WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) is urging the public to book in and get vaccinated now, on the back of low vaccination numbers in past weeks and says an outbreak within the local community could lead to devastating impacts, and unfortunately for some people it would be “too late.”

DISAPPOINTMENT appeared to be the prevailing local response to the State Government’s 2021-22 budget handed down on Thursday, with relatively meager allocations of funding for transport, medical services and education in the Greater Hamilton region.

PORTLAND’S hospital is so well-recognised as facility for procedures that some Warrnambool hospital surgeries are now being redirected here. Portland District Health is helping South West Healthcare ease its surgery backlog by making its theatre available. “COVID-19 has impacted on surgical services across the region,” PDH chief executive Chris Giles said. “The partnership will allow […]

PORTLAND might be booming as a place people want to come and live in, but business is not missing out either. There have been several new ventures, and moves in existing businesses, in the city in recent times, and they are conspicuous by their presence in the CBD, filling vacant buildings. In at least two […]

HAMILTON’S No-Cost Café will bring a bit of fun to Fridays, with monthly movie matinees set to start this week.

HAMILTON’S Paul Lewis will team up with Trafalgar mate, Anthony Moscato, to compete in the 2021 Shitbox Rally to help raise funds for Cancer Council Australia.

HAMILTON Regional Livestock Exchange (HRLX) has already seen one million sheep sold through its yards in 2021.

WARRNAMBOOL’S Lets Talk Foundation will expand to include hubs in Hamilton and Colac in an effort to help expand mental health support in the greater south-west, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Freemasons Foundation Victoria.

CAVENDISH Primary School will have a new look enclosed and powered stadium thanks to a grant of $446,665 through the Minor Capital Works Fund.

GROWING up is part of life, but for some children the experience fails to reach its potential in many ways.