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

THE Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation have hand picked four ‘Canteen Champions’ from Victoria to share their stories, vision and best-selling dishes, with The Hamilton and Alexandra College (THAAC) canteen manager, Sally Finch, recognised for her work.

AS part of the national Rotary lead campaign against domestic and family violence as well as the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, Rotary Hamilton invited reverend Peter Cook to share a local perspective on the issues that face some families in our community at a meeting on Wednesday.

HAMILTON business Sustainable Plastic Solutions (SPS) took out the Regional Development Victoria (RDV) Leadership and Innovation Award in Melbourne last weekend.

PORTLAND’S festive celebrations are all ready to go, with the Bentinck Street Christmas tree lights lifted into place this week, and New Year’s Eve foreshore entertainment announced.

PORTLAND Primary students and teachers all came to school in pink on Tuesday, to support grade one student Matilda Barclay who cut her hair to donate to charity.

MACBETH said “let every man be master of his time” but it seems the clock repairers at the Hamilton Post Office didn’t heed the Shakespearian advice – noticed in town this week was a severe conflict in correct time on the northern face, opposite Gray Street.

YOUNG people in the Southern Grampians region will help to shape the look and feel of the upcoming headspace Hamilton Centre at a Design Workshop on this coming Monday, December 11.

LOCAL businesses have outdone themselves in this year’s Christmas Window Display Competition and community members still have until Tuesday, December 12 to vote for their favourite creation.

HAMILTON Gallery today unveils the world premiere exhibition Emerging From Darkness: Faith, Emotion and The Body in the Baroque, presenting over 70 important works by world-renowned Baroque masters, including several never-before-seen in Australia.