JAMES Henry has loved drawing for as long as he can remember, the former Cavendish local has been living in America for the past seven years successfully pursuing his passion of art, lighting up Los Angeles streetscapes with his murals.

THE number of building permits issued in the south-west has risen in the last financial year following in the shadow of the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder grant and lower interest rates, but there are signs the trend has peaked.

THERE was a huge sigh of relief all over the state this morning as acting premier, James Merlino announced further easing of restrictions in regional Victoria and the end of the lockdown in metropolitan Melbourne.

IT was a project more than two years in the making, stalled during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but it all culminated on Saturday night. On Channel 7 at 11pm, directly after one of the biggest AFL games of the season – the Dreamtime clash between Essendon and Richmond – the documentary […]

PORTLAND is about as far from northern Australia as it is possible to be, but a local craftsman is doing his best to spread a couple of that region’s famous inhabitants to the southern part of the nation. Rick Rowbottom is using the likes of crocodile and cane toad skins as part of his work, […]

LOCALS will be further enticed to look to our CBD shops first rather than turning online as a new Shop Local campaign is launched.

HAMILTON Police are calling on hunters going on fox drives in the region to ensure they’re prioritising safety, after a third incident this season left a person in hospital over the weekend.

LEARNER drivers from all over the state are now able to sit their learner permit test in the comfort of their own home through a new Learner Permit Test Online (LPTO) program which was launched by the Victorian Government yesterday.

A GPS device installed in a work ute stolen from Coleraine has led to two men’s arrests and a tradie recovering around $10,000 worth of tools.

WITH Victorians sitting on edge as they await to hear the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak, the Hamilton Pastoral and Agricultural (P&A) Society is remaining positive and pushing ahead with plans for its Sheep Connect event.