MACARTHUR continued its stunning short-format form, defeating Casterton District in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association T20 final at Kennedy Oval on Thursday.

A LENGTHY discussion on the future of the small brick toilet block next to the highway at Glenthompson took up a considerable part of Wednesday’s Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) meeting, with councillors wading through a solid mire of subjects to eventually arrive at the decision to demolish the old dunny in the new year.

STUDENTS from Hamilton North Primary School race down a slip and slide while decked in colour at their annual Colour Run on Friday.

WITH cricket and speedway abandoned due to the rain, rowers took to Lake Hamilton for the Hamilton/Nestles Rowing Regatta on Saturday.

LAUNCHED last week for Christmas 2023 was The Professionals Hamilton’s campaign for as many pairs of socks as possible to adorn their tree at the front of their office.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos are in the midst of a period of transition, with the club’s home at Melville Oval undergoing a redevelopment, a new senior football coach for 2024 and now a new president, with David Hintum taking the reins from Lachy Patterson.

IT’S not often that you hear of two residents turning 100 in the same week, but that’s exactly what happened recently at Grange Residential Care Services as Joan Blain and Ethel Murray both celebrated their 100th birthday milestones last week.

GLENTHOMPSON residents opposed to the potential closure of their swimming pool may have to consider other methods to make their voices heard publicly after Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) took down three large signs alerting passers-by to the uncertain future of the facility.

THE Hamilton Hurricanes took a big step forward, putting up three competitive quarters against Warrnambool in their Country Basketball League (CBL) round 10 clash on Saturday night.

THE roundabout at the intersection of Cox and Lonsdale streets is now open.