CASTERTON’S second-largest employer is struggling to fill places on its roster, with a lack of available rental housing in the district deterring workers from taking up employment.

THE Inspiring Women of Moyne celebrated International Women’s Day at a morning tea in the Kirkstall Hotel.
Moyne Shire Councillor Karen Foster started proceedings acknowledging the difficulties that she and many other women faced when trying to take on roles of responsibility and significance.

A HUGE contribution from local businesses and enthusiastic crowd have turned an entertaining community night out into the final touches for the Dunrobin Hall’s roof revival project.

NEXT month, the Rotary Club of Casterton will play host to 40 cyclists as they trek across Victoria and South Australia, to raise funds for childhood cancer research.

LABOUR Day long weekend 2022 saw a return to “virtually normal” with hundreds of visitors flocking to the Casterton district, for the re-launch of popular local events.

Each year, International Women’s Day (IWD) provides an important opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary women across our community, this year The Spectator interviewed two local women to shine a light on the work being done closer to home to ‘Break the Bias’.

Residents and staff at the Coleraine and District Health Service gathered on Monday morning to celebrate the 100th birthday of resident, Walter James Kettle.

IN TRUE country style, the call was made and the community responded, with around 1000 fans, family and friends packing the Coleraine showgrounds at the weekend, to pay tribute to the late Adam McClure.

THE BRIDGE Café in Cavendish is a business success story about a couple of locals, with no previous experience, who had a go.

IN November 2020, Hamilton’s Jason Tully made his way to Sydney to work as the sole prop builder for the independent feature film, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse.