THE Upwelling Festival was a blast for the community, with something for everyone. On Saturday morning, the festival kicked off with a well-attended free breakfast and the Blessing of the Fleet, after the traditional ceremony was in some danger of being cancelled earlier in the year, but was saved by the Portland Mission to Seafarers […]

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).

AN ELECTRONIC video magnifier that can also turn text into speech has been donated to the Greater Hamilton Library to improve the reading experience for people with low or impaired vison.

ANTICIPATION is building ahead of the 20th anniversary of the highly acclaimed Standing Tall in Hamilton (STiH) mentor program to be celebrated at 6.15pm on Thursday, November 9, following the annual general meeting at 5.30pm.

LAST Saturday, primary school teacher Joshua Schapel hosted the Southern Grampians Ping-Pong-a-thon fundraiser at his workplace - Tarrington Lutheran School - which smashed their target of $4000, so far raising $5809.

FIXING the Christmas lights on Gray Street after they were vandalised last week were local electricians, Hayden Annett and James Harvey.

THE Hamilton and Alexandra College (THAAC) has expanded its local footprint with the recent purchase of a 110-acre property at Mirranatwa.

POLICE have promised to conduct more roadside alcohol testing over the Melbourne Cup long weekend and are urging motorists to completely separate their drinking and driving behaviour.

FOLLOWING a mammoth two-year community effort to bring an MRI to Hamilton, Western District Health Service (WDHS) celebrated the official opening of the new MRI service at Hamilton Base Hospital this week.