Music maestro comes to town
BRANXHOLME school played host to Dartmoor and Penshurst schools last week as guest music maestro Jon Madin rolled into the school to teach the...
Big Bash as Balmoral centre hits 100
THE Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre (BBNC) has now reached 100 years of operation and has been actively involved in community projects and programs since...
Crossing danger as plea falls on deaf ears
Earlier this year a funding cut resulted in the crossing guard being removed from the Ballarat and Rippon Road intersection school crossing, with data...
Fodder fears as supply dwindles
Farmers across Australia are doing it tough with hay sheds empty across the south, prices continuing to soar and hay heading from the north...
Indigenous gardens at HIRL
HIRL is expanding their indigenous gardens to provide a community level of education, training and insight in the use of native plants for food...
Sheepvention ram sale not going ahead
The ram sales at the Sheepvention Rural Exhibition look to be a thing of the past, after the committee made the decision to cancel...
Favourite Specs offer a glimpse into Poppy’s world
Most people toss out old newspapers or keep just a few as their kids grow up but Poppy J has kept more than a...
Vox pop – we take it to the streets
"What do you think should happen at the old Walker's building in Lonsdale Street?"
Dunkie soars into school life
There was joy in the air and feathers flying, figuratively at least, at Dunkeld Consolidated School on Thursday 3 July, as students, staff, and...
Regional news is the Canary in the Coal Mine
This week, I step up as President of Country Press Australia (CPA), ostensibly to represent the best interests of independent regional newspaper publishers. But...
Plans endorsed
Despite some last minute protests from locals, the new Hamilton Gallery plans have been formally endorsed at the June council meeting held on Wednesday...
Naturalists Club to meet at HIRL
The next special presentation meeting of the Hamilton Field Naturalists Club for 2025 is on July 17 at 7.30pm at HIRL and will feature...
Massive upset kicks off finals
COLERAINE pulled off a 21-goal turnaround in just seven days to defeat Westerns in last Saturday's South West District A grade netball qualifying final.
The...
