JOEYS of one of the most endangered variety of wallaby have been spotted in the Grampians National Park during September and October.

FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) has been hard at working preparing the south-west for the upcoming bushfire season, with more than 160 firefighters to be supporting the region through the summer.

YOU might call it going back to the future, but that’s exactly what a local group of citizen scientists wants to do with the Dutton Way sea wall. The Portland Beach Safety and Restoration Alliance is pushing for the sea wall to be replaced by ‘whale tail’ (T-shaped) reef groynes, which it says has been […]

A HAMILTON man in his 50s was taken to hospital on Monday afternoon after crashing his vehicle into the United service station on Cox Street.

THE Hamilton Police Station is bursting at the seams, with seven new police officers assigned to the station since March and more still yet to come.

ERIN Johnson thought it was a normal Christmas when she, partner Morgan Hunt and their three children paid a visit to family in the Portland/Heywood region last December. Instead, the family’s lives were to change forever – yet out of the adversity has come more inspiration. Ms Johnson, a former Portlander, had brought the kids […]

IT has been two years in the making and now Narrawong can finally celebrate a new kitchen at the Mechanics Hall. Well, sort of. The hall is still closed for public events until coronavirus restrictions change, but with only a coat of paint to go, volunteers can finally relax after a big fundraising effort saw […]

WHILE plenty of 2020 events have been cancelled, the annual Casterton Christmas Shopping Spree is still going ahead – with a difference.

WITH short odds for a vendors’ market, the combined agents Casterton Spring Store Cattle Sale did not disappoint, paying top dividends for local producers.

AFTER breaking his leg a couple of years ago, Jacko Whyte has decided to give back to the people who did so much for him during his time of need.