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A ‘FISCALLY responsible’ draft budget was released for Southern Grampian Shire taxpayer scrutiny over the weekend, with councillors urging people to check where their money will go. Councillors voiced concerned about the general seven per cent rate increase, set to [...]
IT’S confirmed: Southern Grampians Shire is the heart of Victoria, where the most people gave blood in an Australian Red Cross Blood Service challenge. A campaign that pitted town against town saw local residents give 257 donations between March 19 [...]
NATIONAL Centre for Farmer Health staff were expecting its work to be rolled out on a national and international level, but were instead devastated by the program’s scrapping from last week’s State Budget. Staff redundancies and eventual collapse looms, but [...]
“USE us or lose us” is the message from South West TAFE chief executive, Joe Piper, who said he was holding a brave face after the announcement of State Budget cuts. About 20 per cent of South West TAFE’s funding [...]
A LOCAL paramedic, who has been held at knifepoint, has welcomed calls for tougher sentences for offenders who assault emergency workers. The State Government is considering reforms which will see people who attack emergency workers or police officers, sent to [...]
WITHOUT an active church in Hamilton, the Salvation Army is calling for members of the public to help collect in this year’s Red Shield Appeal. The doorknock will raise money that will make a difference to the two million Australians [...]
HOW many years does it take to review Hamilton Town Bus service? It is a question neither Southern Grampians Shire Council nor Public Transport Victoria could or would answer, and until the review is complete no decisions or changes will [...]
TWO months after The Spectator reported security issues at the Coles redevelopment site, little has changed. Vegetation has been cleared and peripheral rubbish removed, but neighbours at the Best Western Lonsdale Motor Inn said the doors of empty buildings were [...]
WHEN Lieutenant Jeremy Satchell was responsible for the lives of 30 soldiers as first troop commander in Afghanistan, the knowledge that people at home were watching and waiting brought him comfort. For six months Lt Satchell led a counter-rocket artillery [...]
YOU can see Elizabeth Lawrence working her horse on Tarrington oval every morning, but soon Australia’s female star of carriage driving hopes to be seen on YouTube winning a medal at the World Equestrian Games. Representing Equestrian Australia’s A team [...]
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