A REMEMBRANCE Day service at the Melville Oval Cenotaph in Hamilton on Saturday commemorated the thousands of Australians who have died and suffered, in all wars and armed conflicts.

FOLLOWING the annual general meeting (AGM) Standing Tall in Hamilton Inc. (STiH) celebrated the remarkable milestone of 20 years last Thursday evening.

HAMILTON business Sustainable Plastic Solutions (SPS), which partnered with the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) this year on a haybale twine recycling project, is a finalist in the 7News 2023 Community Achievement Awards.

INTERESTED community members have been invited to this week’s Hamilton Field Naturalists Club’s (HFNC) special presentation on River Red Gums by ecologist, Dr Greg Kerr.

HAMILTON Racing Club hosted the inaugural Hamilton Rodeo on Saturday night to a packed crowd, with many patrons denied entry after the venue was deemed to be at capacity.

TWENTY-TWO out of 23 allotments at Hamilton Business Park remain unsold with questions on the future of the empty site being asked by locals living nearby.

REGIONAL authorities could eventually supersede local councils, Minhamite Shire councillor, Keith Ball, claimed this week. Cr. Ball was commenting on the regional groupings proposed by the Federal Government which he described as “the thin end of the wedge”. The groupings, which were made public this week, places Hamilton in the South-West region, along with 16 other municipalities. The suggested set of regions have been compiled and issued by the Department of Urban and Regional Development. To qualify for Federal finance through the Grants Commission, councils must form into groups. The commission will only deal with applications formulated on a regional basis. The South-West Region has a population of 96,196.

THE site of the old Wannon Primary School is once again welcoming students on its grounds, this time as a recreational activity camp, with co-owner, Josh Bell, planning to improve the facilities with an impressive list of ideas that he hopes will make it a popular destination for years to come.

NEW Ambulance Victoria data shows paramedics are getting to the most critically ill patients faster in the Barwon South West Region, which takes in Southern Grampians local government area (LGA), than they were a year ago.

THOUSANDS of potholes on Victoria’s south-west road network have supposedly been filled in since February 2023.