THE latest round of funding from the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) Community Partnership Grants, has seen sporting bodies gain access to money from the Shire that will help refurbish tired facilities, update scoreboards and in the case of the Hamilton Speedway Drivers club, help stage the Australian Street Stock titles in March 2024.

Last summer Casterton District finished in the top four for the second time in its history and although they were defeated by Grampians in the semifinal, they battled the game out right to the end looking for an outright victory after trailing on the first innings.

MICK Swan has capped off one of his biggest bowling years to date, as he recently returned from Tasmania with a gold medal around his neck for winning the Australian Bowling Arm Championships with team Victoria.

ST ANDREWS enters the 2023/24 HDCA A grade season with plenty to gain after a poor summer in 2022/23 saw the Drew’s finish in the bottom half of the ladder.

HAMILTON Kangaroos Under 18.5’s football side has been eliminated from finals after they lost in the preliminary final against South Warrnambool 7.20 (69) – 3.1 (19) on Saturday at Reid Oval.

PORTLANDER Brent Murray has become the first person in the history of the Red CentreNATS to win the event twice, as he and his 1968 Dodge Dart took out the overall championship in the ninth running of the event just over a fortnight ago.

VICTORIA has claimed another national title with victory in the 9th Australian Bowling Arm Championships, which were held in Tasmania, and Simon Cullinane (Dunkeld) and Mick Swann (Heywood) were members of the team that lifted the trophy.

HEYWOOD’S Jensen Moore doubled up at the Greater South West Junior Football League’s presentation afternoon on Sunday, taking out the under-14s best and fairest and MVP honours for the 2023 season.

A WEEK of brilliant weather and course conditions were ideal for great golf rounds as Parklands welcomed visitors to their various events this week from Melbourne and Pakenham.

THE call that every young footballer is hoping to receive arrived for Jessica Rentsch as she gained an invitation to the AFLW Combine camp to be held in October, where she hopes to impress club recruiters enough to be drafted into the AFLW system.