REGIONAL concerns about the Recognition and Settlement Agreement (RSA) between the Victorian Government and the Horsham-based Barengi Gadjin Land Council (BGLC) appear to be escalating with a public meeting scheduled in Dunkeld tomorrow evening to discuss “what the deal is about and what it means for the community”.

THERE will be plenty of noise in homes and venues across the Southern Grampians Shire tomorrow as the Collingwood Magpies take on the Brisbane Lions in the AFL Grand Final at 2.30pm.

PLANE tree roots have been blamed for damaging a gas pipeline in Gray Street requiring emergency repairs on Sunday night that included ripping up significant parts of the brick footpath outside Buckle Menswear.

THE current round of Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) Community Partnership Grants has awarded a long list of projects and initiatives much-needed funding to move ahead with their work.

A PERFECT day of sunshine warmed the backs of the 17 torch bearers participating in the Hamilton & District Legacy leg of the international Legacy Centenary Torch Relay in Hamilton on Monday.

SHAKESPEARE wrote in Macbeth, let every man be master of his time, but for Mossop Construction + Interiors site safety supervisor, Dennis Chapman (inset), he would be happy just to see the Hamilton Post Office clock looking and running in a respectable way as befitting its 133-year history.

WOMEN living in poverty is estimated to have risen by four percent in the Southern Grampians Shire in the five years between 2016 and 2021.

WITH an average of 135 people diagnosed with cancer in the Southern Grampians each year, Thursday’s Daffodil Day offered a chance for many to reflect.

A LACK of drivers along with the ripple effects of State Government requirements due to COVID-19 are just two factors that have conspired to reduce the level of taxi services available in Hamilton, compared with just a few years ago.

RURAL pharmacies will likely reduce staff, opening hours and even close in some smaller towns, if the local industry reaction to the Federal Government’s recently announced 60-day prescribed drug dispensing policy goes ahead.