CASTERTON’S Old Courthouse Community Centre is ramping up to return to full services, after a difficult year with the Covid-19 pandemic. The centre has been running since 1987, providing a great variety of programs and activities for the Casterton community and further afield.  Encompassing a Community Centre, a Neighbourhood House, a Community Health Service Provider, […]

WHILE the aged care sector waits to see if the May 11 Federal Budget will help fund recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care, local provider, Edgarley, has committed to a proactive approach to the review. Edgarley chief executive, Susan Wray said staff skill mix and staffing levels required to maintain quality care was […]

ANGEL Flight has been changing the lives of country people for over 18 years and wants to continue to help people in the local region.

IN a bid to increase the use of green and sustainable energy through solar, the Federal Government has introduced several incentives for consumers and vendors of solar products.

TUESDAY marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Wolfgang Schueller – the Hamilton man who grew up in Nazi Germany with the Hitler Youth during World War Two.

A $15.5 million Capital Works program and a 1.5 per cent increase to rates are the highlights of the Moyne Shire’s proposed budget, which was released for public comment this week.

IF you want to know how successful Saturday’s CSR Wood Panels (Softwoods) reunion was, a vote taken right at the end had the answer. More than 50 ex-employees gathered at Hanlon Park to mark 30 years since the Darts Rd factory closed its doors. There were plenty of stories swapped and old colleagues caught up […]

SHE reads a Danielle Steele book a week, does word searches, is keeping on-the-ball with her footy tipping and reached 100 on April 25. Ada Harris may well be Portland’s most switched-on centenarian. Mrs Harris celebrated her birthday with more than 100 family members and friends at the Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club, delighted to […]

AROUND 90 Monivae College Year 10 students stepped into the workforce yesterday as they began their week-long work experience in a range of different industries and jobs.

MORE than two and a half years after it received funding under the State Government’s Pick My Project initiative, the Cavendish community has celebrated the completion of the Cavendish Recreation Reserve and campground amenities upgrade.