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Huw Cushing | SUNDAY night, Winnap resident Tom Cameron had packed his bags ready to leave his home. Following the watch and act message released by the CFA that evening for Drik Drik and Winnap residents, Mr Cameron said the decision to leave the district had to be made soon. “You’ve got to go, you’ve got to go, it’s getting pretty close now,” he told the Portland Observer on Monday from the old Winnap general store, overlooking pine plantations to the south. Mr … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | A bushfire in Victoria’s southwest has almost doubled in size with firefighters working overnight to stop the blaze impacting rural communities. Around 500 firefighters and 10 aircraft worked to battle the Kentbruck blaze which increased from 4000 to 7050 hectares … Continue reading 0 Comments
John Donegan | AFTER a two-week break, the Casterton and District Cricket Association resumes its senior competition on Friday night when the six senior teams will compete in the T20 format for the Jimmy O’Brien Memorial Shield, which is held by the Casterton … Continue reading 0 Comments
Ian Lewis | Soaring heat greets Casterton’s annual New Year stock sales HOT weather and sheep and cattle sales seem to go hand-in-hand at the Casterton Saleyards’ annual New Year sales and the start of the sales last Friday did not disappoint those … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | PINES valued at about $2 million were burnt in a fire that began in the Kentbruck area on Friday afternoon. The fire started in a pine plantation 18 kilometres south-east of Nelson at 2.45pm Friday moving in a south-easterly direction … Continue reading
Ross Moir | PORTLAND Bay School appears to be in turmoil ahead of the start of the new school year, with claims that major changes introduced by the new school principal are damaging the foundations of the school. Former school bus driver and … Continue reading
James Bourke | THIS time of year is notoriously busy and, while many local businesses are enjoying the summer rush,Portland’s Daly’s Supa IGA supermarket is unfortunately missing out on the most profitable period. However, store manager Nathan Lovell said they are not focusing … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | RESIDENTS of Drik Drik, Greenwald and Winnap were told by the CFA to prepare for incoming bushfire yesterday afternoon. Unpredictable winds caused several spot-fires to break containment lines from the 3000 hectare Kentbruck fire yesterday afternoon and the CFA issued … Continue reading
Danielle Grindlay | SOUTH-WEST residents face extreme fire danger today, with a total fire ban declared across the state of Victoria. Country Fire Authorities is asking south-west residents to monitor conditions and go to the website or listen to the local radio for … Continue reading
Lisa Cameron | MERINO residents have a new police officer on the way, they just don’t know the arrival date. Despite confirmation, in June, that Merino would have a police presence, the single-officer station and residence remain empty. Local Area Commander, Don Downes … Continue reading
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