IT has been a wet start to 2021 for Hamilton, with the town recording its highest January rainfall in a decade.

THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has declared the Pfizer vaccine safe for use in Australia, with the first phase of the vaccine roll out expected to begin in the Southern Grampians in the coming months.

HAMILTON’S Baxter Byrne of the Australian Army Cadets (AAC) has been newly appointed as Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) for 32 Battalion, just before the opening of the new Hamilton Unit. This new appointment gives him the responsibility of overseeing the Dress, Drill, and Bearing of all units in Western Victoria which is “quite a big area,” […]

PRESSURE is mounting on the State Government to halt this year’s duck hunting season after a survey found just one in every five shooters could identify if a bird was a protected species.  The revelation sparks a growing chorus of animal welfare campaigners, calling on the government to hear their pleas. Independent hunting regulator, the […]

SOUTH-West livestock selling yards are celebrating big achievements to kick-off 2021, with records smashed at Hamilton, Casterton and Mortlake and the three facilities setting the bar in a competitive Victorian market.   Hamilton agents topped the yardings in state markets for weaner sales in the first week in January, with 10,438 calves sold over four days […]

“ONE of the most special elements of Australia Day celebrations each year is the welcoming of new citizens into our community.”

THE power of music (and the arts in general) to bring communities together has probably never been more evident than during the coronavirus pandemic restrictions last year, and that has also been recognised in the naming of the Glenelg Shire Citizen of the Year. Rosie Collins was named the recipient of the top honour at […]

TWO large commemoration events were held to mark January 26 on Tuesday, and organiser Chris Saunders was pleased at the wide range of community members who attended. The Gunditjmara man, 23, said 300 people were at the beach event at the Convincing Ground massacre site in Allestree at 9am, and about 400 people were at […]

TARRINGTON’S Angus Campbell is the first student from a Hamilton school to be awarded the $30,000 Salt Creek scholarship. Now in its third year, the scholarship was established through Salt Creek Wind Farm and Merino stud has a simple motto:  Helping country kids get to University. Angus attended Monivae College and graduated in 2019, having […]

DUNKELD’S Leighton Wraith has received an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for his 40 years of service as a member of the CFA. Mr Wraith said he was thrilled to be awarded the prestigious medal as part of the 2021 Australia Day honours List. Awarded for his service to the community, Mr Wraith has been […]