ELIGIBLE residents and ratepayers have been urged to check they are enrolled to vote for the upcoming local council elections by 4pm on Wednesday, August 7.

THE Hamilton Kangaroos tasted victory in the Hampden Football Netball League Open division for the first time on Saturday after defeating Portland Tigers in the round 13 clash at Dunkeld Recreation Reserve, 33-31.

On Monday, local Year 9 students from Monivae College, Baimbridge College, Good Shepherd College, The Hamilton and Alexandra College, Balmoral K12 College, and Heywood Secondary College were given the opportunity to explore interests at the Careers in Agriculture Day at RIST. Photography: Glenn Guy.

LAST Saturday, the Hamilton Kangaroos Football Netball Club tasted victory against the Portland Tigers at the Dunkeld Recreation Reserve. Photography: Lara Fitzpatrick.

THE Victorian Government has earmarked western Victoria including the region around Hamilton as one of the state’s primary renewable energy zones, touted for new transmission lines, wind turbines and solar farms.

SHEEPVENTION Rural Expo, a cornerstone event in the agricultural calendar, has announced that entries for its prestigious competitions are now open.

NESTLED into the redgums at Bochara, 12 kilometres west of Hamilton, is a cool-climate vineyard producing wines that capture the local “terroir”.

RENEWABLE energy is not a new concept, it has been around ever since life began on earth, all that has changed is the means to capture and convert it to some useful form.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago

PORT FAIRY Folk Festival has announced an exciting - and global - line-up for 2025, that includes the inimitable Australian artist, Missy Higgins.