50 years ago
WARNINGS against possible “epidemic” outbreaks of polio and diphtheria did not apply to Hamilton or the Dundas Shire, the health inspector for both municipalities, Mr. Doug Stanners, said yesterday. Mr. Stanners was commenting on the Australian Pre-School Committee report which warned that immunisations against polio and diphtheria had fallen “alarmingly”. Campaigns through Hamilton district schools and the regular monthly immunisation program had resulted in a high immunisation level in both municipalities, Mr. Stanners said. “It doesn’t apply here because we had a campaign through the schools to immunise all those children who hadn’t been covered against polio,” he said. “The important thing is that facilities exist in Hamilton and the shire for people to be immunised at the regular monthly sessions.
HAMILTON Amateur Basketball Association president, Mr. Alan Windust, yesterday accused Portland and Warrnambool associations of “stacking” their division two men’s teams in the regional championship competition. He said Warrnambool and Portland had given up hope of winning division one and were concentrating on division two. Hamilton, Warrnambool and Portland each field teams in both divisions of the regional competition. Each association has to nominate its top eight players, who are not allowed to play in the second division competition, which includes smaller centres such as Port fairy and Edenhope. However, the system leaves some room for latitude in selections.
25 years ago
THE Productivity Commission is surprised a submission to one of their inquiries led to the sacking of Glenelg Water’s finance and administration officer, Pat Kempton. Manager of the inquiry into the impact of competition policy reforms on rural and regional Australia, Herb Plunkett, said he had never heard of anyone ever being sacked for what they wrote in a submission to the commission. “In my experience I have never come across that before.” Mr Plunkett also referred to possible legal ramifications of such a dismissal. “Our Act provides some protection for people who do provide us with submissions,” he said in Nowra (NSW) yesterday. If there was such a link (leading to a dismissal), then I think there would be some legal issues involved.”
HAMILTON and District Cricket Association’s representative side has finished Ballarat Country Week on a high with a great victory over top A grade team, Grenville. Team manager, Andrew Povey, said it was a testing week for the players, but they finished off in the best possible way with a victory over the top side. “Because we beat Grenville they missed out on playing in the final and all the boys should be proud of their performances in the last game,” Mr Povey said. After losing the first three preliminary games, Hamilton was anxious to end the week with a victory and was off to a positive start by winning the toss and asking Grenville to bat. Colin Myers made the first breakthrough bowling one of the openers for 11 and Grenville was 1-26 after nine overs.
