PEOPLE aged between 18 and 39 are now able to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at one of nine designated clinics across the state.

THE Friends of Hamilton Gallery has criticised Southern Grampians Shire in an open letter for its proposal to possibly backtrack from building a new art gallery in Hamilton and instead extend the current gallery.

REGIONAL Victoria will be released from hard lockdown from midnight tonight, but some rules remain.

THE streets of Tarrington will not be filled with people on the last Friday in November as per usual, with organisers announcing this week the annual Laternenfest carnival was cancelled.

SOUTH-WEST Victoria’s take up of COVID-19 vaccinations is among the best in the state, with 51.6 per cent of people aged above 15 having received their first dose already, according to data from the federal health department released this week.

WHILST lockdowns have disrupted schooling as well as caused levels of social disconnection, there is some evidence of a silver lining.

VICTORIA’S sixth lockdown has forced local hospitality venues to throw out all their fresh produce, meat, and food, causing a big dent in their bottom line.

BUSINESSES have had the rug pulled out from underneath them after the announcement of another seven-day lockdown, according to Hamilton Regional Business Association (HRBA) president, Darcy Walker.

LIVING on a farm in Minhamite, Sarah and Chris Hines have formed a love for their miniature donkeys.

WITH the Hamilton Men’s Shed up and running again following the latest COVID-19 lockdown, local men are encouraged to get involved with the shed’s woodworking activities and become a member.