PORTLAND post office staff are sporting a bit of scruff this month, as a number of them have signed up to support Movember. A crew of four mates from the shop are growing their “mos” for the first time in decades in support of the cause after being prompted by a memo from head office. […]

THE largest sand dredging operation in the Port of Portland’s history will begin later this week. About 155,000 tonnes will be shifted from the entrance to the harbour before the end of the year, with the work scheduled to start this weekend, as the port looks to catch up on history. Normally about 100,000 tonnes […]

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council has made the in-principle decision at its council meeting last week to transition the provision of aged and disability services to a new provider.

EDWIN Rentsch and Sophie Rentsch will lead Good Shepherd College (GSC) in 2022 after they were voted in by their peers and teachers a couple of weeks ago.

WITH bushfire season coming up, Forest Fire Management (FFMVic) is stepping up its preparations ahead of the warmer months. FFMVic has recruited additional firefighters for the coming months, with 40 seasonal firefighters to work alongside the Far South West District’s 80 permanent firefighters. The new recruits will attend classroom, field and four-wheel drive training in […]

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) has rolled out booster shots to frontline healthcare workers and aged care residents who were among the first to get their COVID-19 jabs earlier this year.

A DISPLAY table educating locals about weeds of concern within Western Victoria has been set up at Café Catalpa in Tarrington, by the Pierrepoint Land Protection Group.

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in Digby on Sunday night.

THE Grampians Peaks Trail, a unique 160-kilometre natural and cultural hiking experience, has opened to the public, providing a much-needed boost to Western Victoria’s regional economy.

THE HAMILTON Cinema has been operated by the Southern Grampians Shire since 2008 after the previous operator withdrew from the lease agreement, but at a council meeting last week the decision was made to initiate a tender process to sell the cinema to a private operator.