NINE years after being first released, the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct for Australian retailers, wholesalers and suppliers (the Code) has received a significant update following a review, with the major change making the Code “mandatory for all supermarkets with an annual Australian revenue of greater than $5 billion”.

THIS year’s Sheepvention will be missing one of its original components, the Ram Sales.

ANNOUNCED early on Tuesday afternoon, the organising committee of Sheepvention Rural Expo has made a strategic decision to cancel this year's Ram Sale.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Councillor Mary-Ann Brown has been recognised in the King’s Birthday 2024 Honours List receiving an Order of Australia (OAM).

FOR once, Western Victoria MP Beverley McArthur is seemingly on the same side as the Victorian Government over duck shooting, following the closure of three wetlands to shooters in the Surf Coast Shire.

AS the threat of Avian influenza flu has widened to a second property in the west near Terang, some poultry producers have called for a statewide lockdown while authorities have stressed the importance of strictly adhering to movement controls and to note the restricted areas.

THE container deposit scheme (CDS) located at the Hamilton Bowling Club on Kennedy St has been deemed one of the most successful ‘reverse vending machines’ in Victoria’s West Zone, as a popular choice for locals to exchange recyclable drink containers.

WITH the closure of the Glenthompson War Memorial Swimming Pool voted on by Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC), last month, community concerns have been rising about the Shire’s five other outdoor pools.

TWO massive holes have opened up on the Pyrenees Highway between Glenthompson and Willaura causing safety concerns among drivers who took to social media to complain.

A TOTAL of 33 fire events have been averted this fire season in the Green Triangle region due to the sophisticated work of Australia’s largest network of smoke detection cameras.