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Denika Anderson

Praise for Early Years Hub

THE upcoming Early Years Hub in Red Cliffs has featured as part of the first stop in a 10-week national community engagement roadshow throughout the Wimmera-Mallee region. The listening tour is lead by Partnerships for Local Action and Community...

14 hours ago

Community

Festival awash with colours

MEMBERS of the Sunraysia Indian Association are inviting anyone interested in a fun and colourful time to come along to a Holi festival at Nowingi Place tonight. Holi is a major Hindu event celebrated as the Festival of Colours, coinciding each year...

29 Mar 2025

Community

What’s on this weekend?

Life and Light Photography Competition Display Wentworth Visitor Information Centre - 8.30am-5pm WESTERN Local Lands Service will be displaying photography from the 2024 ‘Spirit of Country’ competition in the gallery. The Life and Light...

27 Mar 2025

News

Walking for type 1 diabetes

MORE than a hundred people turned up to Ornamental Lakes on Sunday in support of One Walk, an annual campaign for Type 1 diabetes research and awareness. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune condition where the pancreas produces little to no...

27 Mar 2025

Business

Joe calls time on half-a-century of haircuts

AFTER more than 50 years in the business a local hairdresser has decided to hang up his scissors. Joe Pascale was about 17 when he first started out, having been unsuccessful in applying for the police force.“A couple of my sisters were hairdressing...

27 Mar 2025

Farming and Environment

Help available for farmers

FARMERS who have been afflicted by drought and other battles are being encouraged to take advantage of assistance initiatives. Anyone contributing significant labour and capital, with rights or interest in land used for the purpose of a farm...

27 Mar 2025

Health

Day puts focus on condition

By Denika Anderson MARCH 25 marks annual functional neurological disorder awareness day, a condition which is caused by changes in how brain network operate. While the exact cause of FND is unknown, it can include symptoms like seizure-like symptoms...

26 Mar 2025

Farming and Environment

Help care for environment

PROJECT grants of up to $20,000 are available for local environmental volunteer groups including Landcare groups and networks, conservation management networks, and First Nations groups. The 2025 Victorian Landcare grants are designed to improve...

26 Mar 2025

Community

Social workers acknowledged

MALLEE Family Care celebrated the impact that social workers have in the improved wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities on World Social Work Day last week. Chief executive officer and social worker Teresa Jayet said it was important to...

25 Mar 2025

News

Push for big events off-peak

REGIONAL towns are being encouraged to secure business events during off-peak periods to generate economic activity. According to Tourism Research Australia regional business events generated $841 million in expenditure in 2023-24, there were around...

25 Mar 2025

Community

Nichols Point shelter opens

THE now Victorian Heritage listed shelter shed in Nichols Point was officially reopened on Saturday after 10 years of advocacy. First constructed as a rotunda in 1910 next to the original Nichols Point school building on the corner of Fifth Street...

25 Mar 2025

News

High stakes for regional clubs

LIQUOR and Gaming NSW inspectors have begun conducing a compliance operation at regional clubs and hotels throughout March. Checks will be done to ensure venues understand and are compiling with external gambling signage rules, as well as recent...

24 Mar 2025