WORK has begun on Hamilton’s OTR service station with the development expected to be complete by the end of the year. Photo: TASH FRANKO.

HAMILTON residents may notice a cleaner Lake Hamilton and the parklands surrounding it this weekend after Year 9 students from Baimbridge College gave their time to pick up rubbish and other unwanted items on Tuesday morning.

KIDS will return to the streets this year to sell Legacy badges and items as Hamilton and District Legacy prepares for its biggest fundraiser of the year.

THE effects of repeated lockdowns on the community continues to be a growing concern as mental health data gathers that young people especially are struggling.

WHILE the rock wall is the highest-profile part of the Cape Bridgewater foreshore work, and is due to be completed some time next month, there are plenty of pieces of the puzzle coming together to complete stage one of the Cape Bridgewater Master Plan. More pictures in Tuesday's Observer

A COMMISSION set up to investigate injustices experienced by Indigenous people is raring to go – but the coronavirus pandemic has put a slight brake on its work. Full story in Tuesday's Observer

THE Hamilton Regional Business Association (HRBA) hosted its annual general meeting on last Tuesday, re-electing its president, welcoming some new members to its committee and setting out a new strategic plan.

A HAMILTON student midwife has helped deliver her former clinical teacher’s baby at Western District Health Service (WDHS).

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire will have a fresh face in its top job for the next three months, with Tony Doyle stepping in as the interim chief executive after the departure of Michael Tudball last week.

CANOLA prices have risen steeply since late last year due to shortages from Canada and local growers are looking forward to harvest in a few months’ time.