THE South West Academy of Sport (SWAS) held its presentation night in Warrnambool recently to celebrate sporting excellence across the region in 2023.

AFTER over 85 years serving Cavendish, the local Uniting Church closed its doors recently with a celebratory service held and many travelling from out of town to be part of the occasion.

PENSHURST goes to the pre-Christmas break in second place on the ladder, while Casterton goes up a spot and Hamilton defies gravity and cleans up Portland on the clifftop.

PORTLAND Colts managed to defeat Portland Tigers in a game which was dominated by each team’s bowling attack.

HAMILTON-RAISED Len Martin has always been pretty fit, but at 87, he has an exercise regime that would put anyone half his age to shame.

THE SGSC 2023 Christmas Window Display competition Community Choice award went to Elders Real Estate Hamilton with 130 Votes.

AFTER winning the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) T20 final on Thursday, Macarthur has continued its wave of momentum into Saturday with an unbeaten Ollie Wortley ton leading them to victory against South Portland.

A LAST-SECOND three-pointer from Nathan Hardingham capped off Portland’s men’s basketballers ideal finish to 2023, as they claimed victory in a nail-biter against Horsham at Horsham Basketball Stadium 56-55 on Sunday afternoon.

POLICE were busy directing traffic at the Mount Baimbridge Road and Coleraine Road roundabout on Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle collision between a ute and another ute and its trailer at about 9.30am which disrupted the flow of traffic.

THE Hamilton Hurricanes ended 2023 with a road trip to Colac to take on the Kookas in Country Basketball League (CBL) action on Sunday, going down by 21 points at the Bluewater Leisure Centre.