BELEAGUERED by ongoing delays, the Cox Street Redevelopment Project is continuing to cause local businesses and road users’ frustration, especially after the main contractor MACA Civil ceased work recently before completion.

AGRICULTURAL history and the future will be on show at Sheepvention, with two, almost century old tractors displayed in the Ram Shed along with the next generation of sheep genetics.

HAMILTON will be buzzing this weekend, as Sheepvention Rural Expo 2023 returns to its two-day format with updated trading times from 8am-5pm both Sunday and Monday.

MEMBERS of the Hamilton Base Hospital Auxiliary visited the Western District Health Service (WDHS) Cancer and Dialysis Centre recently to see their yearly donation in action.

MORE than 200 people attended a community information session in Portland on Wednesday evening on the proposed offshore wind farm zone, but what they came for and what they got appeared to be separate things to many of them.   The event at the Portland Golf Club was advertised as a drop-in session by the […]

BEING crowned the new ‘Wool and Rural Monarch’ for Sheepvention for the next two years was a great surprise for legendary local dog trainer, Ian O’Connell, who’s still coming to terms with even being considered for the title.

PORTLAND Bay Press has, like most community organisations, had its ups and downs but it has persevered and will this week hold an exhibition to celebrate its 20th birthday. The studio at Julia Street Creative Space was officially opened on July 19, 2003, after a battle to get there. Inaugural president and Portland Bay Press […]

THE Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) is urging rural and remote Australians to see their local doctor if they are experiencing pain, as it is important to assess any underlying causes and, in many cases, chronic pain can be managed successfully.

Bundarra Primary School has established a ninja course. After laying down a new bike track with fundings received for sports facilities, the primary school decided to use leftover funds to put in build a ninja course in the playground. The course includes a large solar powered stopwatch at the start so students can time how […]

BALMORAL local, Katie Mutch, who suffers from cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair has been very disappointed that independent housing choices are limited in rural areas and the waiting list for suitable accommodation is long.