THE Southern Grampians Shire Council has welcomed Melissa Forlano as the new Hamilton Performing Arts Centre (PAC) manager.

TIMBOON woman, Ethel McLean – better known as Rosie - continues to be missing since Thursday, June 10 as family, friends and community members hold grave fears about the 84 year-old’s welfare.

THE Federal Government has announced that Pfizer is now the preferred COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 16-59.

A HAMILTON man charged with allegedly breaking into almost 20 unlocked vehicles in a single night is back in custody after allegedly breaching his bail conditions.

A YOUNG Hamilton boy who has been in a coma since losing his footing on an embankment at Nigretta Falls on Sunday has had a GoFundMe page set up to help his family with hospital expenses.

A PRESTIGIOUS national honour was awarded on Thursday to a well-known local community leader at the 2020-21 Australian Farmer of the Year Awards in Canberra.

A $1.5 billion offshore wind farm of up to 62 turbines is being proposed for the Discovery Bay region north-west of Cape Bridgewater. Australis Energy said it is exploring the opportunity west of Portland - as well as separate projects in Western Australia and South Australia - with the goal of having its first offshore […]

ZOOM might in these coronavirus pandemic days be almost exclusively associated with software that enables online meetings, but its original meaning holds truer than ever for the digital version of the South West’s premier collection of historical photographs. The Vern McCallum Collection has finally gone online, the result of three years of hard work, and […]

SOUTH-WEST men have been encouraged to check up on their physical and mental health this week as part the of national ‘Men’s Health Week’ campaign.

SEVEN Hamilton State Emergency Services (SES) Unit members were deployed to Gippsland this week to assist with major storm and floods that temporarily crippled the area.