A HAMILTON man who was high on methamphetamine and GHB when he deliberately crashed through a Warrnambool shopping centre has been spared a jail sentence in the County Court this week.

HAMILTON will soon have its after-school care program back, with a new provider set to take over from the start of term two.

THE Obsidian Room will host a fundraising event tomorrow for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (GFA).

AFTER 22 years, November will mark the end for USG Boral’s Hamilton Cornice manufacturing facility with eight jobs to be lost.

BAIMBRIDGE College upgrade works are entering a new phase as the pouring of the concrete foundations for the technology building begin.

THE Hamilton and District Darts Association (HDDA) held yet another successful annual tournament over the weekend, featuring some strong competition from metropolitan players.

WITH the first game of football for premiership points just a day away, the buzz is growing ahead of the Good Friday clash between Koroit and South Warrnambool, which will open the 2021 Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) season.

FORMER Grampians cricketer, Sam Kerber, made his domestic debut on Sunday, taking to Allan Border Field for South Australia against Queensland in the Marsh Cup.

PORTLAND Beach Holiday Park might not be a familiar name (yet) but it’s literally a new spin on one of the district’s long-established accommodation providers.

THEY came, they saw, and they had a great time as the opening of an ambitious new entry on the Portland arts scene went off in great style on Sunday afternoon.