THE Greater Hamilton Library is set for a big boost in the coming year after the State Government announced it would invest $174,000 into the Southern Grampians Shire over the next year through its Public Libraries Funding Program.

SOUTH West Coast MP, Roma Britnell believes the State Government’s announcement it would help fund eight social housing projects in the south-west doesn’t go far enough.

THE Evergreens Traditional Jazz Band put a smile on the face of many locals on Saturday morning when it set up on the balcony of the Hub and played some well-known songs to raise money for Western District Health Service’s (WDHS) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine appeal.

FAMILIES will have to find a new way to celebrate New Year’s Eve this year as the Hamilton Rotary Club has made the early decision to cancel its annual Melville Oval festival.

FAMILIES across the south-west will be able to have 30 visitors at their homes in time for Christmas under the roadmap out of the COVID-19 pandemic released by the State Government on Sunday.

THE agriculture sector is poised to smash production value records this year, with the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) predicting the gross value of production would hit $73 billion in 2021-22.

THE eastern barred bandicoot has been a part of an Australian first as it has been its species was reclassified from extinct in the wild through a successful re-introduction program.

DUNKELD’S 3 Peaks Festival committee has made the call to cancel its annual event for the second consecutive year, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions.

OLLIE Anson, the young Hamilton boy who fell from an embankment at Nigretta Falls in June and suffered serious injuries to his brain, jaw, and eye socket, is making a successful recovery.

OVID-19 lockdowns and upgrade works have meant the doors of the Hamilton Gallery have been closed for since February, but as of yesterday it reopened to the public and presented an exhibition of works put together by some of Australia’s best artistic minds.