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Time capsule opened at the Glen

GLENTHOMPSON opened a time capsule from the year 2000 during Australia Day celebrations last month, giving residents a rare glimpse into life in the...

Tributes for gentle horse

FOR more than three decades, she gave so much to the local community through her kind nature and ability to excel at the job...

Stanthorpe Festival – crushing for 60 years

Queensland’s Granite Belt comes alive this month for the long-running Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival - a celebration of food, wine and community. The...

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Sport

Demons inch closer to finals

Macarthur remains a chance of playing finals this season in the Hamilton District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition after easily accounting for St...

Port Fairy Marathon set for biggest year yet

SUNDAY 22 February will see the fifth annual Port Fairy Marathon and Community Running Festival take place, with excitement building for an event that...

Maroons finals hopes continue to slip away

Casterton District were brave but ultimately fell short against St Andrews at Wando Vale Recreation Reserve last weekend, losing by 11 runs. Batting first the...

Branxholme Rodeo delivers best night yet

The Branxholme Wallacedale Football Netball Club Rodeo produced its most successful event in its 12-year history, with upwards of 4,000 spectators rolling through the...

Parklander Candour

After months of delays, the arrival of our two preowned mowers finally happened this week. Previously belonging to the Warrnambool City Council, the “new”...

Bunker Shots

Wednesday Women’s Competition – Monthly Medal/Stroke A strong field of 54 players turned out for February’s Monthly Medal. Marlene Clarke had a standout day, claiming...

Rural

Visitors love the Casterton Kelpie Muster

CASTERTON'S famous Kelpie Muster is just around the corner, and will bring together thousands of canine connoisseurs from across the nation to the rural...

Muster dog at Kelpie Festival

THE Australian Kelpie Muster is thrilled to welcome Kim Dodson and her beloved Kelpie, Banjo, stars of ABC TV’s Muster Dogs Season 3, as...

Hamilton Market Reports

HAMILTON CATTLE MARKET FRIDAY, MAY 23 Agents yarded 213 cattle at the Hamilton weekly cattle market with a mixed quality yarding. Heavy steers over 500kg making up...

Morgan wins 14th open speed shear

Talented local shearer Caleb Morgan has won yet again, this time at the Charleville & South West Queensland Show in the Open speed shear....

Farmers take fight to Spring St

Vasey CFA Fire Brigade Captain Trevor Puls was one of approximately 5000 people from across the State that descended on Melbourne's CBD on Tuesday...

Calves hungry for more

As autumn calving continues there are many areas of the district where calves are being born onto paddocks with little valuable feed available. This means cows...

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Local support on a global stage

LOCAL organisation United Way Glenelg is making waves on the global stage, with its community-focused approach to early literacy through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library...

Welcoming new residents

Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) is inviting new residents to come together for an evening of connection, conversation and community at its annual New...

Branxholme rodeo mega pic gallery

THE 12th Branxholme Rodeo has put on a top show for its spectators with riders coming from South Australia, and New South Wales to...

Mayor Tom’s welcome to Ansett

ALONG WITH the 90th anniversary of the first Ansett Airways flight, last week, the Sir Reginald Ansett Museum is also reaching a milestone since...

Back home from the glitz and glamour

SUSAN Macgillicuddy is a name that might not ring a bell, but in her career as a screenwriter most may have seen her work....

Heywood battery farm fast-tracked

THE Victorian Government’s latest round of fast-tracked approvals through the Development Facilitation Program has seen the green light given to a 300-megawatt battery energy...

Emerald to host beef forum

A FORUM in Emerald in Queensland on March 11 will focus on the future of beef production in northern Australia. Genetics Australia’s beef forum is...

Film maker to speak in Mt Gambier for Women in Wood Fibre celebrations

AWARD-WINNING filmmaker, podcaster and rural advocate Leila McDougall has been secured as the headline speaker for Australian Bluegum Plantations’ (ABP) third annual Women in...

580 bikers stop into Dunkeld

A RECORD contingent of 580 riders from across Victoria, SA and NSW took part in the 18th annual Grampians Ride to Remember on Sunday...

New parents group program supports local families

SUPPORTING families with children from birth to school age, the Southern Grampians Shire Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Service provides a free, comprehensive range...