AS the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the nation and isolation becomes the norm, people’s mental health is being tested.

LOCAL groups across the Great South Coast are working together to reduce suicide rates as part of a new mental health initiative.

A GAZETTE farmer has been left frustrated after the South Australian border closure has left him unable to visit some of his farming properties.

PENSHURST’S Jodie Ewing counts herself as one of the lucky ones after battling and overcoming breast cancer in 2007.

PREMIER, Daniel Andrews has been accused of a “power grab” after announcing this week he would seek to alter legislation to allow the current state of emergency to be extended for up to 12 months.

SOUTH Australia’s border lock-out has forced drastic changes to Glenelg Shire Council’s essential operations, including the Kathleen Millikan Centre’s teaching arrangements in Casterton.

FEEDING five metre crocodiles, handling snakes, caring for koalas, and hosting weekly wildlife segments to over 20,000 people globally are some of the career highlights of local, Nick Petropoulos.

VICTORIA has recorded its lowest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in almost two months, with 116 new infections reported on Monday.

THE freedom of having a licence is something most people take for granted, but many are now being forced to endure extended testing wait times due to coronavirus.

A FOURTH hydroponic cannabis crop has been found growing in a Portland building, with police swooping to arrest two men at the scene and seize 170 plants on Tuesday.