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Huw Cushing | THE Glenelg Shire has the best ecosystem in the south west but the worst human wellbeing according to a new study. The two-year study conducted by the University of Ballarat compared Glenelg Shire with Southern Grampians, Moyne, Warrnambool City, Corangamite and Colac-Otway shires, by surveying the health of natural ecosystems and also the health of the community. Human wellbeing was measured by population growth, labour and skill shortages and services and infrastructure, and ecosystem wellbeing by soil health, the number … Continue reading 0 Comments
Sam Fleming | LAST Friday’s flash flooding gave some Hamilton residents an unexpected scare, but for other locals, lack of maintenance to drainage systems has been a problem they have dealt with all too often. Thanks to blockages at drains and undersized culverts … Continue reading 0 Comments
Emma-Jayne Schenk | THE Hamilton Indoor and Aquatic Leisure Centre is losing almost $1 million dollars per year, with the burden falling on Southern Grampians Shire ratepayers. The council was told that HILAC had total revenue of $1.19 million, but carried $2.7 million … Continue reading 0 Comments
Rex Martinich | SOUTHERN Grampians Shire poker machine players are losing more money than other rural areas of Victoria, with higher populations and more poker machines. Hamilton’s 75 poker machines took in $6.94 million from player losses during the last financial year. The … Continue reading 0 Comments
Danielle Grindlay | RESIDENTS have expressed little faith in Southern Grampians Shire Council’s pound service, with pet-owners concerned that rangers failed to notify them or confirm that their animal had been found. When Barb Lewis discovered both family dogs, ‘Mia’ and ‘Jess’, were … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | A SOUTHERN Grampians Shire councillor says the shire did not employ good governance and was seeking an excuse for an “excessive increase”, when it compared the rates of different shires. Cr Paul Battista also questioned comments regarding media scrutiny made … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | HAMILTON’S Frank Marcollo said unfair public scrutiny, personal abuse and the “hangable offence” of making a decision in council, would stop him from running this year. Negativity has also affected Southern Grampians Mayor, Bob Penny’s outlook on the job, with … Continue reading
Sam Fleming | VANDALS have given the toilet block behind IGA an unwanted makeover, using spray paint to damage the walls and doors in the female toilets. The Southern Grampians Shire believed the incident happened between 4pm and 7.30pm on Wednesday. The shire’s … Continue reading
Emma-Jayne Schenk | GOOD news is upon Southern Grampians Shire residents, whose rates are the second lowest in the region despite being hit with the largest rise in the south-west. Municipal Association of Victoria data has revealed Southern Grampians score well for rate … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | THE Glenelg Shire will take greater action to prevent family violence after police statistics revealed the municipality has the second-highest rate of domestic abuse in the south-west. In the past three years, reports of domestic violence in the Glenelg Shire … Continue reading
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