HAMILTON has a new national champion after Mark Cottingham saluted in the final to win the Seniors Singles title at the Australian Blackball Championships last week.

CALLS for the Victorian border crossing system to be changed were growing louder as communities struggled to understand the wide disparity between permits with South Australia.

THE Andrews Labor Government is continuing to provide mental health support to workers and strengthen their rights within the workplace through a number of new regulations.

ACCORDING to the State Government, road maintenance is exceeding targets in the south-west, but the opposition called the claim “completely at odds” with what those driving on country roads experience.

GLENTHOMPSON-DUNKELD continues to solidify its finals position with an emphatic win against Hawkesdale-Macarthur, winning by 78 points.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos have put up a brave effort against South Warrnambool, but eventually went down by 39 points at Melville Oval on Saturday.

ANOTHER Hamilton Motorcycle Club Pony Express event is in the books with pristine conditions offering riders a stunning day for riding on Sunday.

LAKE Hamilton facilities upgrades continue, with the toilet block and Brumley Park playground’s $146,721 projects underway.

RESEARCH performed by the RACV showed that in the past one year up until April 1st, 2021, the cheapest place to fill-up in the entire state on average, was right here in Hamilton.

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) is urging the public to book in and get vaccinated now, on the back of low vaccination numbers in past weeks and says an outbreak within the local community could lead to devastating impacts, and unfortunately for some people it would be “too late.”