WITH a love of music that is contagious and a desire to share his knowledge with everyone around him, it is no surprise that 16-year-old Samuel Lees is trying his hand at tutoring, offering music lessons during the school holidays.

THE Greater Western Victoria Rebels pre-season is officially underway with a group of south-west squad members undergoing testing in Hamilton last week.

MELBOURNE Cup Day is more affectionally known as ‘Heather Holcombe Day’ in Port Fairy.

A GENEROUS donation of $2500 was made by the Rotary Club of Hamilton at their meeting last Wednesday to the Ryder-Cheshire Australia (RCA) Foundation.

WITH lockdowns becoming a distant memory, 30 members of the Hamilton Singers have been working extremely diligently lately to produce a new CD featuring music of different styles.

THE effect of fire on plant diversity in the Grampians (Gariwerd) will be the focus of the upcoming Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP) meeting, with a special guest presenter set to address the crowd.

‘TIS the season to be jolly as Coleraine prepares for its annual Christmas Carnival Parade.

THE magnificent sight of a wedge-tailed eagle soaring against the backdrop of the Grampians was seen up close last week as a rehabilitated young male bird took flight in the wild for the first time in 18 months.

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) has partnered with South West Healthcare (SWH) to help improve the close-to-home cancer specialist care with more frequent oncology visits to Hamilton.

SPEEDWAY enthusiasts will get their fix when Hamilton’s Western Speedway roars back into action tonight, opening the season with the second round of the All Star 360 Sprintcar show, along with the second round of the state Standard Saloon Series.