HAMILTON suffered a heartbreaking loss to Portland Colts in round five of the Hamilton and District Cricket Association A grade competition at Monivae Turf on Saturday, as the visitors chased down the target set by Hamilton via a 53-run undefeated last wicket partnership.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council will present the draft Small Towns Strategy - with a focus on future services and infrastructure - to each of the shire’s small towns over coming weeks.

THE homicide case of an elderly female resident in Western District Health Service’s aged care facility, The Birches, has been dropped.

JUST one month shy of four years since the Hamilton Hurricanes last tasted Country Basketball League success, the side defeated Ararat Redbacks by 15 points in the round five clash at HILAC on Saturday night.

THE statewide shortage of police officers has hit the Hamilton Police Station with the announcement of a significant reduction in front desk reception hours.

It’s time for the region’s farmers to kick off the gumboots and Blundstones for a new event on their social calendar.

THERE was an increase in numbers to 1300 cattle on Monday at WVLX Mortlake, representing an increase of 176 head.

NUMBERS increased on Wednesday at Hamilton presenting 6500 in total comprising 2500 shorn lambs, 1650 new season lambs and 2400 sheep.

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

RESPECTED market analyst, Angus Gidley-Baird, has been appointed to the role of Independent Chair of the Sheep Sustainability Framework (SSF).