INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is a day for recognising and celebrating women and their achievements, but it also invariably brings with it a fresh round of triggering statements, more hollow rhetoric and ongoing calls for gender equality.

THE penultimate week of the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) season is drawing to a close with senior preliminary finals played on Wednesday night, filling the second grand final spot ahead of next week’s season deciders.

HAMILTON residents are being urged to fill up with some petrol stations already charging at and above $2.

A YEARLY tradition continues this weekend with the Johnny Mullagh Championship Cup set to be played once again at Harrow on Sunday.

THERE have been further detections of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) across the state, with cases now confirmed at six piggeries in Victoria.

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THE 87-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted two male victims in Mortlake 40 years ago has been identified as paedophile priest, Gerald Ridsdale.

THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released its March Edition Crop Report, with details on both national and state levels.

AFL Western District is set to undergo another restructure with Jason Muldoon taking over as Regional Manager for the region as well as overseeing AFL Goldfields.

LAST November’s in-principle decision by Southern Grampians Shire Council to transition from aged and disability services was confirmed after a final report was delivered at an ordinary Council meeting on Wednesday night.