FEBRUARY 29, 2024, is a leap year day, granting those born on this day the rare opportunity to celebrate their actual birthday date that occurs only every four years.

DIVISION one again showed up how even the competition is and when two shots is the difference, that is high level stuff.

SUSPECTED blue-green algae bloom was detected from water samples at Lake Hamilton on Tuesday by the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC), indicating an unacceptable level of the potentially harmful bacteria.

IT’S all or nothing for five teams in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition, as the last day of the home and away season is contested today with only Tyrendarra able to plan for finals after winning the minor premiership.

In a rare category of the Hamilton property market is this offering on Milton Street.

THE Hamilton Basketball Association finalists are taking shape with just one round left to play before finals.

DESPITE having an extra day this year, February in Hamilton has had virtually no rainfall - only 0.4 millimetres - setting an equal record for the month since records began in 1878.

THE men’s club championships are underway with the Open/A grade (0-9 handicap) field looking very close at the moment.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos will go into the 2024 Hampden Football Netball League with co-captains after the club announced Taine Morris and Darcy Russell would share the senior football captaincy this year.

THE Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) announced this week that with the one-month grace period coming to an end, paid-parking rules in the Hamilton CBD will be officially enforced as of yesterday, March 1, with fines up to $96.