OCTOBER 14 has been set as the date for the Voice referendum, with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) still putting together the details of voting centres and giving a deadline for people being able to enrol in time if they have not already done so.

SEVENTEEN Hamilton & District Legacy Legatees and supporters will be participating in an international torch relay that will arrive in Hamilton on September 11 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Legacy.

PLAYERS are making a welcome return to the Hamilton Golf Club course after what has been another wet winter.

POPPY Austin has joined the ranks of the district’s elite champion sports people, winning the Australian Under-20 Female Cross Country Championship at Stromlo Forrest Park in the ACT last weekend.

WITH an average of 135 people diagnosed with cancer in the Southern Grampians each year, Thursday’s Daffodil Day offered a chance for many to reflect.

WESTERN Victoria MP Bev McArthur said 98 one-person police stations across Victoria, including Dunkeld and Penshurst, were at risk of being without a police presence due to staffing shortages across the state.

HAWKESDALE-MACARTHUR will have the entire off-season to think about what might have been after being defeated in a shock loss to Woorndoo-Mortlake in the Mininera and District Netball Association A grade elimination final at Derrinallum Recreation Reserve on Sunday, 31-35.

BEEKEEPERS are urged to continue vigilance in monitoring for Varroa mite and to stay up to date with permits, as Agriculture Victoria strengthens its surveillance in response to a detection just over the border.

SATURDAY’S 18-hole stableford event held a new challenge for members, playing the new reversal holes seven and eight, which caused some frustration among some golfers.

WANNON MP, Dan Tehan, is calling for nominations for this year’s sport and volunteer awards.