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Careers expo for south west students

SECONDARY school students from across Hamilton, Portland, Heywood and Casterton are expected to converge on Warrnambool for a huge careers expo. Up to 1200 students...

Graduate nurse relishes country practice in Heywood

The small medical practice of Heywood Rural Health has a new nurse in its ranks with Ava Mallon starting work there after recently graduating...

Rally brings out the Harvester fans, despite the rain

THE Hamilton Pastoral Museum grounds played host to the second International Harvester Club of Australia (IHC) rally over the weekend, the rally also featured...

Rethink Pain campaign launches

Tehan says power bills will rise again

College dress up for swimming

Duck hunting bag limit announced

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Sport

Blues bashing ends Maroons’ finals hopes

With a round to play, Casterton District is officially out of finals contention after going down to Hamilton by five wickets at Harvey Norman...

Spectator Team of the Week

With fewer games being completed last weekend due to rain and wild weather across the region, there were less players who made substantial contributions...

Trotting for a bigger cause

The Hamilton Harness Racing Club (HHRC) hosted one of its most special meetings on Monday, with all of the event's proceeds going towards ovarian...

Finals still alive for Coasters

Pure Envy Coasters got an important win in a big game against Monivae in the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Division 1/2 Women's competition, as...

Perfect opportunity for beginners to get involved

Hookin2Hockey is a six-week program which has recently been launched in Hamilton and is encouraging budding hockey players to get involved. The program is a...

WVFFL to expand in 2026

THE Western Victoria Female Football League (WVFFL) is gearing up for a big 2026 after an increase in teams across all grades which is...

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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VicGrid community sessions to be held this week

VICGRID will be holding community sessions this week to get feedback from locals and share information on the draft South West Renewable Energy Zone....

Far cry from cull time

A reader dropped in an old copy of the Spec dated Thursday, February 14, 1991 to show us the great historical spread done for...

A more sustainable Bali

Bali has always been a popular ‘go to’ destination for antipodeans, and more recently the World. Tourists are now travelling far and wide for...

Triton back in work gear

Back in the day, most utes lived up their ‘utility’ tag, being up for almost anything. Since then, the tradies’ favoured transport has morphed...

Little future lifeguards

Bush Nippers were occupying Narrawong’s waterways for a four-day program during the second week of the year, seeing some returned and some new bright...

My View

Going cheap I’m reflecting back over the Black Friday sale, the Christmas sale and the boxing day sale. Discounts and bargains galore. At the same...

Rodeo action at Branxholme

The Branxholme Wallacedale Football Netball Club Rodeo produced its most successful event in its 12-year history, with upwards of 4000 spectators rolling through the...

Vox pop – we take it to the streets

"How have you been affected by low rainfall?"

Half a mil made in cans

OVER $525,000 was returned to the pockets of residents of the Southern Grampians Shire as part of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme since January 2025....

Public transparency policy feedback wanted

Southern Grampians Shire Council has reviewed its Public Transparency Policy, which sets out details of how Council will apply the public transparency principles, including...

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