237 Rippon Road, Hamilton Priced to sell: $645,000 Contact Judy de Man at Groves Real Estate, Cnr of Gray and Brown Street, Hamilton on 0438 712119. LAKE views, spacious and a good mix of modern and older features, 237 Rippon Road offers something for everyone. When looking for new home, people look for comfort, space […]

12 Westacott Street, Hamilton Priced at $419,000 Contact Jill McErvale at Southern Grampians Livestock and Real Estate at 62 Thompson Street, Hamilton on 0409 786 285. LOCATED in a quiet street on the fringe of the central business district, behind the Botanical Gardens in Church Hill, is this clean and highly presentable house at 12 […]

FORMER Hamilton Kangaroos netballer, Aleisha McDonald, has capped off a strong individual season with the Geelong Cougars in the Victoria Netball League (VNL) division one competition, taking out the Hot Shot award and being named in the team of the year.

THE Western Speedway 2021-22 race season is set to start as planned on November 20, with a demolition derby to kick off the season’s proceedings, with hopes to get a decent crowd through the gates. All members and supporters of the speedway have kept upbeat for the upcoming calendar with the events attracting a lot […]

HDCA forced to postpone season start following CV guidance THE Hamilton and District Cricket Association has been forced to postpone the start of its season following the recently released State Government roadmap and the subsequent guidance from Cricket Victoria (CV). While all teams are now training ahead of the opening round, the initially scheduled start […]

SPRING is Shelly Burrowes’ busiest time of year, receiving many calls for help from locals to help with the displacement or injuries of birds and animals around the south-west region. As operator of the Hamilton Wildlife Shelter for six years and licenced by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP), she has had […]

ROAD behaviour was positive across the weekend in the Southern Grampians, with the Hamilton Highway Patrol unit nabbing just one impaired driver through its long weekend road safety operation. Across the state, Victoria Police ran Operation Scoreboard across the AFL Grand Final long weekend, with a focus on tackling the five major causes of road […]

THE 2021 Cavendish Fleece and Flower Show has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19. This year’s show was to be a two-day event on November 12-13 with a free barbeque, dinner, and auction on the Friday night, before the inaugural Red Gum Festival Spring Market on Saturday. 

WITH the release of the roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions last week by the State Government, the local tourism industry said it was still grappling with limitations that made life hard for operators and was disappointed the local region was overlooked for the possibility of opening up earlier. In addition to the roadmap, the State […]

LIKE all community sport, local boxing has faced a tough last five months suffering a huge blow when the Victorian Titles and Australian Titles were both cancelled for the second consecutive year.