ABOUT 60 students and staff at Portland Secondary College are participating in this year’s national Push-Up Challenge, raising money to support mental health.

AFTER almost three decades of applying his meticulous skills in service to the Balmoral Angling Club in the position of secretary, local legend, Mick Howman recently made the decision to step down from the role, primarily to “give somebody else a go”.

A look back at previous editions of the paper 50 and 25 years ago

THE Hamilton Field Naturalists Club (HFNC) was very grateful for the efforts of 10 Baimbridge College Year 9 students and their teacher, Ross Hopkins for their voluntary work over six weeks to remove the weedy Acacia paradoxa seedlings and small shrubs from the Wannon Flora Reserve.

THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick MP, and Dan Tehan MP have launched the “My First Speech” Competition for local schools in Wannon.

ON Thursday, June 20, an information session will be held about dementia, changes to the brain, effects on behaviour and the impacts of changed behaviour from 10am to 12pm at the Hamilton Base Hospital auditorium.

THE diving gear looks positively medieval with lead boots, weights, belt and helmet weighing a total 80kg.

After over three years of fundraising, Dartmoor Primary School finally have a new playground.

THE Rotary Club of Hamilton (RCH) recently held the annual Pride of Workmanship Awards (POW) presentation.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) approved at Wednesday night’s ordinary Council meeting to release the draft Electric Vehicle Infrastructure policy for public consultation.