ELDERS’ new wool handling business has now commenced operations nationwide, officially launching August 1, at an event hosted at the Elders Wool Ravenhall centre in Melbourne’s west.

WITH unusually mild winter weather, Sheepvention 2024 hosted big crowds creating side streets jammed with parked cars and utes; people being attracted to the event by all manner of things agricultural, rural – and lots more.

SHEEPVENTION was a triumph with pleasant weather bringing smiles of anticipation to a substantial gathering in the Rams Shed on Sunday for the official opening.

CONCERNS over a possible merger of regional health services in western Victoria are mounting with worried locals urged to attend a second protest rally organised for Warrnambool on Friday, August 16 at the Civic Green at 1pm.

DYING to Know Day has been a national annual campaign that has helped Australians live, grieve, and die better with the aim of fostering deep and meaningful conversations about death - a universal human experience.

IN small rural towns, Ambulance Victoria relies heavily on locals giving up their time to be trained and work as Ambulance Community Officers (ACOs).

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

FROM October 1, 2024, Australia will classify vaping products as Schedule 3 medicines, meaning they will only be available through some pharmacies, but without a prescription.

THIS year’s journey in Cambodia was a blast for Bayview College students, who already miss the friendly faces they met during their stay. Sixteen of Bayview’s Year 12 students signed up to travel to Cambodia this year, including the trip’s coordinator Kym Maybery, teacher Reece Williams, chaplain and Days for Girls advocate Elizabeth Clements and […]

WEATHER, such as unexpected storms, can influence the climate outcomes of La Niña and El Niño events and determine how much rainfall there is, according to new research by CSIRO.