THE number of local families struggling to make ends meet this Christmas has increased as cost of living pressures start to bite, with a Salvation Army report released yesterday confirming the festive season will be anything but joyous for some.
A GRAMPIANS (Gariwerd) tour operator was awarded first place in the Adventure Tourism category at the 2022 Victorian Tourism Awards last Thursday at Melbourne Park.
COLLEGE Eagles comfortably defeated Branxholme in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) B/C grade last Saturday, thanks to a blistering knock of 84 from Eagles’ opener, Jonathan Jenkin.
OF the numerous annual celebrations that fell victim to the pandemic lockdowns, postponed not once but twice, was the much-loved Christmas ‘Carols by Candlelight’ in the Hamilton Botanical Gardens - the good news is - it’s back on Friday, December 9.
COLERAINE dominated the Hamilton and District Cricket Association D grade contest against Tarrington Cricket Club at Turnbull Street Oval with an emphatic win to kick off its season.
ADDING yet another name to their long list of guest speakers, the Greater Hamilton Library welcomed author, Jim McIntyre, last Friday to speak about his first book, ‘Nikolai the Perfect’.
BOWLERS in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition roared back into the mix on Saturday, as the batsmen failed to take advantage of the hot, sunny conditions on offer for the return to long format matches.
LAST week, the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) resolved to sell approximately 22 hectares of vacant land near Lake Hamilton at Wednesday’s Council meeting.
IN his book ‘On Writing’, renowned author Stephen King urges the omission of unnecessary words.I immediately made a connection with playing the game of golf. The fewer shots the better.
