THE swathes of native bushland that were once a familiar sight locally might be mostly gone now, but a band of volunteers is doing their best to restore as much as they can – and that effort just got a bit easier thanks to a donation by a Bolwarra businessman. Steve Jordan, who runs South […]

THE familiar – and comforting to those stuck at sea – yellow colour of Coast Guard Portland’s vessel Helen Handbury is about to become but a memory. It will go up on to the Portland slipway in the next couple of weeks to undergo a major refurbishment, that demonstrates the wider local benefits of using […]

FOR the first time, the Australian Esports League (AEL) will host a free esports event in Hamilton on May 29 and 30 - the Greater Hamilton Esports Cup.

SIX weeks on from the start of the region’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, almost one-eighth of all Southern Grampians residents have received their first dose from Western District Health Service (WDHS).

WESTERN Victoria MP, Bev McArthur has called on the environment minister, Lily D’Ambrosio to ensure the proposal to reintroduce dingoes into the Grampians was scrapped when the Greater Gariwerd Landscape Management Plan is ticked off later this year.

WESTERN District Health Service’s (WDHS) ‘green’ menu has been recognised by the State Government for leading the way in promoting healthier food and drink options.

SCATTERED remains from Penshurst’s old Mount Rouse Inn pub from the 18th and 19th century have been discovered by current landowner, Glen Cameron.

TERRY McDonnell has put his “heart and soul” into his car sale business which he was forced to close due to the inability to source vehicles.

HAMILTON veterans and community members gathered for the first time in two years for the traditional Anzac Day dawn service and official march to commemorate those lost in war.

ON Anzac Day, Australia and New Zealand pay tribute to all current and former members of the defence force, including those lost during service.