HAMILTON has affirmed its long-standing reputation as one of the world’s best regions for superfine wool with two local woolgrowers winning different categories in a nationwide competition.

THE Hamilton school mentorship program, Standing Tall in Hamilton, is actively looking for new mentors to partner with the growing number of students that have signed up.

THE Southern Grampians Shire Council has taken a small step back from its plan to sell a vacant block of shire-owned land in Hamilton after calls from the community to keep it as a public space.

YOUNGER people in the region are flocking to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, with Western District Health Service (WDHS) opening up AstraZeneca to anyone aged from 18 to 39 provided they give informed consent.

STUDENTS were back in classrooms at schools across the region on Tuesday, as the state’s snap lockdown was lifted in regional Victoria.

THERE were fears someone may have drowned on Saturday afternoon after a capsized kayak was found floating in the Grange Burn with just a t-shirt inside it.

EVERY morning Jo Amott drives to work she passes the school bus on its way to Hamilton and with a wave to the driver and the momentary turbulence of its wake, is somberly reminded of the departure of some students from her school in Balmoral.

THE tourism industry has faced its toughest challenge across the past 18 months and now the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) is calling for the government’s support.

THE Gunditjmara Keeping Place at the Lake Condah Mission, completed in August last year, last week claimed three separate prestigious awards from two major industry bodies.

THE Hamilton Eisteddfod will now host a two-day piano and strings competition on August 30-31, immediately following the rescheduled dance event on August 28-29, as a result of Victoria’s evolving COVID-19 situation.