Improving education this World Cancer Day
AROUND 130 people from the Southern Grampians Shire are diagnosed with cancer each year, with 52 locals losing their lives to the disease according...
Dunkeld School proposal stuck in bureaucracy
A GENEROUS gift of land in Dunkeld to be used for new campus of an unique school concept remains in limbo despite calls for the State Government to greenlight the project.
Glenthompson back road repair
A CONCERNED Glenthompson farmer contacted The Spectator about local road damage recently and claimed the shire wasn’t acting quickly enough to fix the problem.
Ross...
Seven new faces for Monivae team
MONIVAE College has welcomed new faces to the staffroom this year, with seven people newly-appointed.
Mixed response to kangaroo harvesting quota
THE 2021 quota allocation for Victoria’s Kangaroo Harvesting Program has risen by nearly 40,000 due to an increase in kangaroo population.
Wettest January in a decade
IT has been a wet start to 2021 for Hamilton, with the town recording its highest January rainfall in a decade.
Major appointment for Byrne
HAMILTON’S Baxter Byrne of the Australian Army Cadets (AAC) has been newly appointed as Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) for 32 Battalion, just before the...
Duck hunting debate continues
PRESSURE is mounting on the State Government to halt this year’s duck hunting season after a survey found just one in every five shooters...
Salt Creek scholarship for Angus
TARRINGTON’S Angus Campbell is the first student from a Hamilton school to be awarded the $30,000 Salt Creek scholarship.
Now in its third year, the...
Wraith joins honours list
DUNKELD’S Leighton Wraith has received an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for his 40 years of service as a member of the CFA.
Mr Wraith...
Community safety grants open
COMMUNITY groups and councils across Lowan are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to $300,000 for local community crime prevention projects.
Lowan MP,...
Trespass penalty must be priority
LOWAN MP, Emma Kealy has called on the new Agriculture Minister, Mary-Anne Thomas, to make the introduction of on-the-spot fines for farm trespassers a priority.
Rotary’s celebration of the arts
The annual Hamilton Rotary Club Art Show has once again cemented its status as a regional cultural highlight, concluding a hugely successful exhibition that...
