THE State Government will be able to extend its state of emergency for another six months, after the controversial amendment was narrowly passed through the parliament’s upper house on Wednesday morning.
WITH rates notices rolling in across the Southern Grampians Shire this week, one local said he was frustrated and felt farmers had been left to bear the brunt of the rates rise.
THE Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) has recognised two of its long-standing volunteers, Fiona Cameron and John Walter, both receiving life memberships.