STUDENTS and teachers from St. Mary’s Primary School Hamilton join in the Christmas festivities in Hamilton’s CBD on Friday night at the St. Mary’s Christmas Parade.

MILLY Tapper is in pursuit of a spot on Australia’s Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic teams, in what shapes to be her final year of international competition.

GUN offences in the Southern Grampians Shire have climbed more than five times in the twelve months to the end of June, jumping from 24.4 per 100,000 in 2022 to 140.9 in 2023.

MANY dairy farmers have felt there is little bang for their buck as a member of the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF).

AGENTS yarded 1800 at Mortlake cattle market on Monday, slightly fewer than the previous week and the yarding displayed excellent quality.

A PARLIAMENTARY Inquiry has heard the Victorian Government has failed to meet its own targets to fix road networks due to funding cuts of $230 million from road safety programs over the past two years.

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

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) is introducing a new model of maternity care, with the wellbeing of mothers and babies, as well as the long-term sustainability of the service at its heart.

VICTORIAN Farmers Federation president Emma Germano has labelled the Albanese Government’s plan to place a biosecurity protection levy on farmers as “a new tax on food and fibre”.

HAMILTON Community House Inc has been awarded a $10,000 grant through the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR) flagship program; Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC).