WILDWOOD Wildlife Reserve will benefit from a government grant of just under $21,000, which wildlife carer, Pam Turner, is thrilled to receive.

HAMILTON Police are investigating after a stolen vehicle was crashed at a pedestrian crossing on Mt Baimbridge Road.

THE Grampians Peak Trail and Mackenzie Falls were some of the big winners in yesterday’s Victorian Tourism Recovery Package announcement with $13 million to be spent upgrading the local attractions.

STEPHANIE Austin has been awarded a Southern Grampians Youth Achievement Award for her determination and kindness.

THE forestry industry is braced for a long, drawn-out battle to get logs back in to China as Glenelg Shire braces to limit the collateral damage. Following China’s ban on logs last Wednesday, the industry has been trying to get clarification as to what is going on. Industry representatives had a teleconference with federal Assistant […]

MOVEMBER participants can exploit the element of surprise this year, hiding their new moustache grows under masks when out in public. It’s something four Port of Portland Movember sign-ups may well be taking advantage of when their moustaches become more thick and lush in the next couple of weeks – or if the “mos” aren’t […]

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) staff, Madonna Spong, Mary Saligari and Jenny Kearney have dedicated many sears of service to their facilities.

MACARTHUR’S Music in the Vines won’t look the same in 2021, with COVID-19 restrictions forcing a change in plans.

NIGEL Crawford, 42, of Tennyson Street, Hamilton, had his application for bail rejected on Friday when he fronted the Warrnambool Magistrates Court. Charged with drug trafficking, Mr Crawford made an unrepresented bail application, which was denied. The court heard Mr Crawford was intercepted driving a silver Holden Commodore at Tarrington about 1am on Friday. A […]

A HAMILTON man in his 40s fronted the Warrnambool Magistrates Court yesterday, charged with possession of traffickable quantity of drugs.