IT was a busy week for Parklands Golf Club, commencing with the AGM on Monday night.

FURTHER disruption to traffic at Cox Street will continue with the announcement of the Lonsdale St roundabout being closed while the works continue.

RAIN has heavily impacted round eight of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition with only one game getting a result as all others were washed out, with Casterton District suffering a third straight loss.

BLOCKING the Glenelg Highway just after 8am on Tuesday morning was a semi-trailer truck, after missing a turn into a driveway.

OFFERING support at The Jam last Friday night was local band Twisted Hearts (front, from left): Addison Hockey, Charlotte Dahl, Jenna Charman and (back) Bonnie Jackson.

FORMER Irish jockey, Tom Madden, continued his recent success at country cup level, winning Saturday’s Penshurst Cup on Glitter ‘N’ Gold for Warrnambool trainer, Lindsey Smith.

SEVERAL OTR Hungry Jacks drive-thru workers were sent for a precautionary hospital check up on Saturday afternoon after a safety equipment failure caused carbon monoxide levels to elevate at the Coleraine Rd site.

HAMILTON agents yarded 48,000 lambs on Wednesday representing an increase of some 16,000 head.

THE Australian Government has failed to undertake modelling on the impact of banning live sheep exports, before announcing the shutdown of the live sheep export trade, according to the Opposition.

CLIMBING and hiking bans are still in place at Mt Arapiles Tooan State Park in western Victoria after three years with no indication of when they will be lifted.