LIFE membership is not something that people strive for when they join a club or an organisation and for Darryl Shaw that was certainly the case when he first fronted up to the Coleraine Golf Club 30 years ago.

THE long-awaited return of Hamilton’s Sheepvention Rural Expo will take place tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday in a three-day economic boost to the town.

THE south-west community now has 24/7 access to four more Automated External Defibrillators (AED) after a partnership between Moyne Shire Council and Ambulance Victoria saw the lifesaving devices moved outside public buildings.

IN a world-first, Elders is establishing an automated wool handling business, with the official launch scheduled for July next year.

PREMIERSHIP reunions are a time to celebrate and reminisce about times past, and so it was at Balmoral Recreation Reserve on Saturday when Balmoral Football Netball Club past players, officials and supporters gathered to celebrate previous success.

FOUR locals have signed up to take part in their first South Australian (SA) Variety Bash from August 13 – 20 under the team banner “Beauty and the Beast” (BNB), where they will drive at least four thousand kilometres while fundraising for children who are sick, disadvantaged or live with special needs.

IT was yet another positive performance from the Hamilton Kangaroos Open team, accounting for Terang-Mortlake by 12 goals away from home in Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) round 14 action on Saturday.

IT was a community effort to install two new signs at the north and south entrances of Cavendish on the Henty Highway, establishing the identity of the little rural town and welcoming visitors.

SCAMMERS are constantly on the lookout for opportunities to score a quick buck and if it wasn’t for his astuteness and previous experience working in IT, Doug Ezard of Hamilton, may have been fooled by the appearance of an email purportedly sent by myGov regarding a tax refund.

ROUND nine of the Hamilton and District Darts Association saw a top of the table clash between Gamers and Bushrangers at the Cally, with Bushies claiming top spot on the ladder with a convincing 7-2 win.