INTERNATIONAL documentary film makers, Peter and Andrea Hylands who were staying in Dunkeld last week, were disappointed to discover those who visit to experience the wildlife and the tranquility of the bush might also hear gunshots from a thriving kangaroo culling industry.

RESIDENTS in the South West have been left outraged by the recent vegetation pruning works undertaken by Powercor with some streetscapes in the region seemingly ruined.

MJ’S Roadhouse at Glenthompson was left seriously damaged after a car ploughed through the wall on Sunday morning.

RIDING a horse can be daunting for anybody and even more so sometimes for those with a disability, and one specialist horse riding coach in the south-west is always looking to make the experience as reassuring for children as possible.

CREATING a brand-new collection of Australian art for Hamilton Gallery was always going to be a challenge in the 1960s.

THE Portland Women’s Service Club has awarded its tertiary education scholarships for 2022 to Erin Dixon and Brittany Jones, both of Portland. The young women will each receive $3000 to assist with their transition to tertiary studies this year.  President Lynda Davis said the club has been making a difference to the education of young […]

COMMUNITY stalwart, the late Beverley Pepper, has been posthumously awarded in the Australia Day’s Honours List with a Medal of the Order of Australia for her dedication and commitment to the community, through her work with charity organisations throughout most of her life.

SOUTHERN Grampians’ outstanding contributors are being celebrated with the shire’s Community Recognition Awards, presented at the Australia Day ceremony in the Hamilton Botanic Gardens.

THE power of community connection was recognised at Wednesday’s Australia Day events, with local volunteer and community advocate Andrew Bryant awarded the Shire’s top honour. Mr Bryant was named the 2022 Glenelg Shire Council’s Citizen of the Year at Australia Day civic events in Portland and Casterton. Reflecting on Mr Bryant’s achievements, Glenelg Shire Mayor […]

HAMILTON and the wider district has experienced some wild and wooly weather over the past few days, with frequent storms causing damage to local properties and flash flooding and there may be more to come.