HAMILTON has affirmed its long-standing reputation as one of the world’s best regions for superfine wool with two local woolgrowers winning different categories in a nationwide competition.

THE Hamilton school mentorship program, Standing Tall in Hamilton, is actively looking for new mentors to partner with the growing number of students that have signed up.

THE Southern Grampians Shire Council has taken a small step back from its plan to sell a vacant block of shire-owned land in Hamilton after calls from the community to keep it as a public space.

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.