THIS year’s 31st Toy Run saw 98 motorbikes hit the road and a bus loaded with presents for less fortunate kids this Christmas. Motorbike riders took off on Saturday from the Heywood Deli at 10.30am towards the Portland foreshore where the Portland Salvation Army were accepting unwrapped gifts suitable for children and teenagers. The community […]

GOOD Shepherd College (GSC) students had recent success at the Maryborough Energy Breakthrough event.

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

JUST-released family violence statistics for the year 2023/24 in the Southern Grampians region have shown a concerning rise in both number and rate of incidents in just 12 months, the rise beginning from the year 21/22 after dropping from 20/21.

WANNON MP, Dan Tehan, has encouraged local community organisations across Wannon to apply for funding through the 2024-25 Volunteer Grants.

CALTEX Hamilton has brought life back to the prominent corner of Lonsdale and Thompson St and will be run by locals to serve the community.

THE Hamilton Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) Centre has invited the community to an end of year presentation, celebrating the local volunteers and riders, and the Christmas spirit.

INTERNATIONALLY-renowned architect Angelo Candalepas and Associates, appointed to undertake stage one of the concept designs for the New Hamilton Gallery, were in Hamilton this week to gauge the views and desires of the community.

A SOUTH-WEST Victorian angler has reeled in the catch of a lifetime, winning the Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Rocklands Metery competition and a $1000 tackle voucher.

A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Balmoral boy doing work experience at a Hamilton business has suffered severe burns to his face, hands and torso when removing a radiator hose from a car last week.