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WITH another obstacle overcome, the reality of Hamilton’s youth community getting a central location to gather for socialising and engaging activities appears to be getting closer.

JUST in time for the summer holidays, the Dunkeld Visitor Hub project has been completed, offering hikers and tourists an upgraded central location to begin their exploration of the region.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) has provided an update on the progress of the 2023/2024 Capital Works Program which totals $33,778,312, the largest annual capital program it has undertaken.

A LENGTHY discussion on the future of the small brick toilet block next to the highway at Glenthompson took up a considerable part of Wednesday’s Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) meeting, with councillors wading through a solid mire of subjects to eventually arrive at the decision to demolish the old dunny in the new year.

THE wait is officially over for thousands of students who have completed their Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) this year, with the results officially released on Monday at 7am.

WHILE several councils across the state have ventured to express that the Acknowledgement of Country preceding official ceremonies, meetings and various events have become overused, Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) said it was committed to reconciliation and had no plans to scrap the tradition.

GUN offences in the Southern Grampians Shire have climbed more than five times in the twelve months to the end of June, jumping from 24.4 per 100,000 in 2022 to 140.9 in 2023.

A 23-YEAR-OLD shearer had a big day at the ‘office’ last weekend, shearing 830 lambs in a marathon effort for ‘Movember’ to raise funds and awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide.

SEVERAL OTR Hungry Jacks drive-thru workers were sent for a precautionary hospital check up on Saturday afternoon after a safety equipment failure caused carbon monoxide levels to elevate at the Coleraine Rd site.

FOLLOWING the recent release of the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) draft Small Towns Strategy (STS) and the invitation for community feedback on the document, residents of one of the towns covered in it have taken issue with multiple parts of it, one going so far as to call it “appallingly sloppy”, and another claiming parts were directly taken off Wikipedia.

THE Victorian Government has announced a groundbreaking set of reforms aimed at addressing councillor misconduct and bolstering accountability within the state’s 79 local councils.

CURRENT Western Victoria Primary Health Network (WVPHN) chief executive officer (CEO), Rowena Clift, has been appointed the next dual CEO of Western District Health Service (WDHS) and Casterton Memorial Hospital (CMH).