A HAMILTON district truck driver and a child passenger had a lucky escape when the truck carrying haybales they were travelling in rolled on the Warrnambool-Penshurst Road on December 30.
DISAPPOINTMENT ensued following the shock last minute cancellation of Hamilton Rotary’s free New Year’s Eve Family Party that was to be held at the Hamilton Showgrounds on Sunday night.
PEDRINA Park soccer field is getting a drainage upgrade that will rid the arena of the problems that have plagued the facilities since the complex was first built.
PARAMEDICS were seen attending to staff outside the Hamilton OTR after another carbon monoxide alert last week, where an apparent lack of effective ventilation in the drive-thru led to an unsafe level of the dangerous gas.
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has won a Federal Court case brought by displeased members to remove VFF’s leadership after allegations of poor financial management, communication, as well as a decline in membership.
AMBULANCE Victoria is urging the community to never leave kids or elderly people in cars and take simple, preventative steps to beat the heat this summer.
THE Mobile Blood Donor Centre was back in Hamilton recently for two weeks at its usual spot at Melville Oval and was fully booked with people wanting to give back to the community by donating their blood.
THE work boots were left at home as over 150 of the region’s dairy farmers dusted off their suits and heels and got together on November 15, for a huge night of fun and fundraising.