THERE will be three new faces around the Glenelg Shire Council table while a long-serving councillor has lost his bid for re-election. Scott Martin, 40, Michael Carr, 35, and Jayden Smith, 25, were all elected after preferences were distributed yesterday, while Geoff White will no longer be at the table after 23 years as a […]

THERE are three ‘new’ faces on the Southern Grampians Shire Council, with the Victorian Electoral Commission declaring the shire’s election results on Thursday.

VICTORIA recorded its seventh consecutive day of zero new COVID-19 cases and no deaths on Friday. Western District Health Service (WDHS) chief executive, Rohan Fitzgerald congratulated every Victorian for their hard work in driving down infections. He said residents should pause briefly to reflect on the success that had been achieved. “No active cases for […]

PETER Tew has seen a lot of change in his 50-year career with the Hamilton SES unit.

IT has been a year of missed birthdays, weddings, funerals and births but that should come to an end next week as the divide between metro Melbourne and regional Victoria comes down.

WHEN COVID-19 hit, Port Fairy clothing store, The Passage was in the middle of a store re-location and renovation.

CROSS-BORDER communities will no longer be required to have a weekly COVID-19 test from this week, as the South Australian premier announced the potential opening of the border within a fortnight.

A MAJOR expansion of one of Heywood’s main tourist attractions has received a substantial boost – and it is likely to be the first step in a plan to see it play an even bigger role in the town. The Pioneer Wagon Shed and Museum has received funding through the same federal government program that […]

NOVEMBER sees the Stroke Foundation’s annual Stride 4 Stroke campaign kick off and Hamilton’s Natalie Templeton is joining the campaign for the first time.

THE Black Dog Institute is looking to further support those who put their lives on the line in heavily affected bushfire areas.