WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) has confirmed the COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out across the Greater Hamilton Region in the next two to three weeks.

IT might be a week later than originally planned, but Hamilton is primed to see the carnival go ahead at the showgrounds this weekend.

VICTORIA’S snap five-day “circuit-breaker” lockdown will end at midnight tonight as planned, but masks rules and gathering limits remain in place.

BOONAROO Angus has a sale day coming up this Friday with 125 angus bulls on offer and owner, Jodie Foster told Casterton News the signs were good based on the two field days they had, one at ‘Clifton’ in Hamilton, and the other one at the Corndale property.

THE State Government has announced a shortened duck hunting season, sparking outrage from all sides of the table.

IT will be a little quieter than usual in Sandford over the Labour Day long weekend next month, with COVID-19 restrictions forcing the cancellation of the Sandford Bush Music Festival.

LOCAL couple, Kerri and Ian Coyle rushed to say “I do” on Friday, one day earlier than planned, to avoid Victoria's snap, five-day lockdown. Scrambling to get everything ready in just five hours, Ms Coyle said the day was a “mad rush”. “I was actually in Café Gray when the announcement came through and I […]

TODAY marks the fourth day of a five-day snap lockdown and Western District Health Service (WDHS) chief executive, Rohan Fitzgerald praised the hard work of locals who had heeded health advice. “The snap lockdown is tough for all Victorians,” he said. “For many it will create anxiety and fear, and we need to recognise that […]

IF the countless weeks of remote learning weren’t enough for last year’s high school graduates, the COVID-19 pandemic is now threatening to delay the start of their tertiary education.

WITH the south-west experiencing its first taste of stage four lockdown over the weekend, Hamilton Police were pleased with the community response.