THE Fire Danger Period (FDP) will begin at 1am on Monday, November 25, for municipalities in CFA’s South West region including the Southern Grampians Shire, the Moyne Shire and the Glenelg Shire.

HAMILTON Golf Club’s ladies team was successful, winning the Morton Shield last week at Portland.

IT is that time of year, with thousands of racegoers set to descend on the grounds below the Grampians for Dunkeld Cup festivities amid near-perfect conditions today.

THIS Sunday, November 17 is DonateLife Thank You Day, a national day to acknowledge the generosity of organ and tissue donors, which hits home for Hamilton’s Mitton family who in 2019 received a life-saving liver transplant for their son, Max.

THE Hamilton Racing Club celebrated 150 years of its racecourse and grandstand last weekend, commencing with a successful race day on Friday.

AS the sun continues to brighten the region, Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) was excited to recently announce that pools across the Shire will open to the public on Sunday, December 1.

IT was local bragging rights up for grabs, with Hamilton hosting Grangeburn in Division 1 Weekend Pennant action on Saturday.

THE Australian and Victorian Governments will be jointly funding the strengthening of the Grange Burn bridge on the Henty Highway, near Hamilton, to improve network efficiency and safety for all road users.

VICTORIANS have saved a billion drink containers from landfill in the first 12 months of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic).

PIGEON Pongs has thrashed the ball to all parts of the Pigeon Ponds Recreation Reserve, as Peter Staude, Simon Close, and Michael Close feasted on the South Portland bowling attack on day two of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade round four games.