LUCKILY a passerby spotted a grassfire in Bolwarra at 12.44am yesterday and reported it with a call to triple zero.

AN alarming number of western Victorians are missing important cancer screening tests according to a new report released on Monday.

THE Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is calling for donors to roll up their sleeves to help supply blood to Australians in need, with the blood donation mobile unit returning to Hamilton in less than two weeks.

THE Nationals Leader and Regional Development Shadow Minister, Peter Walsh, has criticised the State Government’s apparent stonewalling of questions on how many Regional Development Victoria staff will lose their jobs.

ELEVEN students from The Hamilton and Alexandra College (THAAC) will soon be embarking on the experience of a lifetime, travelling to Brussels, Belgium to participate in the 2024 Model United Nations Europe conference.

THE fourth Music in the Gardens session will be held this Sunday, March 3, between 2-4pm with local band, TRAX Big Band, gracing the stage at the Hamilton Botanic Gardens to entertain the community.

HAMILTON Lions Club is getting prepared for its annual fundraising efforts in the lead up to the Hamilton Victoria Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Good Friday Appeal on Friday, March 29.

ROTARY Club of Portland are holding their third annual clean-up for Clean up Australia Day this Sunday, March 3.

LAST week, the All-Abilities Advocacy (AAA) Network group hosted their first meeting for the year at the Mulleraterong Centre.

HEYWOOD’s Wood Wine and Roses Festival was greeted by lovely summer weather and a huge crowd.