SATURDAY was an opportunity gone begging for the Hamilton Kangaroos, losing to Camperdown despite leading for the majority of the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) round nine clash.

FOUR of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association's (HDCA) best batsmen have been selected in the Western Waves team of the year.

THE Under-15 boys and girls South West V/Line Cup training squads have been finalised with 18 locals selected in the squad of 25.

THE abandonment of the 2020 Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) season was a blessing for Bianca MacIver, who wouldn’t have been able to take to the court even if games went ahead, because of ankle surgery.

SENIOR football and netball games get underway again this weekend, but it comes at a cost with no crowds expected to be allowed into venues.

TWO Vietnamese nationals arrested during a raid on a cannabis grow house in Hamilton last year will spend a further five months in jail for their roles as “crop sitters”.

JACKIE Peacock is in Alice Springs ready for the Finke Desert Race that starts this weekend - although the fortnight leading up to the event has gone substantially different than planned.

RESIDENTS will have a second opportunity to share their thoughts on the shire’s plan to sell a vacant block of land used as an “informal community space”.

THE Western District Health Service (WDHS) will have 600 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine available for people aged 40-49 next week.

FORMER Hawkesdale-Macarthur coach, Lachie Reichman has decided to hang up the boats after he suffered a career-ending knee injury during the club’s Mininera and District Football League round five clash against Woorndoo-Mortlake.