MUCH like other community events, the Australian Pedal Car Grand Prix has not run for two years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, however while the much-loved race will not be returning this year, it will be replaced with a Family Fun Day.

ROSEMARY Cameron was one of the luckiest girls in Hamilton on February 26, 1954, when she experienced the privilege of a lifetime and met Her Majesty, The Queen, Elizabeth II, and His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.

BELIEVED to have originated around 800 years ago, globally, the trend to have an annual Blessing of the Pets service is growing in popularity, with the Anglican Church in Hamilton hosting a service this Sunday at 10:30am.

Entries were arriving earlier this week for the Hamilton Rotary Art Show which starts at 7pm tomorrow night at the Ted Kenna VC Meeting Room at the Hamilton Performing Arts Centre.

STAGE one of an almost half a million-dollar project to transform Macarthur’s Market Square will begin next week.

A work colleague from our production dept, has been busy making these yummy shortbreads for us to try. They are truly delicious.

AFTER having to postpone a couple of dates, the party to celebrate Eventide Lutheran Homes’ Diamond Jubilee, commemorating 60 years of Christian aged care in Hamilton, is finally going ahead on the weekend of October 22 and 23.

AN APPRECIATIVE crowd was on hand to hear the Casterton Vice Regal band in concert at the Town Hall, for its ‘Keeping the Beat’ performance.

THE Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) has redrawn some electoral boundaries around the state, affecting approximately 21 per cent of voters at the upcoming election and adding area to the local lower house seat of Lowan.

THIS year marks the 40th anniversary of the Victorian Seniors Festival, with the Southern Grampians Shire Council partnering with Senior Citizen Groups around the region to offer something special for those over 60.