WITH the elections for Southern Grampians Shire councillors underway, and considerable local interest and concern about the proposed wind farm intended for the Dundas Tableland redgum country, we asked the 11 candidates their opinions on the matter.

The Hamilton Wool and Craft Guild formed in 1971 to preserve traditional hand crafts.

EARLIER this year farmers were able to apply for round 1 of the On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP), which provided over $13 million in grants to eligible primary producers.

THE Woolsthorpe-Heywood Road is at its all-time worst according to Bessiebelle’s Kevin Bourke who is urging people, “Whatever you do, don’t go on the Woolsthorpe-Heywood Road.”

I THOUGHT it was only farmers that got to work 50 years or more in one job - but I stand corrected.

RETAINING and developing employees are the topics that keep cropping up when WestVic Dairy Extension Advisor, Matt Wood talks with the region’s farmers about their workforce challenges.

SCHOLARSHIPS valued at $1650 are now available for rural and health professionals to complete the National Centre for Farmer Health specialist Agricultural Health and Medicine unit in 2025.

AT last the district is starting to look normal thanks to slightly above-average rainfall for September.

WOOL growers across Australia can now vote in WoolPoll24 and have their say about the future of Australia’s wool industry – voting opened last week and closes Friday, November 1.

CAPITALISING on any spring surplus will be critical on farms this year.