HAWKSDALE-MACARTHUR has dented the finals hopes of Glenthompson-Dunkeld after only three rounds of the 2023 Mininera and District Netball Association season, with a 54-38 victory at Macarthur Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

PORTLAND’S under-18 youth girls’ team had their first win of the season on Sunday with an emphatic victory against Hamilton Kangaroos in round four of the Western Victoria Female Football League.

Catch up with all the happenings in local sport in this week's Sports Wrap.

HEATHMERE earned their first win of the 2023 South West District Football League season, coming away with a 15.10 (100) to 7.7 (49) win over Westerns at Hanlon Park on Saturday.

THE change to the district landscape is noticeable, as winter grasses and deciduous trees succumb to autumn’s brush.

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD has kept its undefeated spot atop the Mininera and District Football League premiership ladder with a gripping two-point victory against Hawkesdale-Macarthur at Macarthur Recreation Reserve on Saturday, 14.10 (94) to 14.8 (92).

HEATHMERE has had the opportunity to showcase their new netball dresses in the first three rounds of the South West Football Netball League season, which were designed by A reserve and junior player Tigrha Cleary.

ANZAC Day is a day with a great deal of significance for millions of Australians, but for Gunditjmara man Wally Lovett it’s an occasion that holds an extra special place in his heart.

THE Portland Heywood Football Challenge Cup will be revived on Sunday when the two clubs go head-to-head at the Heywood Golf Club.

HAMILTON Hurricanes’ youngest squads, the Under-12 Boys and Under-12 Girls, performed well at the Junior Country Championships in Bendigo last weekend.