THE Australian Army Cadet Unit is looking forward to launching its new community-based Hamilton unit next Wednesday, February 10. The 314 ACU held an information evening at Southern Grampians Adult Education (SGAE) centre on Wednesday night with a strong turnout. Looking to enhance its support of young people in the region, SGAE will host the […]
THE Hamilton Performing Arts Centre (PAC) is excited to bring the production of Wind in the Willows by The Australian Shakespeare Company (ASC) to Hamilton today. After 12 months of theatre performances being cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, it would be the perfect night out for all ages. The performance will feature local talent, Sarah […]
THE Port Fairy Folk Festival will return next month with a four-day mini-series despite its bigger iconic festival being pushed to 2022. With a range of local performers ranging from Warrnambool, Terang and Colac, the intimate festival will run over the March long weekend. Port Fairy Folk Festival program director, Justin Rudge said it was […]
RULES requiring Victorians to wear masks indoors have been reinstated after a hotel quarantine worker contracted COVID-19. Premier, Daniel Andrews announced the new restrictions including limiting gatherings at homes to 15 people during a late-night press conference on Wednesday. “If you have any symptoms... the only thing for you to do first thing tomorrow morning […]
JUST decades ago speaking the local Indigenous language - Dhauwurd Wurrung - was discouraged, and some people would avoid doing cultural tasks that were thousands of years old. However things are turning around, with educators across the region’s state schools coming on board with a new Dhauwurd Wurrung language and culture curriculum. Gunditjmara elder and […]
FED-UP Narrawong residents have called on the ANZ Bank to make more of an effort to sell the old Narrawong store, saying it is the missing link in the settlement that is otherwise thriving. The Princes Hwy store, which closed for business in January 2017 and was later repossessed by the bank, has sat vacant […]
IT has been 10 years in the making but Heywood and District Community Bank has rewarded its loyal shareholders with the first dividend in its history. And the current year is shaping up to be just as good or better, as the local community’s support for the enterprise has surprised even board members and bank […]
ANNIE Pender and her family had the most fun they have enjoyed in a long time, and many supporters came out to do it with them at Annie’s Colour Run on Friday evening. The fundraiser was held to raise money to support the Pender-Morrissey family while Annie, 3, receives treatment for leukaemia in Melbourne. Annie’s […]
