POWERCOR crews were left working to restore power for 24,000 customers across central and western Victoria on Tuesday afternoon, with parts of Hamilton affected after storms swept across the state.

IT will be a South Australian road trip for the Hurricanes, as Hamilton faces a tough start to 2024 with Hamilton set to face Millicent tonight and Mount Gambier tomorrow in Country Basketball League (CBL) action this weekend.

POLICE are appealing to road users to take extra care after a terrible 12 months on Victoria’s roads in 2023 with 297 lives lost, up from 240 in 2023, that’s an increase of 23.8 per cent, and almost 70 more than the five-year average.

THERE remains only one chance for four teams within the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition to claim a spot in the one day final against runaway leader, Tyrendarra, when the season resumes today.

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IT was a good turnout at the Hamilton Golf Club on Wednesday.

THE Cox Street Redevelopment Project works will continue on January 8, requiring Cox Street to be closed from French Street to Gray Street for eight weeks.

THERE was no slow up at the bowling green, as Christmas disappears and the new year is in full swing.

AS mentioned in an article in The Spectator in December, St Mary’s Primary School impressed at last month’s Hooptime outing in Dandenong.

FOLLOWING the direction by the Victorian Government to cap the average rate rise in respect of the 2024–25 financial year at 2.75 per cent, several local governments have spoken out about the fiscal difficulties this will pose.