JAMES McInnes is off to a welcome start in his tenure as the interim chief executive of the Casterton Memorial Hospital.

Hamilton finally felt like Summer earlier this week with temperatures climbing to the mid-30s.

THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has had a mixed response to the Federal Government’s response to a review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

HAMILTON’S 315 Army Cadet Unit (ACU) had eight members travel to Puckapunyal recently after being selected to undergo the Australian Army Cadets (AAC) Junior Leadership Course (JLC) and Senior Leadership Course (SLC).

COLOURFUL artworks designed to prompt conversations about mental health created by Wellways Art Group participants are currently on display at locations around town.

STORE cattle and weaner prices gained a new lease on life at Casterton’s first annual summer livestock sale for 2022/23, with prices firming up to 20 per cent on other markets, this quarter.

IT wasn’t just local families celebrating the most wonderful time of the year on Sunday, as one-year-old kitten Emmett, who lives in Hamilton with his family, embraced the festive spirit while sitting underneath the tree anxiously awaiting his many presents from Santa. Photo: LARA FITZPATRICK.

AFTER such a long period of cold weather, everyone can’t wait to get back in the water and soak up the warm summer weather, but with the state’s drowning numbers as high as they have ever been over the past couple of years, water safety is crucial.

THE General Cemetery on Coleraine Road in Hamilton was looking great last Monday morning after the Hamilton Public Cemetery Trust facilitated a clean-up of the grounds.

THE final winner of the Ignite the Spirit of Christmas campaign was announced last week, with Sally Mason (middle), Nareen, presented with her certificate for $1000 Greater Hamilton Dollars.