REGISTRATIONS for the Hamilton Lions Club’s Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) golf day are progressing well with just a week to go until deadline, but more teams would ensure a great day.

THE National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) free NGV Kids on Tour series is returning to Hamilton Gallery on January 24.

YOUNG people in the Southern Grampians Shire are invited to relax, play games, meet new people and listen to music as part of a brand-new initiative.

AFTER more than two decades of wrangling radio presenters as and 30 years doing two weekly shows of her own, Portland community station 3RPC stalwart Jenny ‘JB’ Brydson has recently retired as station manager.

A study by a Portland doctor highlighting the unexpected health benefits from riding an e-bike has won a competition at the Australian and New Zealand level.

HAVING turned 21 just after the New Year, Hamilton shearer Caleb Morgan had set himself the goal on January 15 of getting through 600 composite lambs in eight hours at Mawarra station at Konongwootong - but was forced to admit just days before the date, that his target wasn’t a realistic one.

IT’S no wonder Cavendish has its own festival celebrating the magnificent river red gum, with the small township nestled on the banks of the Wannon River lined with these splendid, majestic trees.

AT her first ever attempt at competing, Hamilton’s Anoushka de Chelard has come third at the JoeyGlide 2024 Australian Junior Nationals Gliding championships in Narromine, NSW, last week.

IT’s a quirky idea that’s gained a lot of traction. Portland’s TRAILS Sculpture Prize is now in its fourth year. Dreamed up by Julia Street Creative Space’s Robyn McDonald and the then mayor of Portland Anita Rank in 2019 as COVID restrictions began cramping people’s lifestyles and mental wellbeing, the idea quickly gained popularity with artists and the public alike.

IN the 12 months since it first arrived onsite, over 1000 patients have used the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at Hamilton Base Hospital.