THE holiday season is primetime for vet visits and pet injuries.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) is set to open round two of the 23/24 Community Partnership Grants program on Monday, January 29, 2024, with a series of workshops being held to assist the public in the application process.

THE Heywood and District Secondary College (HDSC) was shocked and delighted to discover they had won the title of best edible garden in the Victoria.

JUST in time for the summer holidays, the Dunkeld Visitor Hub project has been completed, offering hikers and tourists an upgraded central location to begin their exploration of the region.

A BRAND-NEW basketball ring has been installed at the Dunkeld tennis courts after young residents campaigned for it.

AFTER over 85 years serving Cavendish, the local Uniting Church closed its doors recently with a celebratory service held and many travelling from out of town to be part of the occasion.

HAMILTON-RAISED Len Martin has always been pretty fit, but at 87, he has an exercise regime that would put anyone half his age to shame.

THE SGSC 2023 Christmas Window Display competition Community Choice award went to Elders Real Estate Hamilton with 130 Votes.

POLICE were busy directing traffic at the Mount Baimbridge Road and Coleraine Road roundabout on Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle collision between a ute and another ute and its trailer at about 9.30am which disrupted the flow of traffic.

FATALITIES on rural roads have increased by 32 per cent so far this year, with the number of deaths jumping from 128 in 2022 to 169 this year.