POLICE are calling for information over a burglary at the weekend that saw around $15,000 worth of power tools stolen from a Coleraine business.

IT has now been seven months since Hamilton became one of the first towns in Victoria to be switched on to the Telstra 5G network.

A HOMERTON farmer is concerned not enough has been done to prepare Budj Bim for the summer after last summer’s devastating bushfires, saying he believed the national park was a “death trap”.

NEW hands have taken over Bellcourt Books as long-term owners, Guy and Sue Stephens, sold the store in anticipation of their retirement.

HAMILTON Police are seeking assistance from the public following the theft of a defibrillator and other items last week.

AFTER 10 months of closure the Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum has reopened and needs volunteers to stay open seven days a week.

REGIONAL Victoria recorded its highest quarterly growth since 2003, according to data from Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s (REIV) quarterly December report.

WOLFGANG Hodgson-Lane, Michael Morgan and Xavier Wells are the newest team of Project Firefighters (PFFs) at the Cavendish Forest Fire Management depot.

AROUND 50 cyclists came together to take part in the Warrnambool to Melbourne Big Ride for Big Life on Friday, raising funds for Big Life.

AUSTRALIA Day in the Southern Grampians Shire will look a little different than normal next week, but several towns will push ahead with organised community events.