Gold for lasagne and lamb shanks
The Little Red Grape Bakery has returned with a swag of awards from the 2022 Baking Industry Trade Show.
The ‘lamb shank pie’ and ‘lasagne...
Educating on education: Museum’s quest to grow its collection
The volunteer-run Port Wakefield Courthouse Museum is again looking for donations as it continues to educate the region on the town’s rich history.
The museum...
ATM facility for Melrose
Following an approach from Armaguard and subsequent resolution of council in April agreeing to the three-year terms and associated conditions, Melrose will soon have...
Howe north: Community news
She’s a knitted Queeeeeen, ready for her jubilee
Balaklava resident Guelda Hackett spent between two and three months knitting a mini Queen Elizabeth II, finishing...
Laura hub lit up by war murals
A former hardware store in Laura is being transformed into an art, tourism and history hub by new resident Frank Bernhardt.
After Laura went without...
Hey … what’s the BIG IDEA?
Got a big business idea that you think could bring tourists flocking to the area, and keep them here a while?
Well, an expert panel...
BHS’ big freeze
Balaklava High School raised about $3000 to fight Motor Neurone Disease with its Big Freeze event seeing a selection of staff and students taking...
Mullet sacrificed as $8k raised
Angus Holland’s head is colder, but there’s no complaints from the young Mintaro lad after he shaved his luscious mullet off to donate for...
End of an era as Nankivells log off
Rod Nankivell won’t miss the phone calls in the dead of night. Nor will his wife, Brenda.
The calls which would come around midnight, or...
Former dairy advisor earns OAM for community work
A former Jamestown dairy advisor in his 90s has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his...