THE National Hotel in Coleraine is beginning to roar with activity as new owners, Julie and Paul Kos, renovate it in preparation for a late February-early March opening.

THE scene for the Far Western Bowls grand finals is set.

A NURSE of 44 years, Bronwyn Menzies (Anderson) of Hamilton and her partner, Lynton Foster, have decided to take the plunge and participate in the TRI-annual Shitbox Rally driving from Melbourne to Alice Springs over 10 days in June 2024.

WELCOME news broke out last week for Hamilton North Primary School in their announcement of their new Provisional Principal, Ms Kellie Hatherell.

IT was another strong Saturday outing with players contesting an 18-hole stableford aggregate event at Parklands Golf Club.

PORTLAND footballers Chloe Reynolds and Airlie Aldridge will be looking to take their play to the next level this season, as they’ve been selected to the under-18 and under-16 Greater Western Victoria Rebels girls squads respectively for 2024.

TARRINGTON Lutheran School (TLS) was recently delighted to welcome a special visitor, Mr Jan Schürmann to educate Grade 5 and 6 students on his ancestor, Clamor Wilhelm Schürmann.

ROUND 14 of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition saw teams come from behind to claim the points and this has meant that only six teams can reach finals with only one round remaining in the 2023-24 season.

WITH high summer temperatures still persisting, Ambulance Victoria (AV) paramedics are urging Victorians to stay cool to avoid heat-related chest pains, and other related illnesses.

GRIEF is a subject many people avoid, but for Australian writer/director Ben Pfeiffer, his own journey through dealing with and facing the loss of a parent, and seeing his three older siblings each deal with it differently, has become the inspiration for his first feature-length film, ‘The Returned’.