THE State Government recently announced the intention to replace or upgrade every single Country Fire Authority (CFA) ultra-light tanker.

DESPITE falling 22 goals short of Warrnambool in round nine of the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) open netball, the Kangaroos will take some positives away from the result.

ROTARY Hamilton have strived to move the conversation surrounding domestic and family related violence forward, with all invited to attend a complimentary breakfast later this month to continue these important discussions.

100-YEAR-OLD George Habel OAM recently had the honour of giving his third daughter, Lynette Cowie away when she married Michael Hickey, both of Hamilton.

THE Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Men’s Division One competition has reached its halfway point with no shortage of impressive individual performances across the board.

ON Friday, the Hamilton Eisteddfod was proud to celebrate a 60-year milestone in showcasing music, dance and (more recently) speech and drama performance.

WINTER, the season of the year when golfers layer up to keep warm, unearth their wet weather apparel and lament the fact that their golf ball doesn’t travel the distance they would like it to.

RETURNED soldier, Legacy president (1993, 1998) Sheepvention president (1988-89), OAM recipient and community worker, Hamilton’s Eric Brettell Causer passed away suddenly last Friday, aged 98.

ANOTHER afternoon of ‘firsts’ - including the sale of the ‘$4 million dog’ - made a spectacular grand finale for Casterton’s 28th Kelpie Muster and working dog auction weekend.

AFTER the Federal Government recently announced the banning of live sheep exports and the strong opposing response from national and Western Australian farmers and organisations, a hastily organised inquiry has been initiated, but there will be only a week to make a submission.