THERE has been a slight improvement in waiting times for ambulances responding to Code One incidents in Glenelg Shire. According to an Ambulance Victoria’s Performance document, the average wait time for a Code One incident in the first quarter of the current financial year (July 1 to September 30) is 14 minutes and 20 seconds, […]

RENTAL affordability across regional Victoria is continuing to rapidly decline, hitting a historic low in 2024 with low-income earners bearing the brunt of the crisis, but the silver lining was that Hamilton was faring better than some other major regional centres.

MEAT & Livestock Australia (MLA) has launched a new advertising campaign reminding Australians why Australian beef is ‘The Greatest’.

A SYDNEY man who was informed of the recent Casterton smash at the notorious intersection of Casterton-Dartmoor/Chaffey’s Road and Glenelg Highway has relived the horror of his own experience at the crossroads earlier this year.

IF anyone’s life is book worthy, it has to be Portland’s Joy Davis. Not only was she a businesswoman, council reporter, proofreader, columnist, councillor, mayor, trustee and member of countless organisations, she raised 15 children. “I think we were the second-largest family in Portland,” the 95-year-old matriarch she says. “And we weren’t even Catholic.” Her […]

ON Sunday morning, an environmental study was run to consider possible lighting options around Lake Hamilton.

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

NEXT Saturday, November 30, is Hamilton Rotary’s, Walk Against Domestic and Family Violence.

A new report has found Victorian dairy farm profits in 2023-24 were above the long-term average for the fifth consecutive year.

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) has been honoured with the prestigious award for “Keeping People Healthy and Safe in the Community” at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.