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FURTHER to a story on the front page of The Spectator’s last edition, regarding the 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan (VTP) released this week, the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has raised serious concerns.

IT’S usually referred to as ‘the PVI’ but its proper title nowadays is “Hamilton Smartfarm” and there is a lot going on there.

AS Sheepvention is only just around the corner, volunteers have been called to help make it a huge success by offering a hand to assist on setup and pack up ‘Working Bee’ days.

BUNDARRA Primary School students recently spent a day of the Hands on Learning program testing their photography skills out on the town. Bundarra’s Hands on Learning program takes on 10 individual grade 5 and 6 students for each semester, teaching them skills such as gardening, cooking, crafting and photography. Students get to take part in […]

THE Victoria Police Neighbourhood Policing Forum welcomes local services and community members to talk with police at the Hamilton Senior Citizens Club on Thursday, August 8 the arrival time from 5.15pm, commencement at 5.30pm and closing at 8.30pm.

Despite the welcome rain over the past few days, farmers in the Western District still face a few months of challenges ahead with the current ‘green drought’.

THE climatic conditions could not have been worse for braving the shave, but Team Lambert rallied the troops on Saturday and the Coleraine community responded in bucket loads.

LIVESTOCK producers have less than two weeks to consider and respond to an online survey presently open regarding the management of livestock predation and conservation of dingoes in Victoria.

HAMILTON Police have confirmed a Mitsubishi Triton ute and a tandem trailer were stolen from a farming property at Dunkeld on Monday night.