YOUNGER people in the region are flocking to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, with Western District Health Service (WDHS) opening up AstraZeneca to anyone aged from 18 to 39 provided they give informed consent.

IT will be a day to remember for Western District Umpires Association (WDUA) official, Geoff Barker, who will take to the field today to umpire his 1000th game.

OUTSTANDING jumper Big Blue is the main attraction in what should be a keenly contested edition of the Great Western Steeplechase at Coleraine tomorrow.OUTSTANDING jumper Big Blue is the main attraction in what should be a keenly contested edition of the Great Western Steeplechase at Coleraine tomorrow.

HAMILTON Kangaroos Open coach, Kelsey Lewis, has announced she will step down from the role at the end of the season.

FINALS are here for the Hamilton Kangaroos junior teams with the Under-16 and Under-14 teams set to start their finals campaigns tomorrow.

STUDENTS were back in classrooms at schools across the region on Tuesday, as the state’s snap lockdown was lifted in regional Victoria.

THERE were fears someone may have drowned on Saturday afternoon after a capsized kayak was found floating in the Grange Burn with just a t-shirt inside it.

EVERY morning Jo Amott drives to work she passes the school bus on its way to Hamilton and with a wave to the driver and the momentary turbulence of its wake, is somberly reminded of the departure of some students from her school in Balmoral.

THE tourism industry has faced its toughest challenge across the past 18 months and now the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) is calling for the government’s support.

THREE clubs will go into the new Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) season with new presidents in what shapes as a changing of the guard for many of the clubs.