STRIKE action by the Victorian branch of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) in coming weeks will have minimal impact on local scheduled coach services in the Hamilton area.

IN February 2022 Coleraine local, Anthony Bolden, approached Mark Thomas from the Hamilton Salvation Army, and asked him how things were going in the community, he told Anthony that it wasn’t going so well, and that he was supplying around 120 meals and hampers to families in need.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire councillor, Katrina Rainsford, has expressed concerns about the new parking meters and said she intended to move a motion at the next Council meeting on Wednesday.

THIS week Western District Health Service (WDHS) said hello to 16 new faces - the first cohort of graduate Enrolled and Registered Nurses for 2024.

USUALLY, Portland’s CEMA Theatre Group auditions are just for actors, but this time around the call out is for a broader range of talents for a special performance planned this year.

THE south-west has a new cycling king after local rider, Jack Aitken, blitzed the field to win not one, not two, but three winners jerseys at the recent Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic last weekend.

HAMILTON local, Georgina Morrison, who founded The Creative’s Toolkit, is one of four women who have been named finalists for the Victoria Rural Women’s Award with the winner to be announced in April - receiving $15,000 towards their project.

REPRESENTATIVES from Standing Tall in Hamilton Inc will be heading to Government House on Tuesday, February 27, after being named as one of six finalists for a Volunteer Partnerships Award in the 2023 Volunteering Awards.

THIS year, the Glenelg Shire Council is taking a different approach to seeking public input on how the next financial year’s budget should look.

A 34-YEAR-OLD living in Casterton at the time of his arrest remains in custody following a spate of burglaries in the area.