PEDESTRIANS are being urged to remain cautious and mindful of other road users as Victoria has recorded 28 pedestrian deaths since the start of the year, the same number recorded for the whole of 2021.

A NEW Koori art installation was unveiled at Hamilton’s South West TAFE campus on Thursday, with the feature bringing an extra bit of colour to the outside of the building.

UNITED Way Glenelg’s project to help feed the community has an additional $800 to add to the grocery money, thanks to Glenelg Shire Council’s staff social club.

Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) is looking for people in the Grampians and Barwon South West regions who are after a challenging and rewarding job helping protect Victorian communities for the upcoming bushfire season and to assist with land management activities, to join its team.

E-CIGARETTES, or vapes as they are more commonly known, can be toxic when inhaled and have recently become increasingly popular, with concerns that vaping is an issue in young people in Hamilton amid a rising number of children admitting to vaping nationally.

ANOTHER missing hiker was found by emergency services in the Grampians on Friday, only a few weeks after Parks Victoria put out a warning message about the dangers of hiking.

The door has shut on Casterton’s ‘library’ of raw experiences from the Second World War, with the passing of Robert Keith Edwards.

“We got our lawyers involved – but because we hadn’t been paid anything for 20 machines already manufactured – we counter sued them for $3 million.”

James and June recall it was a traumatic time when they hired lawyers at a huge expense to try and negotiate an agreement.

LOCALS passionate about the wellbeing of wildlife in our community can broaden their knowledge and learn valuable skills by attending the Volunteer Wildlife Rescue and Transport Training session at the Hamilton Institute of Rural Learning (HIRL) on August 6.

THE high achiever status of local Lachlan ‘Lachie’ Barber, and the speed of his accelerated journey through the Army Cadets since early last year doesn’t look like diminishing after the 17-year-old’s Victorian team won the Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge at Puckapunyal earlier this month.