NEW data from Victoria’s child employment regulator shows kids in regional Victoria are more likely to join the workforce before the age of 15 than those in metropolitan Melbourne.

THE Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) fireworks display will be back to light up the skies this New Year’s Eve with a new location at Lake Hamilton.

HAMILTON Police crime investigation unit (CIU) is investigating a major theft in the early hours of Monday morning at a dealership in Hamilton.

PROTESTERS descended on Nuns Beach on the weekend to call for a halt to seismic blasting in the Otway Basin. The roughly 20 protesters unfurled a banner on Saturday morning and called for a Federal Government moratorium on seismic blasting off the coast of Victoria, including in the Otway Basin area. The area has recently […]

A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND mobile workforce development program for the aged care industry led by South West TAFE has won national recognition and could soon spread across the country.

THE Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called on the Government to commit additional funding to address Australia’s GP shortage after 1504 junior doctors have accepted specialist training for 2025, which includes completing at least a year of training outside a major metropolitan area.

THIS year’s 31st Toy Run saw 98 motorbikes hit the road and a bus loaded with presents for less fortunate kids this Christmas. Motorbike riders took off on Saturday from the Heywood Deli at 10.30am towards the Portland foreshore where the Portland Salvation Army were accepting unwrapped gifts suitable for children and teenagers. The community […]

GOOD Shepherd College (GSC) students had recent success at the Maryborough Energy Breakthrough event.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago

JUST-released family violence statistics for the year 2023/24 in the Southern Grampians region have shown a concerning rise in both number and rate of incidents in just 12 months, the rise beginning from the year 21/22 after dropping from 20/21.