LOWAN MP, Emma Kealy has called on the new Agriculture Minister, Mary-Anne Thomas, to make the introduction of on-the-spot fines for farm trespassers a priority.

THE recent market listing of the Macarthur Catholic church will put it on a growing list of small-town churches that have gone under the hammer.

FOR many in the community, today will be a day of mourning and remembrance.

THE inaugural Western Summer Series is in the books and both Cricket Victoria and South Australian Cricket Association has heaped praise on the region following the four-day carnival.

VICTORIANS are being reminded of the importance of water safety this weekend as the state heads into more hot weather, following a terrible spate of drownings recently.

POLICE are calling for information over a burglary at the weekend that saw around $15,000 worth of power tools stolen from a Coleraine business.

IT has now been seven months since Hamilton became one of the first towns in Victoria to be switched on to the Telstra 5G network.

A HOMERTON farmer is concerned not enough has been done to prepare Budj Bim for the summer after last summer’s devastating bushfires, saying he believed the national park was a “death trap”.

NEW hands have taken over Bellcourt Books as long-term owners, Guy and Sue Stephens, sold the store in anticipation of their retirement.

HAMILTON Police are seeking assistance from the public following the theft of a defibrillator and other items last week.