AT first glance it didn’t look worthwhile for Darryl Cram to bend down with heavy camera gear on his back and take a closer look at an object on Murrells Beach – or so it seemed. But thanks to the persistence of wife Carol, he eventually did – and now the couple have a mystery […]
HEYWOOD Rural Health’s aged care facility is set for a big makeover after receiving $640,000 in state government funding. About $550,000 will go towards refurbishing the hostel and nursing home and $90,000 to redeveloping the Surry Hall kitchenette. The hostel and nursing home refurbishment will include new carpets, a repainting and a major upgrade of […]
IT’S not quite as large a field as last time but plenty of candidates have put their hands up to become a Glenelg Shire councillor. When nominations closed at noon on Tuesday, 15 people had officially entered the race, just four fewer than 2016’s bumper field. They will be contesting seven seats on the council. […]
VOTERS will have plenty of choices in the upcoming local government elections, with 15 nominees running for a seat on the Southern Grampians Shire council. Nominations closed at midday on Tuesday, with 15 community members putting their hands up for the seven seats on the council. There will be at least two new faces on […]
IT was a season punctured by coronavirus, briefly got back on track and ended with a whimper – but local crayfishers can see some positive signs heading into summer. The 2019-20 crayfishing season ended last Wednesday with a whimper, as the disruption caused by the coronavirus made itself well and truly felt – particularly with […]
