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 Chance of Rain 12°C/5°C |  Scattered Clouds 14°C/3°C |  Partly Cloudy 16°C/10°C | Partly Cloudy 18°C/8°C |
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Chance of Rain 13°C/9°C |  Clear 15°C/12°C | Chance of Rain 15°C/12°C | Scattered Clouds 16°C/11°C |
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Chance of Rain 13°C/6°C | Clear 15°C/5°C | Partly Cloudy 15°C/11°C | Scattered Clouds 16°C/10°C |
Ross Moir | MAIL delays are reportedly occurring almost eight months after mail sorting was shifted from the Portland post office to Geelong. The official position is there are no delays with mail posted in Portland. According to Australia Post media and communications manager Mel Ward, since the middle of 2011 all mail posted in Portland is processed at the North Geelong Delivery Centre using a specialised sorting machine. The mail is then returned to Portland for delivery. The same process is also … Continue reading 0 Comments
Bill Meldrum | THE reopening of the Yaapeet railway line in the Wimmera last week will provide a boost to the Port of Portland and take hundreds of trucks off district roads. Member for South-West Coast Denis Napthine said many of the 120,000 … Continue reading 0 Comments
Mark Robinson | FOR Hamilton triathlete, Jan Hornell, her goal was simple at this year’s Horsham Aquatic Centre Triathlon, she was determined to improve on last year’s second placing. In incredibly trying conditions, the athlete recorded an overall time of one hour, thirty … Continue reading 0 Comments
Emma-Jayne Schenk | WE often voice the ‘boys and their toys’ line with a roll of our eyes, but the boys’ toys of Balmoral are a welcome addition to any occasion. The Men’s Shed members have been tinkering away to create some impressive … Continue reading 0 Comments
Danielle Grindlay | RURAL students aren’t even considering higher education as an option due to the financial burden and inequality of opportunities, according to South West Local Learning and Employment Network. The network said all students should have access to their course of … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | A GROUP of model train enthusiasts are hoping all tracks lead to Heywood tomorrow for the Wood Wine and Roses Festival. The 15 members of the Heywood Model Train Group will launch their revamped major exhibit which now features models … Continue reading
Danielle Grindlay | THE six new synthetic courts complete with lighting at Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club should be finished by the end of April, according to Southern Grampians Shire. Mayor Bob Penny said Coleraine and Dunkeld courts had also had makeovers: Coleraine courts … Continue reading
Bill Meldrum | THE Port of Portland has started planning for an ambitious railway-port infrastructure project to cater for 100,000 tonnes of iron ore a week. PoP chief executive officer Jim Cooper revealed on Friday that planning and costings were well under way … Continue reading
Lloyd Ilett | ST MARY’S has taken the ladder lead after the preliminary rounds of the one day shield ended on Saturday with a great victory over their grand final opponents, Grampians, at Melville Oval. The Hamilton and District Cricket Association reigning premiers … Continue reading
Danielle Grindlay | A LONG line of mini cowboy boots could be seen outside Hamilton exhibition centre over the weekend, where kids from around Australia met to compete in the 2012 Angus Youth National Roundup. The annual roundup is a three and a … Continue reading
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