SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) has made the “difficult decision” to cancel this year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks event.

DESPITE an interrupted year with various COVID-19 restrictions impacting trade for months, Dunkeld businesses are booming.

THIS “Giving Tuesday”, Hamilton Community House is asking locals to donate goods as part of its annual Christmas drive.

THE Hamilton Miniature Railway Group has put its down time to good use, using the closure during COVID’s second wave to put in new attractions for the community.

WHEN Lexie Northcott received an Apple Watch for her 15th birthday, no one expected the device would save her life.

SHE used to fly an air-to-air refuelling Airbus, now zips around in one of the world’s most advanced pilot training aircraft, and was pleased to land in Portland on Wednesday. Flight Lieutenant Aimee Heal, 29, from the Royal Australian Air Force flew into Portland Airport for the day with her colleagues from the RAAF Roulettes […]

PATROLS at Cape Bridgewater are back on as of tomorrow with the Portland Surf Life Saving Club members returning to the beach. After some uncertainty regarding coronavirus restrictions the club is eager to get back on the sand with plenty of preparation leading into the season. Cape Bridgewater is the main patrolling beach throughout the […]

WORK is about to begin on the region’s world-renowned tourist attraction after the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape infrastructure project received final sign off. The ambitious $12.3 million project to develop the World Heritage Listed area into a tourist attraction received the go-ahead from Aboriginal Affairs Victoria last week. “We’re 99.9 per cent ready to start,” […]

TARA FRY
A NUMBER of local shoppers expressed their frustration to The Spectator this week after visiting Hamilton’s Coles Supermarket and noticing overflowing rubbish and recycling bins.

BALMORAL Bush Nursing Centre administration officer, Nicole Lease is helping less fortunate women receive essential items through the #ItsInTheBag campaign.