SOUTH-west Victoria’s farmers will have a chance to share and promote their ideas and inventions with the launch of the region’s first dairy innovation challenge.

TARRINGTON mother, grandmother and life-long gardener Lisa Addinsall has a full-time gig as a flower farmer and has plenty of other jobs to keep her busy each week.

THE Hamilton Harness Racing Club is gearing up for its biggest day of the year with Sunday’s cup day shaping up nicely.

The 10-race program includes the $35,000 Hamilton Pacing Cup and the $20,000 Hamilton Trotters Cup as the two feature races.

OTR Hamilton on Coleraine Road officially opened for business yesterday, bringing the first Hungry Jack’s and its flame grilled burgers to the region.

tate has had two doses of a vaccine and this week, just 19.9 per cent had had their booster shot, a milestone was reached as Victoria passed the one-million-mark of third doses.

THE Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade season continues with round 13 games set to go ahead, despite the COVID outbreak around the region.

A HAMILTON man who was part of a group that threatened a neighbour with a cricket bat, pole and chain, was sentenced to a community corrections order.

The Omicron outbreak has forced Melbourne Country Week to be cancelled yet again.

HAMILTON’S weaner week started off with a bang on Monday and the hits continued to roll, with Thursday’s heifer sale continuing the run of record prices for the yards.

ANOTHER local event has fallen victim to the current coronavirus outbreak with the Branxholme Rodeo officially scrapped for 2022.