FLOWER lovers will not want to miss this weekend’s Portland Dahlia and Rose Show, believed to be the biggest of its kind in Australia.

BANQUET Angus stunned attendees at its bull sale last week, breaking the record for the highest-priced bull ever sold at a Victorian auction.

COINCIDING with International Women’s Day this Friday, March 8, Hamilton police have invited the public to drop in for a chat.

THE Lions Awareness Day held last Friday in the HUB Shopping Centre was a huge success, with a pop-up information display of Lions projects that was informative and attracted a lot of interest from the community.

ASTRONOMICAL Society of Victoria (ASV) are aiming to inspire the next generation of astronomers and scientists when they host the Messier Star Party (MSP) in Hamilton this Sunday.

HAMILTON Youth Centre (HYC) is inviting submissions to name the new facility on Thompson Street, with the competition open to those aged 12-25 and connected to Hamilton.

THE district is mourning the passing of a well-known local and former MP, The Hon Digby Glen Crozier, at age 96 on February 26.

AS a result of extensive damage from senseless acts of vandalism, Council has made the decision to temporarily close public amenities in Hamilton between 8pm and 7am.

A THIRD suspicious fire was lit at about 5.30am on Monday morning on the side of Mount Napier Road at Gazette around 20 kilometres south of Hamilton.

ON Friday, Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) residents were invited to drop off unrequired hay bale twine at the Hamilton Transfer Station as part of an ongoing collection program this year.