Youth employment and education needed in region
YOUNG people across the Great South Coast feel connected to their local communities but want more inclusion and tolerance, a major research initiative has found.
Cafés feeling the lockdown impact
WOODY’S Café and Bar owners, Sean Young and Lachy Price, have faced a tough start to their ownership, opening their business in the middle of a pandemic.
Agents get win in fee rise dispute
A RISE in stock agent fees was approved by Southern Grampians Shire Council last week, but it was less than the original recommendation.
Vinnies calls for more warm clothing donations
VINNIES has always been a great option for people looking for an alternative to paying full price for clothes and many useful bargains have been procured from their racks and shelves.
Wannon dog to compete against Kiwis
A LOCAL kelpie is set to compete against 11 other working dogs in a unique trans-Tasman competition next month.
$3.18 million Cox Street tender awarded
WORKS to redevelop Cox Street are set to start soon, with the Southern Grampians Shire awarding the $3.18 million tender for the project this week.
Locked down again
VICTORIA has been plunged into another five-day lockdown, leaving the region’s businesses frustrated as they were forced to shut again.
Rotary’s Books for Babies a continuing success
THE Books for Babies program run through the Western District Health Service (WDHS) has been received well by mums.
New parents’ three-year journey to start a family
BRINGING a baby into the world is always a special moment and for Zoe van Kalken-Flack and her husband, Nathan Flack, it is a moment filled with many emotions.
Sheep theft concerns
HAMILTON Police are calling on the community to share any information it may have about sheep thefts in the region, after almost 400 ewes and lambs were stolen from farms between Hamilton and Dunkeld over the past three months.
Wind farm parts making their through the south-west
DRIVERS moving around the Glenelg and Southern Grampians shires in the early hours of the morning over the last few weeks may have noticed oversized transport hauling wind farm blades and components through the area.
Good results for state despite COVID-19 threat
VICTORIA’S coronavirus recovery continued to move forward with zero locally acquired cases across the weekend, despite the worsening situation in New South Wales.
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...
