Knights bearing gifts
Colourful teddies of distinction will feature in the 23rd Red Knights Keith Hamilton Toy Run this Saturday.
Life’s good as a country doctor
You can tell by the life in his voice and the speed at which the words leave his lips that local GP anaesthetist Rob Phair is passionate about serving Victoria's regional communities, and the opportunities that rural practice brings.
Cutting class
To the naive onlooker, shearing almost appears to be more sport than farming.
New bishop will be ordained on Tuesday
The Episcopal Ordination of Greg Bennet as the 10th Catholic Bishop of Sale will take place on Tuesday from 11am at St Mary's Cathedral, Sale, observing current COVID-19 restrictions.
Trade bans are adding to headaches for farmers
Additional Chinese trade sanctions on Australian farming products has "frightened" Wellington Shire wool growers after a painful year, and sent the industry into a frantic search for alternative markets.
Timber info requests are denied
The Heyfield community has been left in the dark, after three Freedom of Information requests into the scientific basis behind the decision to cease native timber harvesting were denied by the state government.
Heart health worse in the country than metro
Regional Victorians are at greater risk of avoidable death from heart disease than their metropolitan counterparts, with Gippslanders the third highest cohort for heart disease deaths.
Bushfire Royal Commission is pronounced an ‘utter failure’
One of Australia's most decorated and experienced bushfire experts has described the federal Royal Commission as an utter failure that could put back bushfire management by 30 years.
Mask rules eased, as our COVID safe summer is revealed
Victoria's 'COVID safe summer' is here, after Premier Daniel Andrews announced further easing of restrictions on Sunday.
Two Sale-Maffra Rd collisions
Two collisions on the Sale-Maffra Rd within two days brought traffic to a standstill on Friday and Sunday.
Man charged following police shooting in Alberton
Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following a police shooting in Alberton last Tuesday.
Potter shortlisted for grant
Out of thousands of applications, Boisdale potter Bradden Taylor has been shortlisted for Patron's Pay It Forward grant of $25,000 for an Australian, grassroots craftsperson.
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