THE esteemed annual Coleraine Art and Photography Show is on again with the official opening and gala awards presentation to kick off in the recently renovated Mechanics Hall on Friday, August 9, at 6.30pm.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago

FIFTY years of service is a feat not many achieve.

FARMING is a business, and regardless of the business structure it is imperative that the business derives a profit to be sustainable.

LAST week, I joined well over 500 local government representatives in the seat of our nation’s government in Canberra. We travelled down with the very best of intentions, but I am afraid to say there was not much positive news to report. I made it a priority to speak to as many of my counterparts […]

RECENT confirmation of the purchase of more Western Victorian farmland by a subsisidiary of Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is continuing to raise questions regarding her overall strategy in the district.

PORTLAND has been a fantastic tourist destination for many a traveller over the years, but for one recent visitor it meant even more than that.

BY the end of the month, 47 Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) - Road Crash Rescue (RCR) - accredited units, including the Grampians region, will have received state-of-the-art battery-powered hydraulic tools, continuing to revolutionise the way volunteers respond to emergencies.

OPERATORS of telehandlers with a rated capacity greater than three tonnes will be required to hold a WorkSafe-issued High Risk Work Licence (HRWL) under new requirements that commenced in Victoria from July 1.

AT the Southern Grampians Shire Council’s ordinary meeting on Wednesday night, council presented a report in response to the petition it received against the recent installation of the parking meters in Hamilton’s CBD.