THE Gunditjmara Keeping Place at the Lake Condah Mission, completed in August last year, last week claimed three separate prestigious awards from two major industry bodies.

THE Hamilton Eisteddfod will now host a two-day piano and strings competition on August 30-31, immediately following the rescheduled dance event on August 28-29, as a result of Victoria’s evolving COVID-19 situation.

PEOPLE aged between 18 and 39 are now able to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at one of nine designated clinics across the state.

THE Friends of Hamilton Gallery has criticised Southern Grampians Shire in an open letter for its proposal to possibly backtrack from building a new art gallery in Hamilton and instead extend the current gallery.

THE Hamilton Harness Racing Club track was lightning quick on Thursday during the club’s eight-race program under very wet conditions.

PLANNING is well underway for the upcoming Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) season with the Annual General Meeting set to go ahead online on Wednesday night.

WITH lockdown lifted last night, community sport in regional Victoria can once again be played with the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) wasting no time getting games started.

REGIONAL Victoria will be released from hard lockdown from midnight tonight, but some rules remain.

THE streets of Tarrington will not be filled with people on the last Friday in November as per usual, with organisers announcing this week the annual Laternenfest carnival was cancelled.

SOUTH-WEST Victoria’s take up of COVID-19 vaccinations is among the best in the state, with 51.6 per cent of people aged above 15 having received their first dose already, according to data from the federal health department released this week.