THE local Masonic Order of the Freemasons Foundation, the Grange Lodge, have contributed a generous donation of $10,680 for the MRI for U&I Appeal at the Hamilton Base Hospital.

SOUTH-WEST Victoria saw a seven per cent increase in the price of shedded cereal hay inputs and a 32 per cent increase in the price of stockfeed wheat inputs from July 2021 to July 2022, according to data from Dairy Australia’s Situation and Outlook quarterly report.

INDUSTRY leaders gathered in Bendigo in August for the combined Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA), and Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Victoria (LRTAV) conference.

SOUTHERN Grampians Livestock and Real Estate said it remained positive about the local property market despite the decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board on Tuesday to increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points.

HAMILTON Basketball Association will be well represented with six locals selected for the Basketball Victoria Golden Nugget Camp later this month.

A selection of yarns from the late Gordon Lewis.

AS Australians woke up to the news on Friday morning that Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II had passed away at her home in Balmoral, Scotland, locals who had the opportunity to be in Her Majesty’s presence began sharing their memories of the longest-serving monarch in British history.

WITH the recent news of tractor sales hitting all-time highs and many ag machinery dealers enjoying their most buoyant sales figures on record, people are left wondering if the momentum can be sustained.

This is one of my favourite slices. Takes a little longer to make, but well worth the effort.

IT was a soggy start to the season with Hamilton Croquet Club’s opening day only seeing a little over an hour of play before rain ended the day prematurely.