ROTARY Hamilton welcomed South Launceston Rotary Club guests Phil and Joyce Ogden last week, who have been cycling from Adelaide to Sydney, connecting with Rotary clubs along the way to promote and raise money for the campaign ‘End Polio Now’.

IT was a tough outing for the Hamilton Kangaroos, going down to South Warrnambool by 49 goals in the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) Open clash at Hawkesdale on Saturday.

BRENDAN Rasmussen is a Dunkeld local with an intriguing and broad range of professional roles in his background.

SALVATION Army Hamilton will continue to run the Soup Kitchen this Thursday from 11.30am-1.30pm, located on Kennedy St opposite the Container Deposit Scheme.

MANY clubs in Hamilton have benefited from long periods of service from dedicated volunteers and helpers.

FOLLOWING a community rally the morning after the Southern Grampians Shire Council’s (SGSC) decision to close the Glenthompson War Memorial Swimming Pool, a further meeting was held in the Glenthompson CFA fire shed last Thursday night.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos faced its toughest test yet this season, facing reigning premier, South Warrnambool, at Hawkesdale and lost by 61 points on Saturday.

SOME retailers in Hamilton’s CBD have said that the recent activation of the new parking meters was contributing to a downturn in trade.

THE Hamilton RSL have been selling Anzac Day pins and pens and have been taking donations out the front of local supermarkets for members of the public to show their support.

THE late Norman May was the doyen of sport commentators for many years on the ABC, and nobody will forget his call of “Gold. Gold. … Gold for Australia” for the 1980 Medley relay at the Moscow Olympic games.