HIGH-risk patients could be contacted by their medical clinic soon as COVID-19 vaccines start to become available in the coming weeks. Active Health Portland is hoping to receive 80 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine this Friday, March 19, which will be allocated to their patients. However the date Active Health will be able to deliver […]

THIS year’s annual Portland Easter Saturday Fair has been cancelled. Co-organiser, Committee For Portland board member Anita Rank said a lack of resources and support from the community contributed to the decision to cancel. “Unfortunately, at the moment we don’t have the resources to run the fair,” she said. “COVID has taken up valuable resources […]

HAMILTON Police are investigating a series of damage offences at businesses along Lonsdale Street over the weekend. Signage and fences at KFC, McDonald’s and Chris’s Kebabs and Grill were damaged, with police collecting forensic evidence on Monday. Anyone with information about the damage can contact Hamilton Police on 5551 9100 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

THE Anglican Book Fair has had a busy three weeks, having raised more than $7600 for a range of charities.

LAKE Hamilton was a sea of paint on Saturday as locals braved the cold conditions to take part in the annual Liv4Life Colourful run.

AUSTRALIA looks unlikely to meet its goal of vaccinating four million people by next month, but the country’s health department secretary is “confident we can get those first doses into the arms of everybody by the end of October”.

THE Hamilton RSL Sub-Branch is excited to welcome back the town’s Anzac Day March this year, after COVID-19 stopped it from going ahead last year.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire councillors have this week given their tick of approval to get started on redeveloping Melville Oval.

LOCAL police, SES and CFA members were among the first in the region to receive the AstraZeneca jab at the Hamilton Base Hospital this week.

SOUTHERN Stay Disability Services will expand its services with a new $1.5 million specialist accommodation facility in central Hamilton, providing housing to four local adults with disabilities.