DARTMOOR assumed top spot on the South West District Football Netball League ladder on Saturday after a titanic struggle against Coleraine saw the home side claim a two-goal victory, 13.7 (85) to 11.7 (73).
AUSTRALIA is the only inhabited continent in the world to remain free of the destructive varroa mite, but local beekeepers have been watching a recent developing situation in NSW which could have ramifications for more than just the local honey industry.
NINETEEN years after its establishment, the much-acclaimed local school-based mentoring program, Standing Tall in Hamilton (STiH), officially received endorsement on July 1 as a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).
IN a big week for the Hampden Football Netball League, as the competition celebrated Indigenous round for the first time, Portland managed to outlast rivals Hamilton, 12.12 (84) to 11.11 (77).
THE Conservation Regulator is continuing its investigation and has provided an update on deaths of several koalas at a blue gum plantation near Hamilton last month.
A PORTLAND man who deliberately set his housemate alight on Eversley Street in Hamilton after dousing him with petrol in 2019 has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
LOCAL runners, Carolyn Van Kalken and Caroline McDonald, have qualified to participate in the world-famous Boston Marathon in the USA after beating the qualifying time at the Gold Coast Marathon on earlier this month.
THE future of the Hamilton SmartFarm research centre continues to hang in the balance, with ongoing job uncertainty for its staff members after a further 16 positions were allegedly axed, leaving only four staff on site.
