ONE Glenthompson family was almost left stranded recently after they inadvertently discovered that the school bus their secondary school aged child had been travelling on for the past two years to Hamilton, was at capacity and a seat was no longer available.

STUDENTS from primary and secondary schools across Hamilton and surrounding towns have returned to the classroom this week for the start of the 2024 school year.

HAMILTON sprintcar driver, Dane Court, is set for an extended period out of the car following a nasty incident after which he was “lucky to be alive” during the Australian Sprintcar Championships at Warrnambool on Saturday night.

A FORMER Monivae College student, is among those listed in the Australia Day Order of Australia Honours’ list.

WESTERN Victorian dairy farms have again dominated in the 2023 Milk Quality Awards, taking out almost half of the national awards on offer.

THE highly anticipated Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Summer Lamb campaign launched in early January – skewering the generation gap that has divided the nation.

THERE was a significant decrease in sheep numbers this week at Hamilton with a total of 6550 penned, being a reduction of some 26,000 sheep on last week’s market.

PREPARE for changing weather and ensure your stock are well cared for with the use of a stock containment area (SCA).

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago.

MORE than 1300 of Australia and New Zealand’s most progressive farmers have graduated from Rabobank’s Business Management Programs over the past 25 years.