CRICKET season may have only just gotten started, but football is a year-round commitment for local teams in this day and age, and this is no different for Portland who are looking to rebuild towards a more positive 2024 Hampden Football League season.

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has spoken out against the Federal Government’s proposed biosecurity protection levy, labelling it as a new tax on food and fibre.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago.

GATHERED for a special tree planting are members of the Friends of Hamilton Botanic Gardens with Grade 3/4 students from Gray Street Primary School.

NOMINATIONS will open on November 1 for the 2024 Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) Australia Day Awards.

AGRICULTURE Victoria’s dairy extension officer, Sarah Clack, said there were two main aspects to making quality hay, starting with quality forage, and curing the forage to the appropriate dry matter content in the shortest time possible.

DONORS and supporters celebrated the arrival of a $130,000 Transperineal Biopsy Machine at Hamilton Base Hospital this week.

PORTLAND’S Harry Kerr and Dylan Barr’s football trip to the United States went about as well as they could have hoped for, with the pair of Aussies helping the Austin Crows’ senior and reserves sides to premierships in division one and division four of the USAFL Nationals in Florida earlier this month.

DRAWING on her background in marine biology, local science teacher Bella Voulgaris will be giving a special talk during the Upwelling Festival next weekend.

THE Hamilton Sportswoman of the Year awards are here with tomorrow night’s dinner set to celebrate a return to full competitions.