LAST Thursday saw the main street of Portland turn yellow for a good cause. The annual Daffodil Day fundraiser for the Cancer Council saw buckets of beautiful blooms for sale at the front of Woolworths.

CAVENDISH district prime lamb producer and Nuffield Scholar, Johnny Gardner, has had a report published detailing the results of a study he conducted into greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies for prime lamb production.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago

LET’S support Keep the Sheep!

FOLLOWING the theft of a trailer carrying a motorcycle at about midday on Friday, August 2, from Hamilton Place, police are urging tradies, retailers and farmers in particular, to record serial numbers on tools and equipment.

THE Australian Government must include truck drivers in its planned road safety education and awareness campaign, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) chair, Mark Parry said earlier this month.

HOLD onto your cowboy hats and holster your revolvers.

BOOK Week is one of the highlights of the school year, with the region’s schools having dress-up parades and activities this week.

INTERNATIONALLY recognised Australian musician and actor, Axle Whitehead will be returning to his home roots later this month when he will be putting on a show in Woolsthorpe to raise money for mental health organisation, Let’s Talk.

RUNNING 24 laps of Lake Hamilton in 24 hours on August 31 is Hamilton’s Jess Hayes, who is hoping to raise $2000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Photo: LARA FITZPATRICK.