STUDENTS at Welshpool and District Primary School students were busy right up until the end of term recently.

BASS Coast Shire Council was urged to support the Wonthaggi youth hub at Wednesday’s community connection session.

A Trafalgar family has claimed their pet dog was taken from their home late last month.

A fire in Warragul's Civic Park caused $500 damage to a bin late last month.

Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds could soon be banned in England as part of a push to slash plastic waste, and Australia is being urged to take action too.

Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack is calling for the establishment of a new regional medical school to address a doctor shortage in the bush but the medical community says new schools aren't the answer.

It isn't fancy, but the Sydney Roosters get the job done and the two points, kicking off NRL round seven with a 6-0 win over the Bulldogs.

A body discovered by Major Crime detectives in a camp area near Quairading in Western Australia's Wheatbelt is believed to be that of Dean Patrick White, who has been missing for more than a year.