Government House visit
HEYWOOD Rural Health CEO Leigh Parker and head chef Brad Forbes visited Admiralty House in Sydney to meet the Governor-General, Her Excellency Sam Mostyn...
Honour for Heywood Rural Health
HEYWOOD Rural Health has been named the 2025 Premier’s Small Health Service of the Year, taking out the top honour at the Victorian Public...
Waterwise help on farms
With the long dry period, many farm dams are yet to fill. Support is available to assist with stock water planning and other farm...
Dunkeld to host national choir
FOR the third year running, Dunkeld will host the internationally renowned Australian Chamber Choir, on December 5 and 12.
The concerts will feature composers through...
Toy? Socks? Raffle donation callout
GRAY Street Primary School are getting their term four fundraiser into gear, with their annual Christmas raffle. This year's theme is my favourite things,...
Keeping the Toy Run tradition
The 32nd Heywood and Portland Toy Run is almost here, so it’s time to warm up that engine.
The Toy Run invites anyone with a...
Santa in The Hub
COUNCIL has announced the return of the popular Santa's Wonderland, hoping to bring festive cheer to The Hub Shopping Centre over the coming weeks....
Wannon’s winning volunteers
The Wannon Sport and Volunteer Awrdas were held recently in Colac with many local groups and individuals honoured for their important role in the...
Celebrating 25 years of quality rural eyecare
CELEBRATING 25 years of local eyecare are Hamilton’s own independent optometrists Glenn Howell Optometrist (GHO).
The team are looking for the public to celebrate...
Spring market success
THE Hamilton Baptist Church spring market was held on Saturday morning, with many stallholders selling homebaked and homecrafted goods.
Live music entertained the crowds...
Artists on show this week
Each week Mulleraterong’s art room in Hamilton fills with the laughter and imagination of budding artists exploring and expressing their creative style through vibrant...
New tool for grants
It’s now easier than ever for local community groups in remote, rural and regional areas to access data to strengthen their funding applications or...


















