Weaner sales at Hamilton
There was plenty of action at the January Weaner sales at the Hamilton saleyards with some record-breaking yardings. Buyers came from as far as...
Branxholme Rodeo set to roar
Get your boots on and your buckles shined for the 11th annual Branxholme Rodeo on Saturday, February 8.
The rodeo, held at the Branxholme reserve,...
Dartmoor is Rodeo ready
Dartmoor Football Netball Club is all set for the annual Chute Out Rodeo on Saturday February 1, with plenty of local talent expected to...
Locals get behind BlazeAid
Merino Progress Association (MPA) held a fundraiser at the Merino Community Health Centre in support of Blaze Aid, with $642 raised for this important...
$15m through the yards
More than 18,000 cattle were sold at the Hamilton Regional Livestock Exchange (HRLX) grossing more than $15 million as January’s annual Western District Weaner...
Good trade weight
Hamilton agents yarded 19,700 lambs at last week’s market being a similar number to last week’s market of which 90 per cent of the...
New age of fencing
Virtual fencing is shaping up to be the next big thing in livestock management, according to a
researcher who will present her findings at the...
Dairy camp gives kids a taste test
Nearly 50 young people from across Victoria and South Australia got a taste of the dairy industry at a camp at Noorat held recently.
The...
Koroit Field Day fills the void for South West
The reintroduction of an agricultural field day at Koroit is filling a void in south-west Victoria and exceeding organiser expectations.
The field day will be...
Let’s Talk – breaking mental health stigma
TO quote a family member bereaved “if only they felt they could talk to someone, that it’s OK to be struggling and help is here…” This thought resonates with so many of families and friends who have lost someone to suicide.
Dairy farmers’ ball: A night of community and charity
DAIRY farmers from across Victoria’s south-west recently gathered at the Warrnambool Golf Club to celebrate the industry whilst raising money for the local charity, Neil Porter Legacy Foundation.
Mayor’s Minute
IT’S officially the most wonderful time of the year and you only have to look around the streets of our merry shire to feel that festive lift.
Celebrating the stories of local women and children
Glenelg Shire Council is commissioning an artwork inspired by the stories of pioneering women which will be acquired into the Cultural Collection.
Clarice Beckett, Vida...
