A HAMILTON man who threatened to kill his wife and children so police would shoot him has been jailed for two weeks.

SAM Kerber has taken the next step in his career, taking to the field for his Sheffield Shield debut.

SPEEDING was again the number one issue on the region’s roads as tourists flocked to the south-west to celebrate Easter.

RUBBISH dumped in Mount Napier State Park recently has outraged locals.

MACARTHUR war veteran and Cockatoo Rise Retreat owner, Greg Carter, recently travelled to Sydney for the launch of a new book, Reflections on Vietnam, which features accounts of his personal experiences and stories from Vietnam, along with chapters about 11 other veterans.

A BRILLIANT day of harness racing action was held on Easter Monday at the Hamilton track.

EIGHT local basketballers are set to take their game to a new level after being selected in the Under-14 Regional Academy program.

THE South West District Football Netball League’s (SWDFNL) executive is confident that the reserves football season will go ahead without interruption following a meeting last Tuesday night.

CAMPDRAFT season continues with the Hawkesdale event proving successful at the weekend.

STAFF and students from Monivae College have raised $8804.26 for the Leukaemia Foundation through the World’s Greatest Shave.