a Ute in 2019, has been found not guilty of attempted murder on Thursday afternoon.